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RUNNING HEAD: Impact of Human Behavior on the Environment 1

The Impact of Human Behavior on the Environment

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I+%A,T -F HU+AN BEHA.I-R -N THE EN.IR-N+ENT 2

The i/ea that the action0 of human0 ha0 no impact on the environment i0 out/ate/ an/

mu0t chane both for the environment an/ the human race2 In/ivi/ua30 an/ 0ociety a0 a 4ho3e

cannot he3p but to reat3y inf3uence 4hat happen0 in the 4or3/ aroun/ them! /irect3y effectin

the environment it0e3f2 The action0 an in/ivi/ua3 choo0e0 to ta5e rear/in ho4 they interact

4ith the environment i0 /epen/ent upon their be3ief02 -ur 3ife0ty3e ha0 evo3ve/ a3on 4ith

0ociety to create 0tan/ar/ of 3ivin that i0 /epen/ent upon the pro/uction of oo/0! the burnin

of fo00i3 fue30! an/ the re0u3tant re3ea0e of harmfu3 emi00ion0 into the atmo0phere2 6e have

become /epen/ent upon materia3 item0 an/ convenience pro/uct0 to maintain our happine002

De0pite our ten/ency to put per0ona3 comfort at the forefront of our /eci0ion ma5in proce00e0!

po0itive chane0 can be ma/e2 By mo/ifyin environmenta3 cue0! behavior can be 0hape/ in

4ay0 that are beneficia3 to the environment2 A30o! neative impact0 on the environment can be

3e00ene/ by mo/ifyin behavior to 0upport 0u0tainabi3ity2 The impact of 0ocia3 norm0 on ho4

in/ivi/ua30 vie4 their environment an/ ho4 they behave can contribute to environmenta3

a4arene002 Throuh un/er0tan/in the0e factor0! 4e can 0ucce00fu33y chane human action0 an/

enab3e in/ivi/ua30 to have 3e00 of a neative impact upon their environment!

Environmenta3 ,ue0

In/ivi/ua30 ten/ to act in 4ay0 that ref3ect0 the environment aroun/ them! an/ that

mirror0 the action0 of other02 For in0tance! cue0 that 0trenthen an in/ivi/ua3 to re0pect the

environment inc3u/e the pre0ence of other peop3e provi/in po0itive e7amp3e0 of behavior2 An

e7amp3e of thi0 i0 4hen peop3e 0ee other0 pic5in up 3itter an/ 4i33 re0pect that 0ocia3 norm by

a30o pic5in it up2 A30o! in/ivi/ua30 perceive 0ome peop3e 0uch a0 parent0! teacher0! or

community 3ea/er0 to be a 0inificant e7amp3e of proper behavior! an/ re0pect their norm0 more

than the norm0 of their peer02 A chi3/ 4i33 be more prone to thro4 a4ay their tra0h becau0e that i0


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4hat they 0ee their teacher /o! rather than 3itter becau0e they 0ee a c3a00mate 3itterin 8&te!

"#192 There environmenta3 cue0 that 4ea5en the re0pect peop3e have for the environment2 If

peop3e are aroun/ 4ho /i0rear/ 0ocia3 norm0! it can affect other in/ivi/ua30 behavior2 6hen

0omeone ob0erve0 another per0on thro4in tra0h on the roun/! their re0pect for the norm of not

3itterin 3e00en02 The 3e00 they re0pect the norm0! the more 3i5e3y it i0 they 4i33 continue to 3itter2

The0e neative cue0 can a30o 3ea/ to /i0re0pectfu3 behavior in other 4ay0! 4hich i0 5no4n a0 the

cro00;norm inhibition effect2 If 0omeone 0ee0 raffiti 4ithin the environment! they may 0ee thi0

a0 encouraement to o aain0t the norm! an/ 3itter2 6hen 0omebo/y e30e 0ee the 3itter! they may

be more inc3ine/ to 0tea32 -b0ervin thi0 may cau0e another in/ivi/ua3 to act more vio3ent3y to

tho0e aroun/ him 8&te! "#192

&upportin &u0tainabi3ity By +o/ifyin Behavior

There are t4o primary type0 of po0itive environmenta3 behavior2 The fir0t of the0e i0

/irecte/ pro;environmenta3 behavior! 4hich i0 behavior 4hich peop3e a/apt 4ith a oa3 of /oin

0omethin that i0 oo/ for the environment2 Re/uce! reu0e! recyc3e i0 an e7amp3e of /irecte/

behavior2 In/ivi/ua30 re/uce the amount of arbae they create! they reu0e thin0 0uch a0

0i3ver4are or pa33et0! an/ recyc3e thin0 3i5e ne40paper0 or p3a0tic container0 in0tea/ of thro4in

them a4ay2 %ro;environmenta3 behavior i0 4hen peop3e behave in 4ay0 that 3e00en0 harm to the

environment for rea0on0 not /irect3y attribute/ to environmenta3 concern02 For e7amp3e! an

in/ivi/ua3 4i33 4ater on3y on tho0e /ay0 a33o4e/ by their citie0 ru3e0! in or/er to avoi/ receivin

a fine2 There are /ifferent approache0 to4ar/ chanin in/ivi/ua3 behavior an/ habit02 -ne of

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effective than pena3tie02 For e7amp3e! pena3tie0 0uch a0 fine0 for 3itterin can re0u3t in peop3e

havin neative fee3in0 to4ar/0 the per0on or aency that ive out the pena3ty2 Re4ar/0! on the

other han/! can e3icit po0itive fee3in0 to4ar/0 them 8>ehman ? Ge33er! "##)2

&ocia3 Norm0

Accor/in to &te! @&ocia3 norm0 are ru3e0 an/ 0tan/ar/0 that are un/er0too/ by

member0 of a roup! an/ that that ui/e an/(or con0train human behavior 4ithout the force of

3a40 8"#19! p2 1$)2 There are t4o type0 of 0ocia3 norm02 The fir0t! inunctive norm0! are

con0i/ere/ to be behavior 4hich i0 common3y approve/ of or /i0approve/ of2 The 0econ/!

/e0criptive norm0! refer0 to that behavior /i0p3aye/ by mo0t member0 of the roup2 In/ivi/ua30

a/here to 0ocia3 norm0 in or/er to fit in 4ith other member0 of 0ociety! or to ain re4ar/02 &ocia3

norm0 can inf3uence pro;environmenta3 behavior throuh normative an/ informationa3 inf3uence!

an/ the 0trenth of thi0 inf3uence i0 effecte/ by variab3e0 0uch a0 the 0i


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them a4ay2 The i/ea i0 that 4hen peop3e thro4 a4ay ca0h! they are re4ar/ 4ith a /iita3

currency 0imi3ar to bitcoin0! 4hich they can then e7chane for pro/uct0 or ca0h2 A//itiona33y!

u0e0 can compete 4ith other0 to 0ee 4ho can accumu3ate the mo0t re4ar/0 8Hi33en! "#1)2

,onc3u0ion

Human0 ho3/ reat po4er over the 4e33;bein of the environment thouh both the 4ay

4e pro/uce the oo/0 an/ 0ervice0 4e /epen/ on! a0 4e33 a0 ho4 4e interact 4ith the

environment it0e3f2 %eop3e are inf3uence/ throuh cue0 they receive in the environment! 4hich

can cau0e them to either behave in 4ay0 that either pro;environmenta3 or neative2 &ocia3 norm0

a30o he3p to 0hape ho4 peop3e behave2 In/ivi/ua30 behavior can be chane/ throuh /irecte/

behavior or the u0e of po0itive or neative con0e=uence02 No matter ho4 4e are inf3uence/!

human0 impact on the environment can be chane/! either throuh the u0e of techno3oy that

3e00en0 neative impact on the environment! or on an in/ivi/ua3 ba0i02


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