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Environmental Education and Awareness: Psychological Perspectives

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Which of the following is NOT a psychological factor influencing environmental behavior?

  1. Knowledge

  2. Attitudes

  3. Values

  4. Genetics


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Genetics is not a psychological factor influencing environmental behavior. Knowledge, attitudes, and values are all psychological factors that can influence environmental behavior.

According to the theory of planned behavior, what is the strongest predictor of behavior?

  1. Intention

  2. Attitude

  3. Subjective norm

  4. Perceived behavioral control


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to the theory of planned behavior, intention is the strongest predictor of behavior. Intention is the conscious decision to perform a specific behavior.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for promoting environmental behavior change?

  1. Education

  2. Persuasion

  3. Coercion

  4. Incentives


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Coercion is not a strategy for promoting environmental behavior change. Education, persuasion, and incentives are all strategies that can be used to promote environmental behavior change.

What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to overestimate the likelihood of rare events and underestimate the likelihood of common events?

  1. Availability heuristic

  2. Representativeness heuristic

  3. Confirmation bias

  4. Framing effect


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The availability heuristic is the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to overestimate the likelihood of rare events and underestimate the likelihood of common events.

Which of the following is NOT a type of environmental attitude?

  1. Affective

  2. Cognitive

  3. Behavioral

  4. Normative


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Behavioral is not a type of environmental attitude. Affective, cognitive, and normative are all types of environmental attitudes.

What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to believe that their own behavior is more environmentally friendly than the behavior of others?

  1. Social desirability bias

  2. Self-serving bias

  3. Confirmation bias

  4. Framing effect


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The self-serving bias is the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to believe that their own behavior is more environmentally friendly than the behavior of others.

Which of the following is NOT a barrier to environmental behavior change?

  1. Lack of knowledge

  2. Lack of motivation

  3. Lack of opportunity

  4. Lack of resources


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lack of resources is not a barrier to environmental behavior change. Lack of knowledge, lack of motivation, and lack of opportunity are all barriers to environmental behavior change.

What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to conform to the behavior of others, even if they know that the behavior is wrong?

  1. Social desirability bias

  2. Self-serving bias

  3. Confirmation bias

  4. Normative influence


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Normative influence is the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to conform to the behavior of others, even if they know that the behavior is wrong.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for overcoming barriers to environmental behavior change?

  1. Education

  2. Persuasion

  3. Coercion

  4. Incentives


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Coercion is not a strategy for overcoming barriers to environmental behavior change. Education, persuasion, and incentives are all strategies that can be used to overcome barriers to environmental behavior change.

What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to believe that the benefits of a behavior outweigh the costs, even when this is not the case?

  1. Optimism bias

  2. Confirmation bias

  3. Framing effect

  4. Self-serving bias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Optimism bias is the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to believe that the benefits of a behavior outweigh the costs, even when this is not the case.

Which of the following is NOT a type of environmental value?

  1. Biocentric

  2. Anthropocentric

  3. Egocentric

  4. Theocentric


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Egocentric is not a type of environmental value. Biocentric, anthropocentric, and theocentric are all types of environmental values.

What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to believe that their own behavior is more environmentally friendly than the behavior of others, even when this is not the case?

  1. Social desirability bias

  2. Self-serving bias

  3. Confirmation bias

  4. Framing effect


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The self-serving bias is the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to believe that their own behavior is more environmentally friendly than the behavior of others, even when this is not the case.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for promoting environmental behavior change?

  1. Education

  2. Persuasion

  3. Coercion

  4. Incentives


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Coercion is not a strategy for promoting environmental behavior change. Education, persuasion, and incentives are all strategies that can be used to promote environmental behavior change.

What is the name of the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to believe that the benefits of a behavior outweigh the costs, even when this is not the case?

  1. Optimism bias

  2. Confirmation bias

  3. Framing effect

  4. Self-serving bias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Optimism bias is the psychological phenomenon in which people tend to believe that the benefits of a behavior outweigh the costs, even when this is not the case.

Which of the following is NOT a type of environmental attitude?

  1. Affective

  2. Cognitive

  3. Behavioral

  4. Normative


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Behavioral is not a type of environmental attitude. Affective, cognitive, and normative are all types of environmental attitudes.

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