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Averaging bias in environmental impact estimates : Evidence from the negative footprint illusion
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- Holmgren, Mattias, 1991- (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Miljöpsykologi
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- Andersson, Hanna, 1991- (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Besluts-, risk- och policyanalys
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- Sörqvist, Patrik (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Miljöpsykologi
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- Elsevier BV, 2018
- 2018
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Journal of Environmental Psychology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0272-4944 .- 1522-9610. ; 55, s. 48-52
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Abstract
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- In this paper we argue that unsustainable behaviors often stem from a common averaging bias when people estimate the environmental impact of a set of environmentally friendly and less friendly objects or actions. In Experiment 1, we show that people believe that the total carbon footprint of a category of items (a community of buildings in this case) is lower, rather than higher, when environmentally friendly (“green” buildings) items are added to the category, a negative footprint illusion. Experiment 2 showed that the carbon footprint estimate assigned to a category with a mix of environmentally friendly and less friendly objects (“green” and conventional buildings) is the average of its subsets (the “green” buildings and the conventional buildings, respectively), an averaging bias. A similar averaging process may underpin estimates of the environmental impact of people's own actions, explaining why people believe that environmentally friendly actions can compensate for less friendly actions.
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- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- “Green” buildings
- Averaging bias Carbon footprint
- The negative footprint illusion
- Hållbar stadsutveckling
- Sustainable Urban Development
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