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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Positively Valent Images of Climate Change Solutions Capture Attention

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Hannah Kaull
    University of Vermont
  • Mason Steinhauer
    Northern Michigan University
  • Abbey Zigarac
    Northern Michigan University
  • Jacqueline Cammarata
    Northern Michigan University
  • Joshua Carlson
    Northern Michigan University

Abstract

Two experiments were run to assess the attention grabbing properties of (1) positive vs. negative images of climate change and (2) images of climate change causes, effects, and solutions. The results suggest people are most attentive to positively valent images of climate change solutions (e.g., windmills and solar panels).

Cognitive Neuroscience