Abstract People tend to perceive themselves as better than average in various contexts. In this article I test if the better-than-average effect (BTAE) also holds for pro-environmental behavioral engagement. Experiment 1 supported that the majority of participants report to be more pro-environmental than others, using a large representative sample. Experiment 2 validated these findings in 3 additional cultures (United States, United Kingdom, and India) and showed that BTAE held for both abstract (other Americans) and concrete (my friends) comparisons. Experiment 3 found that participants overestimated both how “much” and how “often” they engage in pro-environmental actions. Finally, Experiment 4 found weak support for the hypothesis that inducing BTAE are inhibiting future pro-environmental behaviors.

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大多数人认为他们比其他人更环保：在感知的环保行为参与中表现出优于平均水平的效果

摘要 在各种情况下，人们往往认为自己比平均水平更好。在本文中，我测试了优于平均水平的效果 (BTAE) 是否也适用于亲环境行为参与。实验 1 使用大型代表性样本支持大多数参与者报告比其他人更环保。实验 2 在另外 3 种文化（美国、英国和印度）中验证了这些发现，并表明 BTAE 可用于抽象（其他美国人）和具体（我的朋友）比较。实验 3 发现，参与者高估了他们参与环保行动的“程度”和“频率”。最后，实验 4 发现对诱导 BTAE 会抑制未来的亲环境行为的假设的支持很弱。