Topic 7 - Putting the "I" in Environment

Question 1

ecological literacy

Answer 1

an understanding of key ecological concepts and the reciprocal relationship between natural systems and human systems

Question 2

Environmental knowledge

Answer 2

the extent to which people are aware of environmental issues, whether they grasp the underlying processes or not

Question 3

cultural cognition thesis

Answer 3

people’s perceptions of risks are influenced not just by knowledge, but also by the values of the social groups with which they affiliate and identify

Question 4

Ecological Belief in a Just World (EBJW) scale

Answer 4

measures the extent to which respondents believe (falsely) that all people generally have equal access to healthy, unpolluted natural resources and the same opportunity to participate in decision making about where industrial hazards will be located

Question 5

external locus of control (LOC)

Answer 5

belief that people have little influence over personal outcomes and world events; they feel like things happen because of chance, fate, luck, divine will,
or other external influences.

Question 6

internal locus of control

Answer 6

belief that outcomes depend upon planning, effort, and personal commitment

Question 7

self-efficacy

Answer 7

the belief that one has the ability to successfully pursue a course of action required to achieve a goal

Question 8

attitude

Answer 8

a positive or negative evaluation of something

Question 9

attitude-behaviour gap

Answer 9

attitudes do not always predict behaviour

Question 10

explicit attitudes

Answer 10

attitudes people are conscious of holding

Question 11

implicit attitudes

Answer 11

nonconscious attitudes

Question 12

values

Answer 12

“guiding principles” that inform both beliefs and attitudes

Question 13

personal norms

Answer 13

idiosyncratic (peculiar/individual) feelings of moral obligation to act in a particular way

Question 14

Egoistic values

Answer 14

lead to people’s concern about the environment because of direct impacts to them personally

Question 15

altruistic values

Answer 15

care about the environment because of its relevance for other humans, including children, community members, other cultures, future generations, and society in general

Question 16

biospheric values

Answer 16

regarding ecological systems as important in themselves, beyond what they mean for human survival (altruistic) or personal comforts (egoistic)

Question 17

materialistic values

Answer 17

values focused on wealth, possessions, image, and status

highly materialistic individuals have larger ecological footprints, consuming more of the earth’s resources due to their lifestyle choices regarding food, transportation, and housing; they report fewer environmentally friendly behaviours

Question 18

need for cognition

Answer 18

thinking hard is rewarding

Question 19

conceptual complexity

Answer 19

comfortable mulling over large amounts of information

and is able to make connections and see patterns

Question 20

need for closure

Answer 20

uncomfortable with nuance or uncertainty, and is eager to finalize decisions; limited tolerance for new information

Question 21

integrative complexity

Answer 21

high need for cognition, high conceptual complexity, and low need for closure

Question 22

time perspective

Answer 22

people who habitually think about the future when making decisions in the moment

Question 23

personality traits

Answer 23

aspects of your general character that tend to remain consistent across situations

Question 24

identity

Answer 24

roles, ideological beliefs, interests, and self-evaluations

Question 25

Big Five - OCEAN

Answer 25

Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

Question 26

Openness

Answer 26

imaginative, intellectually curious, behaviourally flexible, and open-minded

Question 27

Conscientiousness

Answer 27

detail-oriented and dependable, as opposed to disorganized and irresponsible

Question 28

Extraversion

Answer 28

outgoing, sociable, talkative, and like being at the centre of things

Question 29

Agreeableness

Answer 29

cooperative, trusting, and sympathetic, rather than antagonistic, cynical, and unfeeling

Question 30

Neuroticism

Answer 30

prone to psychological distress such as worry, anxiety, depression, and feelings of inadequacy

Question 31

empathy

Answer 31

the cognitive and emotional understanding of another’s

perspective

Question 32

self-transcendence

Answer 32

prioritizing concern for others over oneself

Question 33

social dominance orientation (SDO)

Answer 33

Individuals high in SDO prefer social hierarchies rather than egalitarian arrangements, and are attracted to positions of authority and superiority

Question 34

the white male effect

Answer 34

a general tendency of white men to be less concerned about all types of risk than women and minority men