Question 1

Some media outlest continue to give equal time to the arguments for and against humans as the primary cause of climate change. This ""balanced"" coverage is

Accepted Answer

A) an accurate reflection of the split opinion among scientists on this topic. 
B) a good way to increase adults' environmental knowledge. 
C) a misleading misrepresentation of the overwhelming consensus among scientists on this topic. 
D) easier for people to digest than coverage that emphasizes only one side of the debate. 
A) an accurate reflection of the split opinion among scientists on this topic. 
B) a good way to increase adults' environmental knowledge. 
C) a misleading misrepresentation of the overwhelming consensus among scientists on this topic. 
D) easier for people to digest than coverage that emphasizes only one side of the debate.

Question 2

Self-efficacy refers to an individual difference in the extent to which people believe

Accepted Answer

A) their behavior makes a difference. 
B) they have the ability to successfully pursue a course of action. 
C) outcomes depend upon planning, effort, and personal commitment. 
D) all of the above 
A) their behavior makes a difference. 
B) they have the ability to successfully pursue a course of action. 
C) outcomes depend upon planning, effort, and personal commitment. 
D) all of the above

Question 3

Theory on environmental education suggests that the best type of program for elementary school children (age 8-11) is one that encourages them to ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) explore their environment 
B) empathize with other living creatures 
C) engage in social action 
D) learn about the biology of plants and nonhuman animals. 
A) explore their environment 
B) empathize with other living creatures 
C) engage in social action 
D) learn about the biology of plants and nonhuman animals.

Question 4

Environmental concern focused on direct personal impacts, such as how polluted water might threaten one's own health, stems from __________ values.

Accepted Answer

A) egoistic 
B) biospheric 
C) ecologistic 
D) altruistic 
A) egoistic 
B) biospheric 
C) ecologistic 
D) altruistic

Question 5

Which of the following is not associated proenvironmental concern and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) empathy 
B) a social dominance orientation 
C) openess to experience 
D) honesty-humility 
A) empathy 
B) a social dominance orientation 
C) openess to experience 
D) honesty-humility

Question 6

The cultural cognition thesis states that people's perceptions of risks are influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) their knowledge about the risks 
B) the values of the social groups with which they affiliate and identify 
C) both knowledge and values 
D) neither knowledge nor values. 
A) their knowledge about the risks 
B) the values of the social groups with which they affiliate and identify 
C) both knowledge and values 
D) neither knowledge nor values.

Question 7

When researchers measured participants' nature connected identity and past experience with nature skills activities, they found that

Accepted Answer

A) men were more likely than women to be high on past experience but low on nature connected identity. 
B) women were more likely than men to be low on past experience but high on nature connected identity. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) men were more likely than women to be high on past experience but low on nature connected identity. 
B) women were more likely than men to be low on past experience but high on nature connected identity. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 8

A study on integrative complexity and attitudes toward the Endangered Species Act (ESA) found suggested that individuals with a complex thinking style are

Accepted Answer

A) likely to strongly favor environmental policies like the ESA. 
B) likely to strongly oppose environmental policies like the ESA. 
C) likely to have moderate attitudes toward environmental policies like the ESA. 
D) likely to be indifferent toward environmental policies like the ESA. 
A) likely to strongly favor environmental policies like the ESA. 
B) likely to strongly oppose environmental policies like the ESA. 
C) likely to have moderate attitudes toward environmental policies like the ESA. 
D) likely to be indifferent toward environmental policies like the ESA.

Question 9

Which of the following best captures the perspective of people who score high on Ecological Belief in a Just World?

Accepted Answer

A) ""The world should be ecologically fair for all, so we must work to ensure equal access to resources."" 
B) The world is ecologically fair, so each individual has a right to use the resources available to him or her."" 
C) ""Environmental inequalities are unjust and should be remedied."" 
D) ""Limits to personal freedom and economic growth are necessary to ensure an ecologically just world."" 
A) ""The world should be ecologically fair for all, so we must work to ensure equal access to resources."" 
B) The world is ecologically fair, so each individual has a right to use the resources available to him or her."" 
C) ""Environmental inequalities are unjust and should be remedied."" 
D) ""Limits to personal freedom and economic growth are necessary to ensure an ecologically just world.""

Question 10

Individuals differ in the extent to which their sense of identity includes a connection to the natural environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Providing information to people is a sufficient strategy for inspiring behavioral change in a sustainable direction

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Values ____________ both beliefs and attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) derive from 
B) are synonymous with 
C) override 
D) inform 
A) derive from 
B) are synonymous with 
C) override 
D) inform

Question 13

Which of the following is false about individuals who have a future time perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) They are unmotivated by temporally distanct concerns such as climate change. 
B) They are more likely to behave sustainably than are individuals with a past or present time perspective. 
C) They habitually think about the future when making decisions in the moment. 
D) They are inclined to plan and set goals. 
A) They are unmotivated by temporally distanct concerns such as climate change. 
B) They are more likely to behave sustainably than are individuals with a past or present time perspective. 
C) They habitually think about the future when making decisions in the moment. 
D) They are inclined to plan and set goals.

Question 14

Which of the following is false about the effect of knowledge on environmentally relevant behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing people's knowledge by providing information is generally not a sufficient strategy for inspiring behavioral change in a sustainable direction. 
B) The amount of knowledge a person has is basically irrelevant when it comes to sustainable behavior. 
C) One does not need to have knowledge about ecological systems to recognize that there are environmental concerns. 
D) A person who doesn't know anything about ecological problems is not likely to act on them. 
A) Increasing people's knowledge by providing information is generally not a sufficient strategy for inspiring behavioral change in a sustainable direction. 
B) The amount of knowledge a person has is basically irrelevant when it comes to sustainable behavior. 
C) One does not need to have knowledge about ecological systems to recognize that there are environmental concerns. 
D) A person who doesn't know anything about ecological problems is not likely to act on them.

Question 15

A research study on more than 1500 adults in the U.S. found that scientific literacy was _______________ correlated with concern about climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) positively 
B) negatively 
C) both positively and negatively 
D) not at all 
A) positively 
B) negatively 
C) both positively and negatively 
D) not at all

Question 16

Explicit attitudes are conscious while implicit attitudes are nonconsciou.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is the most accurate summary of research on gender differences in perceptions of environmental risk?

Accepted Answer

A) Women score higher than men on measures of environmental risk perceptions. 
B) White men score lower than women and other men on measures of environmental risk perceptions. 
C) Women and men show similar levels of environmental risk tolerance across studies. 
D) Women are generally more educated about environmental risks than men are. 
A) Women score higher than men on measures of environmental risk perceptions. 
B) White men score lower than women and other men on measures of environmental risk perceptions. 
C) Women and men show similar levels of environmental risk tolerance across studies. 
D) Women are generally more educated about environmental risks than men are.

Question 18

Individuals differ in the extent to which they tend to think optimistically or pessimistically. How optimism/pessimism might be related to environmental behavior is not obvious. Why might optimism be positively correlated with proenvironmental behavior? Why might pessimism? Why might each of these be negatively correlated with proenvironmental behavior?

Accepted Answer

Optimism and pessimism can both have dif

Question 19

Individual differences are stable and resistant to change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The best environmental education programs recognize that children in different developmental phases benefit most from different types of activities and foci.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Some media outlest continue to give equal time to the arguments for and against humans as the primary cause of climate change. This ""balanced"" coverage is

Self-efficacy refers to an individual difference in the extent to which people believe

Theory on environmental education suggests that the best type of program for elementary school children (age 8-11) is one that encourages them to ___________.

Environmental concern focused on direct personal impacts, such as how polluted water might threaten one's own health, stems from __________ values.

Which of the following is not associated proenvironmental concern and behavior?

The cultural cognition thesis states that people's perceptions of risks are influenced by

When researchers measured participants' nature connected identity and past experience with nature skills activities, they found that

A study on integrative complexity and attitudes toward the Endangered Species Act (ESA) found suggested that individuals with a complex thinking style are

Which of the following best captures the perspective of people who score high on Ecological Belief in a Just World?

Individuals differ in the extent to which their sense of identity includes a connection to the natural environment.

Providing information to people is a sufficient strategy for inspiring behavioral change in a sustainable direction

Values ____________ both beliefs and attitudes.

Which of the following is false about individuals who have a future time perspective?

Which of the following is false about the effect of knowledge on environmentally relevant behavior?

A research study on more than 1500 adults in the U.S. found that scientific literacy was _______________ correlated with concern about climate change.

Explicit attitudes are conscious while implicit attitudes are nonconsciou.

Which of the following is the most accurate summary of research on gender differences in perceptions of environmental risk?

Individual differences are stable and resistant to change.

The best environmental education programs recognize that children in different developmental phases benefit most from different types of activities and foci.

What on Earth Are We Doing

How Did We Get Here Power, Privilege, and a Paradigm Problem

Where Do We Go From Here Applying an Ecological Worldview

Psychology Can Help Save the Planet

The Power of the Unsustainable Situation

Its Not Easy Thinking Green

To Be Green or Not to Be Green Its a Question of Motivation

Making Ourselves Sick

Healing the Split Between Planet and Self

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Together

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Exam 7: Putting the I in Environment

Some media outlest continue to give equal time to the arguments for and against humans as the primary cause of climate change. This ""balanced"" coverage is

Self-efficacy refers to an individual difference in the extent to which people believe

Theory on environmental education suggests that the best type of program for elementary school children (age 8-11) is one that encourages them to ___________.

Environmental concern focused on direct personal impacts, such as how polluted water might threaten one's own health, stems from __________ values.

Which of the following is not associated proenvironmental concern and behavior?

The cultural cognition thesis states that people's perceptions of risks are influenced by

When researchers measured participants' nature connected identity and past experience with nature skills activities, they found that

A study on integrative complexity and attitudes toward the Endangered Species Act (ESA) found suggested that individuals with a complex thinking style are

Which of the following best captures the perspective of people who score high on Ecological Belief in a Just World?

Individuals differ in the extent to which their sense of identity includes a connection to the natural environment.

Providing information to people is a sufficient strategy for inspiring behavioral change in a sustainable direction

Values ____________ both beliefs and attitudes.

Which of the following is false about individuals who have a future time perspective?

Which of the following is false about the effect of knowledge on environmentally relevant behavior?

A research study on more than 1500 adults in the U.S. found that scientific literacy was _______________ correlated with concern about climate change.

Explicit attitudes are conscious while implicit attitudes are nonconsciou.

Which of the following is the most accurate summary of research on gender differences in perceptions of environmental risk?

Individual differences are stable and resistant to change.

The best environmental education programs recognize that children in different developmental phases benefit most from different types of activities and foci.

What on Earth Are We Doing

How Did We Get Here Power, Privilege, and a Paradigm Problem

Where Do We Go From Here Applying an Ecological Worldview

Psychology Can Help Save the Planet

The Power of the Unsustainable Situation

Its Not Easy Thinking Green

To Be Green or Not to Be Green Its a Question of Motivation

Making Ourselves Sick

Healing the Split Between Planet and Self

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Together

Filters