PSYC 2380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Global Warming, Materialism
12 Nov 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future
Psychology and Climate Change
Psychological Effects of Climate Change
Displacement and trauma
Natural disasters
Climate and conflict
Global warming
Public Opinion about Climate Change
Personal Experience and the Availability Heuristic
Weather conditions
Persuasion
Misinformation
Motivated Reasoning
Enabling Sustainable Living
New Technologies
Reducing Consumption
Incentives
Feedback, living green
Identity
The Social Psychology of Materialism and Wealth
Increased Materialism
Surged between the 1970s and the 1980s
Collegians consider it very important that they become “very well off financially”
instead of “developing a meaningful philosophy in life”
Wealth and Well-Being
Are Wealthy Countries Happier?
Are Wealthier Individuals Happier?
Is the Wealthier 21st Century Happier?
Materialism Fails to Satisfy
Our Human Capacity for Adaptation
Adaptation-level phenomenon
Tendency to adapt to a given level of stimulation and thus to
notice and react to changes from that level
Our Wanting to Compare
Social comparison
Evaluating one’s abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with
others
Toward Sustainability and Survival
Close, supportive relationships
Faith communities
Positive thinking habits
