Question 1

Intention to behave is conscious, requiring the attention and effort of the analytic thinking system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

People's pre-existing beliefs shape how they interpret new information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following is false about people's pre-existing beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beliefs are comforting in that they give us confidence we've got things figured out.
B)  People have an irrational desire to maintain their beliefs even in the face of contradictory evidence.
C)  Beliefs provide stability and order for our thinking because information is easier to process and store when it is consistent with prior beliefs.
D)  People tend to pay more attention to information that challenges their beliefs than to information that confirms their beliefs. D

Question 4

Which of the following has been shown to be an effective frame for proenvironmental messages

Accepted Answer

A)  human health risks
B)  patriotism and national security
C)  family values
D)  All of the above have been shown to be effective with particular audiences.

Question 5

Which of the following describes the analytic thinking system?

Accepted Answer

A)  speedy and nimble
B)  emotional rather than rational
C)  intuitive rather than reasoned
D)  effortful rather than automatic

Question 6

To counteract the psychological distance of many ecological problems, it is necessary to increase

Accepted Answer

A)  visual imagery
B)  personal relevance
C)  emotional arousal
D)  logical thinking

Question 7

People tend to perceive those on the opposing side of a partisan debate as having more extreme views than they really do

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Green defaults allow people to choose the less sustainable option if that is their conscious preference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The very features of the human brain that allow it to think quickly and efficiently enhance our ability to notice and respond to ecological problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When are people likely to engage in emotion-focused coping rather than tackling a problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the problem feels out of their control
B)  when no effective solutions are apparent
C)  when people feel incapable of participating in a solution
D)  All of the above describe circumstances that promote emotion-focused coping.

Question 11

When the analytic thinking system is overloaded,

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious and speedy impulses have the advantage.
B)  emotions prevail over logic.
C)  our ability to make careful and rational decisions suffers.
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 12

Few people are willing to take what they consider extreme measures to be more sustainable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain how perceptual limits, affect, temporal discounting, and psychological distance all impact people's reactions - or lack thereof-- to climate change.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how perceptual limits, affect, temporal discounting,...

Question 14

People tend to rely more heavily on visual input than on input from any other sense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is does not describe a feature of cognition that gets in the way of environmentally responsible behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  People fail to sense and perceive many environmental hazards.
B)  People tend to attend more to immediate consequences than to future ones.
C)  Biases cause people to misinterpret the evidence in front of us.
D)  The analytic system steers people toward unsustainable behaviors cued by the situation.

Question 16

The best way to frame a proenvironmental message depends on the characteristics of the audience for that message.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Human thinking is characterized by numerous illogical biases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Describe a population in your community that is generally skeptical about environmentalism. Suppose you were designing a campaign to encourage sustainable behavior among members of this population. How might you frame your messages so as to best reach them?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe a population in your community that...

Question 19

Intentions are generally very accurate predictors of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The invisibility of environmental threats, coupled with their typically delayed impacts, contributes to

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological reactance
B)  psychological discounting
C)  psychological distance
D)  psychological adaptation

Exam 6: Its Not Easy Thinking Green

Intention to behave is conscious, requiring the attention and effort of the analytic thinking system.

People's pre-existing beliefs shape how they interpret new information.

Which of the following is false about people's pre-existing beliefs?

Which of the following has been shown to be an effective frame for proenvironmental messages

Which of the following describes the analytic thinking system?

To counteract the psychological distance of many ecological problems, it is necessary to increase

People tend to perceive those on the opposing side of a partisan debate as having more extreme views than they really do

Green defaults allow people to choose the less sustainable option if that is their conscious preference.

The very features of the human brain that allow it to think quickly and efficiently enhance our ability to notice and respond to ecological problems.

When are people likely to engage in emotion-focused coping rather than tackling a problem?

When the analytic thinking system is overloaded,

Few people are willing to take what they consider extreme measures to be more sustainable.

Explain how perceptual limits, affect, temporal discounting, and psychological distance all impact people's reactions - or lack thereof-- to climate change.

People tend to rely more heavily on visual input than on input from any other sense.

Which of the following is does not describe a feature of cognition that gets in the way of environmentally responsible behavior?

The best way to frame a proenvironmental message depends on the characteristics of the audience for that message.

Human thinking is characterized by numerous illogical biases.

Describe a population in your community that is generally skeptical about environmentalism. Suppose you were designing a campaign to encourage sustainable behavior among members of this population. How might you frame your messages so as to best reach them?

Intentions are generally very accurate predictors of behavior.

The invisibility of environmental threats, coupled with their typically delayed impacts, contributes to