Proposition de réponse a partir de la comparaison entre "Environment and Behavior" et "Journal of Environmental Psycholog"

Este artigo define o campo em Psicologia Ambiental a partir de dados referentes aos periódicos Environment and Behavior e Journal of Environmental Psychology. Para isto, baseia-se na tipologia de Stokols que caracteriza a transação humano-ambiente em duas dimensões básicas: formas de transação cognitiva (ou simbólica) x comportamental (ou física); e fases de transação ativa x reativa, gerando quatro modos de transação: interpretativa; avaliativa; responsiva; operativa. Conclui que diferentes modos de transação pessoas-ambiente são tanto áreas estáveis de interesse quanto há diferenças entre os periódicos. Conclui que a importância do contexto sociocultural sobre o objeto de estudo estaria implícita na própria definição de ambiente. Ao final, estabelece a diferença entre pesquisa aplicada e orientada.This article defines the field in Environmental Psychology based on data referring to the journals Environment and Behavior and Journal of Environmental Psychology. To accomplish this, it uses Stokols' typology, which characterizes the human-environment transaction in two basic dimensions: cognitive (or symbolic) x behavioral (or physical) transaction forms; and active x reactive transaction phases, generating four transaction modes: interpretative; evaluative; responsive; operative. It concludes that different people-environment transaction modes are stable areas of interest; however, there are differences between the journals. The importance of the socio-cultural context on the object of study would be, therefore, implicit in the definition of environment. Finally, it establishes the difference between applied and oriented research.Cet article définit le domaine dans la Psychologie de l'Environnement à partir de données relatives aux périodiques Environment and Behavior et Journal of Environmental Psychology. Pour ce faire, il se fonde sur la typologie de Stokols qui caractérise la transaction humaine-environnementale en deux dimensions de base: formes de transaction cognitive (ou symbolique) x comportemental (ou physique); et phases de transaction active x réactive, produisant quatre modes de transaction : l'interprétative; l'estimative; la sensible; l'opérative. Il en conclut que différents modes de transaction personnes-environnement représentent autant de points stables d'intérêt qu'il y a de différences entre les périodiques. I'importance du contexte socioculturel concernant l'objet d'étude serait, de cette façon, implicite dans la propre définition d'environnement. Finalement, il établit la différence entre recherche appliquée et recherche orientée