Exam 6: Its Not Easy Thinking Green

When researchers have asked participants to take the perspective of another person, or nonhuman animal, suffering the effects of environmentally irresponsible behavior, participants have displayed

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Question 21

Without how-to knowledge, people cannot

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Question 22

Which of the following is false about human sensation and perception of ecological threats?

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Question 23

Which of the following is false about the use of environmental messages that provoke fear in the audience?

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Question 24

Which of the following is false about temporal discounting?

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Question 25

There is no effective way to frame messages so as to inspire proenvironmental behavior in people who are skeptical of environmentalism.

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Question 26

Sustainable choices do not require conscious effort if the situation is constructed in the right way.

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Question 27

Most Americans guess that their typical household activities use about half as much water as they actually do

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Question 28

Which of the following is false about the analytic thinking system?

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Question 29

Which thinking system must be engaged to inspire behavior change in a sustainable direction?

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Question 30

Scary environmental messages that remind people of their own mortality may encourage environmentally damaging behavior.

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Question 31

Which of the following is false regarding the power of personal experience to spur action?

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Question 32

Which of the following would be most likely to capture attention and spark an emotional response?

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Question 33

One study used virtual reality technology to mimic cutting down a tree. What did the researchers find?

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Question 34

Which of the following is true regarding the partisan divide on climate change in U.S. politics?

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Question 35

Which of the following is false about mental models?

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Question 36

Given the research evidence, which of the following is not likely to prime climate change concern?

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Question 37

Which of the following is false about negative affect and sustainable behaviors?

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Question 38

The cognitive factors that contribute to unsustainable behavior are fixed and unchangeable.

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Question 39

One of the first breakdowns in people's ability to respond to environmental crises is a failure to detect that they even exist.

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When researchers have asked participants to take the perspective of another person, or nonhuman animal, suffering the effects of environmentally irresponsible behavior, participants have displayed

Without how-to knowledge, people cannot

Which of the following is false about human sensation and perception of ecological threats?

Which of the following is false about the use of environmental messages that provoke fear in the audience?

Which of the following is false about temporal discounting?

There is no effective way to frame messages so as to inspire proenvironmental behavior in people who are skeptical of environmentalism.

Sustainable choices do not require conscious effort if the situation is constructed in the right way.

Most Americans guess that their typical household activities use about half as much water as they actually do

Which of the following is false about the analytic thinking system?

Which thinking system must be engaged to inspire behavior change in a sustainable direction?

Scary environmental messages that remind people of their own mortality may encourage environmentally damaging behavior.

Which of the following is false regarding the power of personal experience to spur action?

Which of the following would be most likely to capture attention and spark an emotional response?

One study used virtual reality technology to mimic cutting down a tree. What did the researchers find?

Which of the following is true regarding the partisan divide on climate change in U.S. politics?

Which of the following is false about mental models?

Given the research evidence, which of the following is not likely to prime climate change concern?

Which of the following is false about negative affect and sustainable behaviors?

The cognitive factors that contribute to unsustainable behavior are fixed and unchangeable.

One of the first breakdowns in people's ability to respond to environmental crises is a failure to detect that they even exist.

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