APS

31st APS Annual Convention

Applied Sustainability: Psychology-Based Interventions to Engage Diverse Groups

Sunday, May 26, 2019 · Washington, DC

Oral · General

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

  1. Beauty in the Eye of the Activist: Narratives about Monarch Butterflies Affect Environmental EngagementStephanie Preston
  2. The US Public Underestimates the Environmental Concerns of Minority and Low-Income Americans: Consequences and Potential RemediesRainer Romero-Canyas
  3. Choice Architecture for Upstream Infrastructure Design ChoicesLeidy Klotz
  4. Visions Fly and Actions Follow: Estimation of Successors’ Actions Enhances Intergenerational Altruism Elke Weber