1.  “Emotions are our most powerful decision
making force”
 Agree or disagree?

2.  You have an important piece of work to do
next week but it‟s you only have 2 levels to
go in your playstation game.
 Mum has made chicken and steamed
vegetables for dinner but dad asks do you
want to stop at Macca‟s on the way home.
 You told your younger sister you would take
her to the park but your friends are going to
a party.
 You are doing your homework when your
favourite TV show comes on.

3.  “emotions may be fundamental to dealing
with equal options and decisions that do not
have a clear rational basis for choosing”
 A totally emotional decision is very fast in
comparison to a rational decision.
 Decisions that start with logic may need
emotions to enable the final selection
 Intensity of emotions can override rational
decision making in cases where it is clearly
needed

4.  Anotonio Damassio, a neurologist, studied a
man named Elliot who suffered an injury
which damaged his prefrontal cortex, which
is the part of the brain responsible for
decision making.
 Elliot found it very difficult to make even
basic decisions, like what colour socks to
wear in the morning.
 This provides evidence that our emotions are
involved in nearly every decision that we
make, even when we think we are being
logical.

5.  "Theessential difference between emotion
and reason is that emotion leads to action
while reason leads to conclusions."

6.  Everything we do in life is based on the
„responses‟ that we have.
 Emotions provide a more powerful stimuls
for decision making.
 Outdoor emotions can evoke emotional
responses, more so than intellectual
responses.
 Do you agree? Lets do a test?

7.  As a class, lets think up as many emotions as
we can.
 Try to think of all the different possible ways
you can feel, or have felt before.
 You will use this list to help you complete the
next activity, so the more the better.

8.  Divide your page into two columns.
 Title your first column „Scenery‟ and number
down to 17.
 Title your second column „animals‟ and
number down to 15.
 For each image that comes on the screen,
write the one word (or phrase) you could use
to describe it.

22.  Look at you list of words.
 How many of these are „emotions‟
 How many are intellectual – descriptions.
 Pick your 3 favourite locations.
 What words did you write for these?
 Based on your own research, what type of
responses do you think outdoor environments
trigger.

23.  Nature has a powerful impact on humans.
 Why?
 Nature evokes emotional responses.
 Emotional responses are powerful influences.
 Emotional responses determine how we act.
 So, nature can influence the way we act.

24.  Some of these images invoke similar responses.
 Why?
 They may symbolise certain ideas or values
that we all understand.
 Many images are deliberately used to convey
messages to us all.
 Eg – ad for Australia would include what?
 Sorbent ad.

25.  Some images invoke very different responses.
 Example?
 Why?
 Everybody has different, values, upbringing,
experiences, personalities.

26.  Why is it important that we have responses to
nature, and get others to do it too?
 Usually when we go to a natural environment,
we are doing some kind of activity.
 What could you do to get the most out of your
experiences with nature?
 Spend a longer amount of time in the place.
 Sit in one place for a while, and just look, or
listen.
 Take photographs.
 Draw or write.
 Return to the same place again.

27.  Nature is able to stir up very powerful
emotions in humans.
 This makes it a very useful tool for people
who want to get a certain message across.
 Can you think of any ads, stories, movies
that have used any of these images.