ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Looking Away from the Future: Perceived Agency and Collective Memory for Climate Crisis Events

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Cognitive Science

  • Olivia Cadwell
    The New School for Social Research

Abstract

This research explores the finding that perceived agency may determine positive or negative future thinking about climate change. Using methods from collective memory and future thinking literature, we aim to demonstrate the role of political ideology and collective future thinking through a manipulation of perceived agency.

Cognitive Processes