PSYC 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Empiricism, Overchoice, Naturalistic Observation
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Modern technology has provided us with countless timesaving devices. Life choices available to people in modern societies has increased in recent years. People in modern society suffer from choice overload and struggle with decisions. This can deplete mental resources and undermine self-control. Average anxiety levels have gone up in the last decade. Modern technology has also had ill effects like global warming, deforestation, exhaust of the fisheries, and pollution of the water and air. Tim kaser speculates that excessive materialism weakens the social ties that bind us, stokes insecurities and undermines sense of wellbeing. M(cid:272)gee (cid:858)makeo(cid:448)er culture(cid:859) nourishes the belief that we can reinvent ourselves as needed, but this can create tremendous pressure on people that foster rather than quell their anxieties. Many theorists believe that the basic challenge for life has become the search for meaning, a sense of direction and a personal philosophy. More than 2 million young adults are involved in cults.
