Shifting Baseline Syndrome Quiz

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Which term describes the phenomenon where each new generation accepts the environmental conditions they were raised in as being normal?

Environmental degradation

Consequential implications

Self-reinforcing feedback loops

Shifting baseline syndrome (correct)

Shifting baseline syndrome is recognized as one of the fundamental obstacles to addressing what?

Global environmental issues (correct)

Consequential implications

Psychological and sociological phenomena

Self-reinforcing feedback loops

What is the proposed conceptual framework for understanding shifting baseline syndrome?

Self-reinforcing feedback loops

Environmental degradation

Consequential implications

Nature and extent of SBS (correct)

Which term refers to the psychological and sociological phenomenon of accepting lowered thresholds for environmental conditions?

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What is the term used to describe the ongoing environmental degradation at local, regional, and global scales?

Environmental degradation Signup and view all the answers

What are the causes of shifting baseline syndrome?

The absence of past information or experience with historical conditions. Signup and view all the answers

What are the consequences of shifting baseline syndrome?

Lowered accepted thresholds for environmental conditions. Signup and view all the answers

What are the implications of shifting baseline syndrome?

Obstacles to addressing global environmental issues. Signup and view all the answers

What do the authors propose in order to understand shifting baseline syndrome?

A conceptual framework. Signup and view all the answers

What is shifting baseline syndrome?

The psychological and sociological phenomenon of accepting lowered thresholds for environmental conditions. Signup and view all the answers

Shifting Baseline Syndrome Quiz

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Which term describes the phenomenon where each new generation accepts the environmental conditions they were raised in as being normal?

Shifting baseline syndrome is recognized as one of the fundamental obstacles to addressing what?

What is the proposed conceptual framework for understanding shifting baseline syndrome?

Which term refers to the psychological and sociological phenomenon of accepting lowered thresholds for environmental conditions?

What is the term used to describe the ongoing environmental degradation at local, regional, and global scales?

What are the causes of shifting baseline syndrome?

What are the consequences of shifting baseline syndrome?

What are the implications of shifting baseline syndrome?

What do the authors propose in order to understand shifting baseline syndrome?

What is shifting baseline syndrome?

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