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Biased Estimates of Environmental Impact in the Negative Footprint Illusion: The Nature of Individual Variation
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- Threadgold, Emma (författare)
- School of Psychology and Computer Science, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Marsh, John Everett (författare)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Människa och teknik,School of Psychology and Computer Science, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom,University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom; Luleå University of Technology
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- Holmgren, Mattias, 1991- (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Miljövetenskap
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- Andersson, Hanna, 1991- (författare)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Besluts-, risk- och policyanalys
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- Nelson, Megan (författare)
- Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Ball, Linden John (författare)
- School of Psychology and Computer Science, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
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- 2022-01-18
- 2022
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media S.A.. - 1664-1078. ; 12
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Abstract
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- People consistently act in ways that harm the environment, even when believing their actions are environmentally friendly. A case in point is a biased judgment termed the negative footprint illusion, which arises when people believe that the addition of “eco-friendly” items (e.g., environmentally certified houses) to conventional items (e.g., standard houses), reduces the total carbon footprint of the whole item-set, whereas the carbon footprint is, in fact, increased because eco-friendly items still contribute to the overall carbon footprint. Previous research suggests this illusion is the manifestation of an “averaging-bias.” We present two studies that explore whether people’s susceptibility to the negative footprint illusion is associated with individual differences in: (i) environment-specific reasoning dispositions measured in terms of compensatory green beliefs and environmental concerns; or (ii) general analytic reasoning dispositions measured in terms of actively open-minded thinking, avoidance of impulsivity and reflective reasoning (indexed using the Cognitive Reflection Test; CRT). A negative footprint illusion was demonstrated when participants rated the carbon footprint of conventional buildings combined with eco-friendly buildings (Study 1 and 2) and conventional cars combined with eco-friendly cars (Study 2). However, the illusion was not identified in participants’ ratings of the carbon footprint of apples (Study 1 and 2). In Studies 1 and 2, environment-specific dispositions were found to be unrelated to the negative footprint illusion. Regarding reflective thinking dispositions, reduced susceptibility to the negative footprint illusion was only associated with actively open-minded thinking measured on a 7-item scale (Study 1) and 17-item scale (Study 2). Our findings provide partial support for the existence of a negative footprint illusion and reveal a role of individual variation in reflective reasoning dispositions in accounting for a limited element of differential susceptibility to this illusion.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi -- Tillämpad psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- actively open-minded thinking
- environment
- individual variation
- negative footprint illusion
- reasoning
- Engineering Psychology
- Teknisk psykologi
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