Cooperative phenotype predicts climate change belief and pro-environmental behaviour

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Cooperative phenotype predicts climate change belief and pro-environmental behaviour

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Understanding the psychological causes of variation in climate change belief and pro-environmental behaviour remains an urgent challenge for the social sciences. The "cooperative phenotype" is a stable psychological preference for cooperating in social dilemmas that involve a tension between individual and collective interest. Since climate change poses a social dilemma on a global scale, this issue may evoke similar psychological processes as smaller social dilemmas. Here, we investigate the...

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Claessens, Scott / Kelly, Daniel / Sibley, Chris G / Chaudhuri, Ananish / Atkinson, Quentin D

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/69186

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Humans / Attitude / Cooperative Behavior / Phenotype / Models, Theoretical / Climate Change / 38 Economics / 4406 Human Geography / 44 Human Society / Mental health / 13 Climate Action / Science & Technology / Multidisciplinary Sciences / Science & Technology - Other Topics / PROENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR / SELF-REPORT / DETERMINANTS / PREFERENCES / FOUNDATIONS / PERSONALITY / PUNISHMENT / EFFICIENCY / ATTITUDES / IDEOLOGY

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