rforms not only from testing but in productivity and efficiency. A perfect example of this exist in students when tested in different environments outside the place they learned the material. A student will perform exceptionally well at the place or classroom in which they learn then when tested standardized at separate locations. "The place in which we first master information helps recreate the states necessary to retrieve it"(132). The many determinants of one's attitude and personality surround a person from day one of existence and, therefore, slowly mold the person they will become later. The Power of Place informs the reader of places and regions that produce different aspects of personality. The tranquility of nature helps to reach the inner sanctum of personality as opposed to the monotonous routine of the concrete jungles of the city. Anything and everything that surrounds a person molds their personality to perform certain mannerisms and certain stimuli to the smallest routine activity. The Power of Place makes me realize how influential my surroundings create my persona; however, I felt the book only skimmed over the surface of topics that could of been further explored in a longer book. The book created a further knowledge of psychological ecology and its parameters. Our lives reflect our environment; how we interact, how we feel, and how we think depend on The Power of Place; thus further testimony that settings influence behavior more than the personalities of most people.569...
