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Heart rate change and attitudes to global warming: A conceptual replication of the visceral fit mechanism
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Drummond, A and Palmer, MA, Heart rate change and attitudes to global warming: A conceptual replication of the visceral fit mechanism, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 38 pp. 10-16. ISSN 0272-4944 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.12.004
Abstract
Visceral fit effects occur when a physical state (e.g., warmth) increases the plausibility of future related states (e.g., global warming). We attempted to conceptually replicate such effects by investigating whether belief in global warming is influenced by a change in heart rate, which is linked to body warmth. In four studies, participants' heart rates were varied via mental manipulation or physical exercise. In three of the studies, increased heart rate was associated with greater self-reported belief that global warming was occurring. Across all studies, the association between heart rate and self-reported belief in global warming was small in statistical effect size and very small in absolute terms. We suggest that the effects of incidental cues are interesting because such factors should not influence global warming beliefs at all, but the small absolute size of the effects means that situational cues are unlikely to alter a person's stance on climate change.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | climate change, heart rate, judgment, visceral fit |
Research Division: | Psychology |
Research Group: | Cognitive and computational psychology |
Research Field: | Sensory processes, perception and performance |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
UTAS Author: | Palmer, MA (Associate Professor Matt Palmer) |
ID Code: | 88489 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | Psychology |
Deposited On: | 2014-02-04 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-02 |
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