Implications of Psychological Research for the Economy

Question 1

implications of research

Answer 1

how what we learn from psychological research influences our county’s economic prosperity
- absence from work costs the economy £15 billion a year, absence mainly due to mental illness

Question 2

psychopathology

Answer 2

treatments like CBT, REBT, and drug therapy allow workers to return to work

Question 3

attachment

Answer 3

role of the father suggests men can take on a primary caregiver role, allows women back into more flexible family work arrangements + can maximise their income

Question 4

social influence

Answer 4

minority influence and social change research as let health campaigns, work strikes and environmental campaigns be successful

Question 5

memory

Answer 5

eyewitness testimony led the police to use the cognitive interview which reduces wrongful convictions and therefore reduces wasting money and prison space