Psychology 2990A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Equity Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Applied research: concerned with addressing specific real-world problems. Communication: works in two ways, when people make a public commitment to help it is harder to back out and when people communicate they are more likely to form a group and sense of identity. Injunctive norms: peoples perceptions of the behaviour that is approved or disapproved of by others. Descriptive norms: peoples perceptions of how other people actually behave in given situations, regardless of whether the behaviour is approved or disapproved of by others. Implementation plan: peoples specific plans about where when and how they will fulfill a goal. Hypocrites: when people feel like they are hypocrites they are more likely to change their behaviour so they feel good about themselves. Environmental psych: concerned with effects of environment on people and social environment. Effects of environments on ppl: natural environment (eg green space) and built environment (noise poullution, lighting, windows ect. )