1. ©2013 McGraw-Hill Companies
Social Psychology
David Myers
11e
©2013 McGraw-Hill Companies

2. Chapter Sixteen
Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

3. Psychology and Climate Change
Psychological Effects of Climate Change
Displacement and trauma
Natural disasters
Climate and conflict
Global warming
Public Opinion about Climate Change

4. Psychology and Climate Change
Personal Experience and the Availability Heuristic
Weather conditions
Lacking Comprehension
System justification

5. Enabling Sustainable Living
New Technologies
Reducing Consumption
Incentives
Feedback, living green
Identity

6. The Social Psychology of Materialism and Wealth
Increased Materialism
Surged between the 1970s and the 1980s
Collegians consider it very important that they become “very well off financially” instead of “developing a meaningful philosophy in life”

7. The Social Psychology of Materialism and Wealth
Wealth and Well-Being
Are wealthy countries happier?
Are wealthier individuals happier?
Is the wealthier 21st century happier?

8. The Social Psychology of Materialism and Wealth
Materialism Fails to Satisfy
Our human capacity for adaptation
Adaptation-level phenomenon
Tendency to adapt to a given level of stimulation and thus to notice and react to changes from that level
Our wanting to compare
Social comparison
Evaluating one’s abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with others

9. The Social Psychology of Materialism and Wealth
Toward Sustainability and Survival
Close, supportive relationships
Faith communities
Positive thinking habits
Experiencing nature
Flow