Question 1

Simplistic mental models, such as perceiving the greenhouse effect as a ""heat-trapping blanket,""

Accepted Answer

A) interfere with people's ability to understand complex ecological systems. 
B) can help people understand complex ecological systems. 
C) Both A and B. 
D) Neither A nor B. 
A) interfere with people's ability to understand complex ecological systems. 
B) can help people understand complex ecological systems. 
C) Both A and B. 
D) Neither A nor B.

Question 2

People in industrialized societies are likely to behave unsustainably because

Accepted Answer

A) it is not natural for humans to behave sustainably. 
B) default options in industrialized society are more often unsustainable than sustainable. 
C) they rely heavily on logical reasoning, rather than trusting intution as people in non-industrial societies do. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) it is not natural for humans to behave sustainably. 
B) default options in industrialized society are more often unsustainable than sustainable. 
C) they rely heavily on logical reasoning, rather than trusting intution as people in non-industrial societies do. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 3

Which of the following is false about attempts to scare people into behaving more sustainably?

Accepted Answer

A) Some frightening environmental messages may actually encourage environmentally damaging behavior. 
B) Sometimes people minimize negative emotions through mental strategies rather than changing their behavior. 
C) People will often ignore, deny, or rationalize to suppress fear and anxiety. 
D) Because anxiety and fear are powerfully motivating, scaring people is a very effective strategy. 
A) Some frightening environmental messages may actually encourage environmentally damaging behavior. 
B) Sometimes people minimize negative emotions through mental strategies rather than changing their behavior. 
C) People will often ignore, deny, or rationalize to suppress fear and anxiety. 
D) Because anxiety and fear are powerfully motivating, scaring people is a very effective strategy.

Question 4

Once people have developed a conscious intention to behave more sustainably, certain types of knowledge are helpful. Which of the following is not one of these types?

Accepted Answer

A) effectiveness knowledge 
B) risk knowledge 
C) how-to knowledge 
D) systems knowledge 
A) effectiveness knowledge 
B) risk knowledge 
C) how-to knowledge 
D) systems knowledge

Question 5

To increase the effectiveness of proenvironmental messages, it is best to frame them in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) human health concerns 
B) political and economic concerns 
C) religious and moral concerns 
D) None of the above is the best way to frame proenvironmental messages. 
A) human health concerns 
B) political and economic concerns 
C) religious and moral concerns 
D) None of the above is the best way to frame proenvironmental messages.

Question 6

The loss aversion bias was evident in a research study in which people's likelihood of using a disposable grocery bag provided by the store

Accepted Answer

A) decreased when they were charged 5 cents per bag, but didn't change when they were given 5 cents for using their own bag. 
B) didn't change when they were charged 5 cents per bag, but increased when they were given 5 cents for using their own bag. 
C) increased when they were charged 5 cents per bag, but didn't change when they were given 5 cents for using their own bag. 
D) didn't change when they were charged 5 cents per bag, but decreased when they were given 5 cents for using their own bag. 
A) decreased when they were charged 5 cents per bag, but didn't change when they were given 5 cents for using their own bag. 
B) didn't change when they were charged 5 cents per bag, but increased when they were given 5 cents for using their own bag. 
C) increased when they were charged 5 cents per bag, but didn't change when they were given 5 cents for using their own bag. 
D) didn't change when they were charged 5 cents per bag, but decreased when they were given 5 cents for using their own bag.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a green default?

Accepted Answer

A) motion detectors on classroom lights. 
B) bicycle lanes on urban roadways. 
C) power-saving options on a laptop computer. 
D) All of the above are green defaults. 
A) motion detectors on classroom lights. 
B) bicycle lanes on urban roadways. 
C) power-saving options on a laptop computer. 
D) All of the above are green defaults.

Question 8

Systems thinking comes easily to people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mindfulness can help people to develop new automatic habits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following affective responses exerts the most immediate and powerful influence on behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) fear 
B) joy 
C) sadness 
D) confusion 
A) fear 
B) joy 
C) sadness 
D) confusion

Question 11

Studies have shown that people in a warm room express more belief in climate change than people in a cool room.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Behaviors that reduce energy waste (e.g., more efficient appliances, home insulation) result in a return on investment of 30% to 50% per year, much greater than the performance of most stocks, bonds, and money market funds, even in a strong economy

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The informational campaigns commonly used by environmental groups typically fail to engage

Accepted Answer

A) the analytic system 
B) the automatic system 
C) the analytic system, and, therefore, the automatic system 
D) the automatic system, and, therefore, the analytic system 
A) the analytic system 
B) the automatic system 
C) the analytic system, and, therefore, the automatic system 
D) the automatic system, and, therefore, the analytic system

Question 14

To motivate emotion and action, an issue must feel psychologically close and real, rather than distant and hypothetical

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The text describes two types of thinking: an analytic system and a(n) _______________ system.

Accepted Answer

A) automatic 
B) deliberate 
C) conscious 
D) slow 
A) automatic 
B) deliberate 
C) conscious 
D) slow

Question 16

There is no effective way to frame messages so as to inspire proenvironmental behavior in climate change deniers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Recycling is one of the most effective household-level behaviors to promote sustainability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Simplistic mental models, such as perceiving the greenhouse effect as a ""heat-trapping blanket,""

People in industrialized societies are likely to behave unsustainably because

Which of the following is false about attempts to scare people into behaving more sustainably?

Once people have developed a conscious intention to behave more sustainably, certain types of knowledge are helpful. Which of the following is not one of these types?

To increase the effectiveness of proenvironmental messages, it is best to frame them in terms of

The loss aversion bias was evident in a research study in which people's likelihood of using a disposable grocery bag provided by the store

Which of the following is an example of a green default?

Systems thinking comes easily to people.

Mindfulness can help people to develop new automatic habits.

Which of the following affective responses exerts the most immediate and powerful influence on behavior?

Studies have shown that people in a warm room express more belief in climate change than people in a cool room.

Behaviors that reduce energy waste (e.g., more efficient appliances, home insulation) result in a return on investment of 30% to 50% per year, much greater than the performance of most stocks, bonds, and money market funds, even in a strong economy

The informational campaigns commonly used by environmental groups typically fail to engage

To motivate emotion and action, an issue must feel psychologically close and real, rather than distant and hypothetical

The text describes two types of thinking: an analytic system and a(n) _______________ system.

There is no effective way to frame messages so as to inspire proenvironmental behavior in climate change deniers.

Recycling is one of the most effective household-level behaviors to promote sustainability.

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

Putting the I in Environment

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

Exam 6: Its Not Easy Thinking Green

Simplistic mental models, such as perceiving the greenhouse effect as a ""heat-trapping blanket,""

People in industrialized societies are likely to behave unsustainably because

Which of the following is false about attempts to scare people into behaving more sustainably?

Once people have developed a conscious intention to behave more sustainably, certain types of knowledge are helpful. Which of the following is not one of these types?

To increase the effectiveness of proenvironmental messages, it is best to frame them in terms of

The loss aversion bias was evident in a research study in which people's likelihood of using a disposable grocery bag provided by the store

Which of the following is an example of a green default?

Systems thinking comes easily to people.

Mindfulness can help people to develop new automatic habits.

Which of the following affective responses exerts the most immediate and powerful influence on behavior?

Studies have shown that people in a warm room express more belief in climate change than people in a cool room.

Behaviors that reduce energy waste (e.g., more efficient appliances, home insulation) result in a return on investment of 30% to 50% per year, much greater than the performance of most stocks, bonds, and money market funds, even in a strong economy

The informational campaigns commonly used by environmental groups typically fail to engage

To motivate emotion and action, an issue must feel psychologically close and real, rather than distant and hypothetical

The text describes two types of thinking: an analytic system and a(n) _______________ system.

There is no effective way to frame messages so as to inspire proenvironmental behavior in climate change deniers.

Recycling is one of the most effective household-level behaviors to promote sustainability.

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

Putting the I in Environment

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