TY - JOUR
T1 - Climate Change
T2 - What Psychology Can Offer in Terms of Insights and Solutions
AU - Van Lange, Paul A.M.
AU - Joireman, Jeff
AU - Milinski, Manfred
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - Can psychological science offer evidence-based solutions to climate change? Using insights and principles derived from the literature on social dilemmas and human cooperation, we discuss evidence in support of three solutions: crossing the borders of thought, time, and space. First, borders of thought could be crossed by using persuasion that is concrete and tailored to local circumstances and by highlighting information about people’s efforts as evidence against the myth of self-interest. Second, borders of time could be crossed by using kinship cues, which can help make the future less distant, and relatively uninvolved advisors, who may help make the future salient. And third, borders of space could be crossed by showing group representatives how they might benefit from a frame of altruistic competition—focusing on the benefits of being seen as moral and global in orientation. Our overall conclusion is that psychological science can offer evidence-based solutions to climate change.
AB - Can psychological science offer evidence-based solutions to climate change? Using insights and principles derived from the literature on social dilemmas and human cooperation, we discuss evidence in support of three solutions: crossing the borders of thought, time, and space. First, borders of thought could be crossed by using persuasion that is concrete and tailored to local circumstances and by highlighting information about people’s efforts as evidence against the myth of self-interest. Second, borders of time could be crossed by using kinship cues, which can help make the future less distant, and relatively uninvolved advisors, who may help make the future salient. And third, borders of space could be crossed by showing group representatives how they might benefit from a frame of altruistic competition—focusing on the benefits of being seen as moral and global in orientation. Our overall conclusion is that psychological science can offer evidence-based solutions to climate change.
KW - climate change
KW - human cooperation
KW - public policy
KW - social dilemmas
KW - trust
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U2 - 10.1177/0963721417753945
DO - 10.1177/0963721417753945
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85049837838
SN - 0963-7214
VL - 27
SP - 269
EP - 274
JO - Current Directions in Psychological Science
JF - Current Directions in Psychological Science
IS - 4
ER -