The Last Chance to Save Humanity

 The Last Chance to Save Humanity
It goes without saying that humanity has a strong connection with the ecological
environment. Rapid environmental changes occurred at the beginning of the 21st century.
This is what caused the appearance of the environmental psychology. One of the founders of
this comparatively new science is considered to be Egon Brunswik, who was first to mention
that physical environment subconsciously affects psychological processes. In other words,
there is a definite dependence of humanity on the environment and recent global changes.
Kurt Lewin argued that human behavior and psychology in general have a direct
connection to environmental problems. According to Lewin, environment is the main
determinant of behavior. The objective of the environmental psychology is focused on
changing people’s behavior, which will stop them polluting and damaging the environment.
According to the resolution of World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987,
the concept of sustainability, which includes environmental, social and economic aspects, has
become the central principle for research in environmental psychology. (L. Steg, A. van den
Berg, J. de Groot, 2012). As a matter of fact, the concept of sustainability can be clearly seen
in Fairfield Osborn’s book “Our Plundered Planet”.
“We must temper our demands, and conserve the natural living resources of this earth
in a manner that alone can provide for the continuation of...civilization” (Osborn, 201). If
people do not follow the ideology of a sustainable planet, they will have to migrate from their
homeland, just like people did in ancient times.
Finally, there is a definite interdependence and quite a strong connection between
human behavior and environmental conditions. This is why the objective of environmental
psychology is to apply the concept of sustainability in practice.
DO MY ASSIGNMENT SUBMIT
WWW.ASSIGNMENTEXPERT.COM
Sample: Psychology - The Last Chance to Save Humanity
1
2.4. What is meant by protected values and deontological reasoning?
Regarding protected values, one should think about the valuable and sacred notions and
things that can never be sold or betrayed. Protected values are goods, which one is unwilling
to destroy despite possible compensation or profit. Moreover, a lot of such values encompass
morality, religion, family and other values. Paradoxically as it may seem, protected values
also include disputable matters, such as cloning people or destroying the environment.
According to Baron and Spranca, protected values can resist trade-offs with other
valuable issues and economic benefits. As a matter of fact, such values come from
deontological (ethic) rules. People care not only about the results of their actions, but also
about the process of acting they are involved in. Moreover, while talking about protected
values, one should take into consideration the fact that they display trade-off resistance,
quantity insensitivity, agent relativity and moral obligation (Baron, Spranca, 1997).
Protected values are linked with moral principles that are applied for justifying actions.
This is the main element of deontological reasoning. According to deontological reasoning,
real or hypothetical present instance must fall under the duty and derive the obligation.
For example, a student with low grades is always tempted to cheat on exams.
However, there is a clear duty:
Major premise – lying is wrong
Minor premise – to use a crib is considered cheating and lying. Conclusion – I may
use cribs on exam.
The interesting fact about deontological reasoning is that people believe it is their
obligation to do what is right (Newton, 1998). Moreover, moral laws indicate what is right
and what is wrong.
3.5. Describe an example of a spillover effect. How might this phenomenon relate to
coping with stressors?
DO MY ASSIGNMENT SUBMIT
WWW.ASSIGNMENTEXPERT.COM
2
Today many research works and studies are focused on the spillover effect. Why is it so
important? Adults usually have two main aspects of life where they spend lots of their time.
These are family and work. As a matter of fact, this work/family spillover is quite reciprocal,
as work affects family life, whereas family life has an impact on work. It is important to
mention that spillover effects can be either positive or negative. Positive spillover results in a
better outcome at work and family life, while negative spillover is characterized by
depression, stress, health issues and other problems (Stevanovic, 2011).
Michael P. Leiter and Marie Josette Durup in the research “Work, Home and InBetween: A Longitudinal Study of Spillover” claim that emotional exhaustion is one of the
factors that contribute to an employee’s perception of work conditions and environment and
sooner or later lead to family conflicts. It is quite understandable that daily stress and constant
work overload have negative impact not only on the perso