Nicholas Milem

Ms. Ingram
UWRITE 1102
2/3/2015
Research
My initial research has resulted in a number of facts and ideas that
helps me tackle my research question and the different ideas that compose
it. For instance the idea that emotion can be measured is true but however
human emotion can be measured in a number of ways. Whether it being a
computer simulation that participants answer questions to give a result, or a
subject that is observed responding to a number of simulations is a number
of ways human emotion can be measured. Multiple scientific companies have
different ways of measuring emotion. Also upon researching I have
discovered that nature has a number of ways it improves emotions or mood.
They are relatively simple and plausible causes of effect. One simple answer
is the removal from highly populated and stressful areas. Such as a person
going camping that normally lives in an urban area may enjoy the lack of
polluted air, traffic, or even other people, factors that can all cause stress.
Another factor is that spending time in nature normally correlates with higher
levels of physical activity which releases certain endorphins, the same that
are released when a person works out, that can release stress and overall

make a person feel happier and more relaxed. There are multiple ways a
person can be positively influenced by nature and almost as many ways to
measure this change in emotion.