Psychology And Life — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Major consequences of crowding:

• Feeling of discomfort.
• Loss or decrease in privacy.
• Negative view of the space around the person.
• Feeling of loss of control over interaction.

1. Abnormal behaviour and aggression.

Among human beings, an increased population has sometimes been found to be accompanied by an increase in violent crimes and aggression.

2. Lower academic performance of children.

Children growing up in very crowded households show.

• Lower academic performance.
• A weaker tendency to continue working on a task.
• Greater conflict with their parents.
• Get less support from their family members.

3. Crowding leads to

• Lowered performance on difficult tasks that involve cognitive processes.
• Has adverse effects on memory and the emotional state.

4. Crowding tolerance, competition tolerance.

Those who are used to crowded surroundings show above negative effects to a smaller extent.