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Use the words below to fill in the gaps in the statements:
Cognitive Dissonance
Hyperbolic Discounting
The Bystander Effect
The phenomenon that leads us to believe that we don’t need to take action because no one around us is doing anything, is called
The discomfort we feel when we encounter an idea that conflicts with a belief we already hold, is called
Our brains are wired to pay more attention to rewards or threats in the present rather than the future. This is called
Do you think that you have ever experienced one of these ‘brain biases’ and that it has affected the way that you respond to the climate crisis? Which one and how?
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Read this article (written at the time of COP26) about how to combat climate anxiety.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58756143
What advice would you have for:
Either: someone your age who is feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis when they think about their future
Or: someone is ignoring the climate crisis and pushing thoughts about it to the back of their mind so that they don’t have to change their habits.
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