Lesson 3.4.3
3.4.3 Recycling and other conservation behaviours (cognitive) Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which cognitive strategy involves providing clear guidelines to encourage recycling behaviours?
- Nagging
- Punishment
- Prompting
- Reinforcement
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Which recycling intervention relies heavily on the principle of social comparison?
- Normative feedback
- Financial incentives
- Cognitive priming
- Direct instruction
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Giving a cash reward for returning glass bottles is an example of what cognitive-behavioural tool?
- Altruism
- Eco branding
- Token economy
- Internalisation
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Which barrier to recycling involves the mental effort required to sort waste materials?
- Moral licensing
- Cognitive dissonance
- Response cost
- Social inertia
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Sarah always recycles paper but then justifies taking long-haul flights. What is this called?
- Altruistic guilt
- Moral licensing
- Cognitive overload
- Social proof
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Mark ignores household recycling bins because he assumes everyone else does too. What explains this?
- Response cost
- Altruism
- Social norms
- Self efficacy
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Which psychological theory predicts conservation based on perceived behavioural control and attitudes?
- Social identity
- Drive reduction
- Planned behaviour
- Social learning
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Placing recycling bins directly next to general waste bins reduces which environmental barrier?
- Response cost
- Cognitive load
- Moral licensing
- Social proof
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Which type of prompt is placed physically close to the target location for maximum effect?
- Distant prompt
- Contextual prompt
- Subliminal cue
- General reminder
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Displaying community recycling rates on a village noticeboard utilises which psychological phenomenon?
- Halo effect
- Actor observer
- Cognitive bias
- Social proof
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Which strategy targets internal cognitive values rather than external rewards to promote conservation?
- Fines
- Appeals to altruism
- Cash bonuses
- Tax rebates
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What psychological state occurs when a person's wasteful habits contradict their pro-environmental beliefs?
- Response cost
- Moral licensing
- Social loafing
- Cognitive dissonance
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A council introduces a financial penalty for overflowing landfill bins. What technique is this?
- Positive reinforcement
- Prompting
- Punishment
- Token economy
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Which term describes an individual's belief in their own capability to successfully recycle?
- Self-esteem
- Self-efficacy
- Locus of control
- Altruism
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Providing monthly neighbourhood league tables for plastic recycling is an example of what?
- Altruistic appeal
- Direct punishment
- Cognitive priming
- Competitive feedback
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Emma believes climate change is entirely controlled by governments, not her recycling. What is this?
- Moral licensing
- Internal locus
- Self-efficacy
- External locus
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Why might financial incentives fail to create long-term conservation habits once removed?
- Extrinsic motivation
- Social proof
- Response cost
- Cognitive dissonance
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Which cognitive strategy involves displaying a permanent sign to remind people to turn off lights?
- Feedback
- Reinforcement
- Prompting
- Diffusion
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What cognitive barrier occurs when people believe their individual pro-environmental actions make no difference?
- Moral licensing
- Cognitive load
- Social loafing
- Futile response
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Which cognitive-behavioural tool provides people with ongoing data regarding their household energy consumption reduction?
- Feedback
- Prompts
- Token economy
- Modelling
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