Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lottery, Blood Bank, Environmental Psychology

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

Document Summary

Resource management dilemma (rmd): take too much of a limited resource. Part 3: how can we resolve social dilemmas or how can we increase cooperation. Note: with the rmd, take as much as possible to maximize our short term benefits; with. Pgd, give as little as possible to minimize our short term costs (temptation: we don"t give to a blood bank, don"t pay taxes: change the short term payoff structure, increase the cost for non-cooperative behaviour by punishing it. Fines for not paying taxes, polluting, etc. Charge a fee for every bag of garbage. Note: less effective if people believe: they wont get caught, punishments wont be given even if they get caught, increase rewards for cooperative behavior: Toll-free roads or separate lanes for people who use car pools. Tax debate for saving electricity: increase perceptions of trust (each member of the group must believe that the other members will cooperate; minimizes sucker effect).