Behavioural Psychology and Climate Change

Behavioural Psychology and Climate Change Video As a teacher of Psychology in the Social Sciences you can use this video to teach your students aspects of behavioural science, explain the limitations of our brains in perceiving climate change, and discuss potential behavioural science solutions to the climate crisis. Through this video students will understand the […]

Why Do Our Brains Ignore Climate Change

Why Do Our Brains Ignore Climate Change Overview As an Undergraduate teacher of Psychology in the Social Sciences you can use this lesson plan to teach your students aspects of behavioural science, explain why our brains are wired to ignore climate change, and discuss potential behavioural science solutions to the climate crisis. This lesson plan […]

Human Cognition and Climate Denial

Human Cognition and Climate Denial Video A video titled ‘Cognition of Climate Change Denial’ by Stephen Lewandowsky, University of Western Australia, that explains how human cognition processes and responds to climate change. The video discusses different psychological and cognitive factors, perceptions, attitudes, and individual political beliefs that influence the way people address the issue of […]

The Wiring of Our Brain

The Wiring of Our Brain Video A video titled ‘Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change’ by George Marshall, author and founder of Climate Outreach and Information Network, that focuses on how the human brain is wired to ignore climate change even though it is such a critical […]

Impacts of Climate Change on Behavioural and Cognitive Psychology

Impacts of Climate Change on Behavioural and Cognitive Psychology Reading This reading resource can be used by educators teaching Psychology or Social Sciences to show the psychological dimensions of climate change. It contains six sections that include information on how people understand the risks imposed by climate change, human behavioral contributions to climate change, psycho-social […]

Gender and Climate Change

Gender and Climate Change Overview As an Undergraduate teacher in the Social Sciences, you can use this lesson plan to teach your students about the gender dimensions in the field of climate change. Climate change is a defining factor of human development in recent times. It is not only a topic for scientific or technical […]