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Posts Tagged ‘psychology’
Climate Change, Green living, Nov 20th, 2009,
A recent study by the American Psychological Association suggests that humans adopt a herd mentality when it comes to our behavior regarding the environment. Apparently fitting in is more important to us than doing the right thing or sometimes even surviving – at least when the threat is not immediate or is perceived as abstract. A herd mentality can be seen as a survival instinct – in humans as well as the animal kingdom. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the findings of the APA as well as results garnered from surveys by various Australian and international market and social research…
Tags: Climate change, environment, herd mentality, psychology
Green living, Health, Nov 10th, 2009,
‘An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly.’ –BBC News Professor Joe Forgas of the New South Wales School of Psychology in Australia has some interesting ideas about mood. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology last April highlights evidence that gloomy dispositions brought on by bad weather actually sharpen the mind. Cloudy, rainy weather as well as sad music tends to make people more focused, while sunny weather and happy music foster creativity, but also poor judgment and overconfidence. ‘The researchers concluded that those who participated in…
Tags: Climate change, gloom, mood, psychology, weather
Climate Change, Nov 9th, 2009,
‘Psychological research shows that most people in the UK don’t feel personally threatened by climate change because it is vague, abstract and difficult to visualise.’ –Adam Corner, Guardian The media is often accused of exaggerating the effects of climate change or of fear mongering, mostly by so-called ‘climate skeptics’, who refute the science of climate change, global warming or the role of humanity in the processes. These accusations are understandable as the skeptics hold a view that is different or contrary to most scientists, politicians and the general public. They tend to notice things that put a bee in their…
Tags: Climate change, environmental, Guardian, psychology, skeptics
