PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 30: Judith Rodin, Old Age
17 May 2016
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Original title: in control and glad of it. Original place of publication: journal of personality and social psychology: questions addressed in original study: (list the 2 5 most important questions addressed in the original study) What would happen if your control was taken away and you were unable to get it back: findings of original study: (list the 2 5 most important findings of the original study) People feel safer and secure if they are given the option of having a certain control over a situation, even if they are not going to control the situation. People remain calmer in situations where they have control. People are happier and more effective when we have the power to choose. Old age is a stage in life where people do not have control over themselves.
