Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Saving, Kurt Lewin, Social Dilemma

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Stelian Medianu

Document Summary

Adolescents reported worry about environmental issues and about their own health: adolescents who worried most about health showed highest level of depression. Even non-hazardous landfill sites create stress and reduce well-being among o residents. Psychological barriers that impede pro-environmental behaviors pertaining to climate change: denial, system justification, concerns about freeloaders. Kurt lewin: empirical social psychology, addresses basic and applied questions about human behaviour: social psychology questions are best tested with experimental method. Studies can be used to understand basic psychological processes and to develop o theories about social influence. Social psychological theories and methods can be used to address pressing social o problems. Basic research: concerned primarily with theoretical issues. Applied research: concerned primarily with addressing specific real-world problems. Social psychologist are better equipped to study applied problems: rich source of theories about human behaviour, know how to perform rigorous experimental tests of these solutions to see if they work. Failing to conduct tests can lead to serious consequences.