PSYCH253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Psych, Diminishing Returns, Free Rider Problem
4 Apr 2016
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Song of the day: mercy mercy me marvin gaye. Is there enough resources: global warming as a result of too many people. People are the cause of global warming. People say they"ll fix it but when they actually go to do it, they don"t. Easy to get people to agree to say they"ll do something, but they won"t actually do it. Consequences for health, as well as consequences for aggression. Cities will be places with lots of crime and lots of aggression. Everybody thinks the crime rates have increased, but they"ve actually decreased in the past 30 years. Providing a sense of control will reduce aggression. Crowding and problem solving: crowding some people in a room (not crowded, crowded people with control, crowded people with zero control, results: When they"re not crowded, they do well. With perceived control there is some issues with their problem solving. But not having control and being crowded is the lowest.
