Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Environmental Psychology, Hawthorne Effect, Overfishing

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Mahi Singh

Document Summary

Environmental psychology most difficult area to define. It"s concerned with understanding: the effects of environments on people, natural environments (e. g. , effect of natural green space on our physical health, built environments: Lighting; classroom seating; hawthorne studies began with a focus on effect of lighting on worker"s productivity. Design of maps in public buildings e. g. , malls. Territoriality: social environments (presence of other people). E. g. : the effects of people on environments, some major environmental problems: 2 men are arrested for armed robbery (penalty is 20 years in prison) No smoking gun, the prosecutor needs a confession to guarantee a conviction. Prisoners separated and offered a choice: confess or stay silent consequences of their decision depend on what other prisoner does. The payoff matrix slide is on owl. Your choice depends on the amount of trust you have that the other prisoner will stay silent. If you can trust him, you should stay silent. If you can"t trust him you should confess.