Most People Think They Are More Pro-Environmental than Others: A Demonstration of the Better-than-Average Effect in Perceived Pro-Environmental Behavioral Engagement

People tend to perceive themselves as better than average in various contexts. In this article I test if the better-than-average effect (BTAE) also holds for pro-environmental behavioral engagement. Experiment 1 supported that the majority of participants report to be more pro-environmental than oth...

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Published in:	Basic and applied social psychology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 50 - 61
Main Author:	Bergquist, Magnus
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mahwah Routledge 02.01.2020 Psychology Press
Subjects:	Averages Behavior bias Environmentalism Experiments Friendship optimism Perceptions Psychology Psykologi response styles risk spillover
ISSN:	0197-3533, 1532-4834
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