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Do nursing homes and assisted living facilities have to be so depressing? Is there a way to help senior citizens have more energy and more enthusiasm for life? What do psychologists know that you should know about how to help the elderly feel good about life? It has to do with the concept of personal control (also referred to as locus of control). Learn about it in this review of a classic study in psychology. This week on The Psych Files podcast.
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The Classic Article Reviewed in This Episode
- Langer, E. & Rodin J. (1976). The Effects of Choice and Enhanced Personal Responsibility for the Aged: A Field Experiment inan Institutional Setting. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 34, 191-198.
- Mindful Learning episode.
- My grandma - one of the strongest women I’ve ever known:
“…man’s primary motivation propensity is to be effective in producing changes in his environment. man strives to be a causal agent, to be the primary locus of causation for, or the origin of, his behavior; he strives for personal causation.” - deCharms, 1968
Podcast: Play in new window
Do nursing homes and assisted living facilities have to be so depressing? Is there a way to help senior citizens have more energy and more enthusiasm for life? What do psychologists know that you should know about how to help the elderly feel good about life? It has to do with the concept of personal control (also referred to as locus of control). Learn about it in this review of a classic study in psychology. This week on The Psych Files podcast.
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The Classic Article Reviewed in This Episode
- Langer, E. & Rodin J. (1976). The Effects of Choice and Enhanced Personal Responsibility for the Aged: A Field Experiment inan Institutional Setting. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 34, 191-198.
- Mindful Learning episode.
- My grandma - one of the strongest women I’ve ever known:
“…man’s primary motivation propensity is to be effective in producing changes in his environment. man strives to be a causal agent, to be the primary locus of causation for, or the origin of, his behavior; he strives for personal causation.” - deCharms, 1968
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Do feel slightly uncomfortable in the bathroom? How does the presence of others in the bathroom affect you? What about places other than the bathroom? How close is too close? A psychological study was done in 1976 in which psychology researchers hid in men’s bathrooms to observe…well, you’ll find out. Learn more about personal space in this episode of The Psych Files.
The article discussed in this episode:
Middlemist, R. D., Knowles, E. S. & Matter, C.F. (1976). Personal Space Invasions in the Lavatory: Suggestive Evidence for Arousal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33 (5), 541-546.
Click here to listen to a follow-up episode in which I discuss how the authors of this study responded to criticisms of their ethical procedures.
Watch this episode from NPR video on personal space in Second Life: “Avatar gender and personal space invasion anxiety level in desktop collaborative virtual environments.”
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