APS
31st APS Annual Convention
Applied Sustainability: Psychology-Based Interventions to Engage Diverse Groups
To create a sustainable world, we must change human behavior. In this set of four presentations (Preston, Romero-Canyas, Klotz, and Weber) researchers describe projects applying the science of cognition, decision making, social behavior, and altruism to solve real-world environmental problems, in collaboration with other disciplines and practitioners (e.g., engineers, NGOs).
Chairs & Discussants
- Stephanie PrestonChair
University of Michigan - Rainer Romero-CanyasCoChair
Environmental Defense Fund
Presentations
- Beauty in the Eye of the Activist: Narratives about Monarch Butterflies Affect Environmental EngagementStephanie Preston
- The US Public Underestimates the Environmental Concerns of Minority and Low-Income Americans: Consequences and Potential RemediesRainer Romero-Canyas
- Choice Architecture for Upstream Infrastructure Design ChoicesLeidy Klotz
- Visions Fly and Actions Follow: Estimation of Successors’ Actions Enhances Intergenerational Altruism Elke Weber