Discuss Four of the Findings That Urban Ecologists Have Described

question 31

Essay

Discuss four of the findings that urban ecologists have described from their intensive analysis of urbanization in Baltimore and Phoenix.

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Definitions:

Cultural Knowledge

Understanding of the customs, beliefs, practices, norms, and values of a cultural group, acquired through both formal learning and personal experiences.

Social Psychology

The scientific study of how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

Cognitive Misers

A term that conveys the human tendency to avoid expending effort and cognitive resources when thinking and to prefer seizing on quick and easy answers to questions.

Mental Effort

The amount of cognitive resources required to perform a task or understand a concept.