Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Empiricism, Active Listening, Sleep Deprivation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Despite our technological advances in modern western society, social problems and personal difficulties seem more prevalent and prominent than ever before. Point 1 modern technology has provided us with countless time-saving devices. To deal with this, more people are cutting back on their sleep as they attempt to juggle work, family and household responsibilities. Sleep experts say that american society suffers from an epidemic of sleep deprivation. Research shows that chronic sleep loss can have significant negative effects on peoples" daytime functioning and their mental and physical health. Counterpoint 2 although increased choice sounds attractive, recent research suggests that an overabundance of choices has unexpected costs: studies show that when people have too many choices they experience choice overload and struggle with decisions. Decision dilemmas can deplete mental resources and undermine self-control. When decisions become more complex, errors are more likely. Having more alternatives increases the potential for rumination, post decision regret and anticipated regret.