Roadside Landscape &
Traffic Stress Response
nRoadside Features - Driving Simulations
–Forest, golf course, strip mall
nPhysiological Response
–E.g. heart beat, blood pressure
nResults
–Nature scenes - return to baseline
faster, less response to new stressors
–Immunization effect
Parsons, R.,
Tassinary, L., G., Ulrich, R. S., Hebl, M. R., and M. Grossman-Alexander.
1998. Journal of Environmental Psychology