Intelligence and Environmental Emissions
We hypothesize that more intelligent people are likely to forgo proximal choices for more important distal alternatives with respect to the environment, consistent with the delay discounting rationale. We undertake an assessment of the relationship between IQ and emissions of CH4, CO2, and N2O using...
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| author | Squalli, Jay |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Squalli, Jay |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2014-05 2016-10-19T07:04:33Z 2016-10-19T07:04:33Z |
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| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | Lea, David. "“The Future of the Humanities in Today’s Financial Markets,”." Educational theory 64, no. 3 (2014): 261-285 0160-2896 http://hdl.handle.net/11073/8546 10.1016/j.intell.2014.02.012 |
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| dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv | Elsevier |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | Intelligence http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2014.02.012 |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Greenhouse gas emissions Intelligence IQ Delay discounting |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Intelligence and Environmental Emissions |
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| description | We hypothesize that more intelligent people are likely to forgo proximal choices for more important distal alternatives with respect to the environment, consistent with the delay discounting rationale. We undertake an assessment of the relationship between IQ and emissions of CH4, CO2, and N2O using U.S. state-level data and NAEP-derived IQ estimates for the year 2005. We find that higher-IQ U.S. states have higher N2O emissions, net of other factors. We also find no statistically significant relationship between intelligence and emissions of CH4 and CO2. While these results may suggest that higher-IQ individuals do not necessarily alter their behavior in a way that is favorable to the environment, they do not unambiguously reject the delay discounting hypothesis. Future scholarly work should consider assessing the intelligence–environment relationship using alternative measures of intelligence. It should also establish clear causality between intelligence and environmental emissions, if any, and shift research on IQ at the U.S. state level from its infancy. |
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| spelling | Intelligence and Environmental EmissionsSqualli, JayGreenhouse gas emissionsIntelligenceIQDelay discountingWe hypothesize that more intelligent people are likely to forgo proximal choices for more important distal alternatives with respect to the environment, consistent with the delay discounting rationale. We undertake an assessment of the relationship between IQ and emissions of CH4, CO2, and N2O using U.S. state-level data and NAEP-derived IQ estimates for the year 2005. We find that higher-IQ U.S. states have higher N2O emissions, net of other factors. We also find no statistically significant relationship between intelligence and emissions of CH4 and CO2. While these results may suggest that higher-IQ individuals do not necessarily alter their behavior in a way that is favorable to the environment, they do not unambiguously reject the delay discounting hypothesis. Future scholarly work should consider assessing the intelligence–environment relationship using alternative measures of intelligence. It should also establish clear causality between intelligence and environmental emissions, if any, and shift research on IQ at the U.S. state level from its infancy.Elsevier2016-10-19T07:04:33Z2016-10-19T07:04:33Z2014-05info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfLea, David. "“The Future of the Humanities in Today’s Financial Markets,”." Educational theory 64, no. 3 (2014): 261-2850160-2896http://hdl.handle.net/11073/854610.1016/j.intell.2014.02.012en_USIntelligencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2014.02.012oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/85462024-08-22T12:17:40Z |
| spellingShingle | Intelligence and Environmental Emissions Squalli, Jay Greenhouse gas emissions Intelligence IQ Delay discounting |
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| title | Intelligence and Environmental Emissions |
| title_full | Intelligence and Environmental Emissions |
| title_fullStr | Intelligence and Environmental Emissions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intelligence and Environmental Emissions |
| title_short | Intelligence and Environmental Emissions |
| title_sort | Intelligence and Environmental Emissions |
| topic | Greenhouse gas emissions Intelligence IQ Delay discounting |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11073/8546 |