This relatively new area of psychology studies the interrelationships between people and their everyday physical environments. Students in this course examine theories, research, and applications pertaining to the interrelationships among our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours (e.g., socializing, wayfinding, and working) and our everyday built environments (e.g., offices, residences, neighbourhoods, and classrooms). Topics of study include environmental perception and cognition; environmental stressors, such as noise; spatial behaviours, such as personal space and territoriality; physical setting, as in where we live, work, and learn; and designing for more fitting environments.