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Global Change: New Challenges for Psychology
Author(s) -
LévyLeboyer Claude,
Duron Yves
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207599108247145
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , action (physics) , face (sociological concept) , collective action , cognition , process (computing) , order (exchange) , social psychology , political science , social science , sociology , business , politics , computer science , physics , finance , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , law , operating system
Perception of environmental degradation and awareness of environmental hazards came gradually, and was followed by collective action. Global change is different because of its specific features, which raise new issues for action‐oriented psychological research. The lack of consensus among scientists, the global nature of the change, and the type of risk are analysed in order to develop an agenda for research. Priority should be given to acquiring a better knowledge of the cognitive process in the face of serious danger with a high margin of uncertainty.