Environmental Psychology Flashcards
What are the 4 steps that large-scale behavior change requires?
- selection
- intervention
- evaluation
- dissemination
What are researchers really great at?
intervening when there is a problem, and evaluating the results of changing that behavior
What are consultants really good at?
selecting a problem and disseminating information about how to fix that problem
When selecting target environmental impact, should we target efficacy or curtailment?
efficacy because they are one time
What does efficacy mean?
one-time
What is curtailment?
repetitive behaviors
What is the ABC approach to behavior change?
activators (telling people to do something)
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behavior (an individual doing something)
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consequences (response to behavior)
What is feed foreward?
giving people direction before the behavior is preformed
What is feedback?
a response to an action (consequence) that shapes or adjusts that action in subsequent performance
What type of psychology is best for large scale behavior change?
applied behavior sciences
Who do we teach the “DO IT” method to?
potential change agents
What can simple design mechanisms do?
create large scale behavior change
What is conservational psychology?
scientific study of the relationships between humans and nature, with the goal of encouraging conservation of the natural world
What is ERB?
environmentally responsible behavior
What is the difference between behavioral v. technology choice?
behavior choice looks at choosing behaviors that are environmentally responsible while technology choice looks at choosing technology that is sustainable
