Dialectical versus linear thinking shapes people's anticipation of climate change

• Main Authors: Li, Liman Man Wai, Mei, Dongmei, Li, Wen-Qiao, Ito, Kenichi
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Dialectical Beliefs; Climate Change
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146663
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Dialectical thinking refers to a constellation of beliefs that consist of expectation of change, tolerance of contradiction, and holism. The current research explored whether dialectical thinking would affect people's anticipation of climate change, which has been propagated globally. Study 1 c...