PSYCH 144Climate Change: Individual Behaviors and Group Attitudes

3 credits · Psychology · Penn State

PSYCH 144 : Climate Change - Individual Behaviors and Group Attitudes is intended to be an introduction to environmental attitudes and behavior research within the social sciences, especially the fields of social and environmental psychology. This course allows students to understand the varied psychological processes, including individual attitudes, societal values, and personality traits, that shape a person's interactions with and feelings toward the physical environment within the context of global climate change. Drawing on methodology and theory in the areas of attitude change, social cognition, environmental perception, pro-social behavior, and emotions, this course will provide students with insight into how individual and group actions and mental processes can impact beliefs and actions toward global climate change while also providing a foundation for ways to alter those behaviors in meaningful ways.