In studies from the first of these fields, guided by objectives of an applied nature, it is the users that deter- mine the aesthetic value and/or quality of the landscape; however, this is conceptualized as an external and inva- riant source of stimulation to which individuals respond in a uniform way. Consequently, the fundamental con- cern has been to analyse the relationships between the magnitude of the physical stimuli (objective attributes of the landscape) and the psychological responses to them (basically, general preference judgements), without taking account of the possible existence of any type of intermediary process that may in fact be responsible for such judgements. Is for this reason that various.
