Jo Cutler
@drjocutler.bsky.social
Wellcome Trust Early Career Research Fellow
@thechbh.bsky.social, University of Birmingham
http://tinyurl.com/Helpful-Brain
Prosocial decisions, kindness, charity, neuroscience, modelling, ageing
@thechbh.bsky.social, University of Birmingham
http://tinyurl.com/Helpful-Brain
Prosocial decisions, kindness, charity, neuroscience, modelling, ageing
Finally, we found that people who believe climate change is man-made and support policies to protect the planet had higher pro-environmental motivation specifically.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Finally, we found that people who believe climate change is man-made and support policies to protect the planet had higher pro-environmental motivation specifically.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
People were more willing to exert effort when:
💪 the effort required was 🔽
💰 the reward available was 🔼
In the control group without intervention, motivation was higher to provide food than mitigate climate change 🌍
➡️ Interventions that promote climate motivation are key
💪 the effort required was 🔽
💰 the reward available was 🔼
In the control group without intervention, motivation was higher to provide food than mitigate climate change 🌍
➡️ Interventions that promote climate motivation are key
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
People were more willing to exert effort when:
💪 the effort required was 🔽
💰 the reward available was 🔼
In the control group without intervention, motivation was higher to provide food than mitigate climate change 🌍
➡️ Interventions that promote climate motivation are key
💪 the effort required was 🔽
💰 the reward available was 🔼
In the control group without intervention, motivation was higher to provide food than mitigate climate change 🌍
➡️ Interventions that promote climate motivation are key
3,055 ppts from 6 countries 🇧🇬🇬🇷🇳🇬🇸🇪🇬🇧🇺🇸 did our new online Pro-Environmental Effort Task ✨ the PEET ✨
On each trial, they choose between rest or work: exerting effort by clicking boxes to earn more credits 💪
Credits were donations to a climate charity 🌍 or a matched control food charity
On each trial, they choose between rest or work: exerting effort by clicking boxes to earn more credits 💪
Credits were donations to a climate charity 🌍 or a matched control food charity
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
3,055 ppts from 6 countries 🇧🇬🇬🇷🇳🇬🇸🇪🇬🇧🇺🇸 did our new online Pro-Environmental Effort Task ✨ the PEET ✨
On each trial, they choose between rest or work: exerting effort by clicking boxes to earn more credits 💪
Credits were donations to a climate charity 🌍 or a matched control food charity
On each trial, they choose between rest or work: exerting effort by clicking boxes to earn more credits 💪
Credits were donations to a climate charity 🌍 or a matched control food charity
🌎 New paper in @commspsychol.nature.com 🌍
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change, but these are often more effortful. Can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Joint w/ Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change, but these are often more effortful. Can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Joint w/ Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🌎 New paper in @commspsychol.nature.com 🌍
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change, but these are often more effortful. Can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Joint w/ Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change, but these are often more effortful. Can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Joint w/ Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
Thank you so much to everyone who came and to our sponsors @carneyinstitute.bsky.social, Brown CoPsy, Brown Neuro, @unibirmingham.bsky.social, UoB College of Life & Environmental Sciences & @thechbh.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who came and to our sponsors @carneyinstitute.bsky.social, Brown CoPsy, Brown Neuro, @unibirmingham.bsky.social, UoB College of Life & Environmental Sciences & @thechbh.bsky.social
… George Loewenstein, @modirshanechi.bsky.social, @russell-golman.bsky.social, @vgonzalez.bsky.social, @carocharp.bsky.social, @doctor-bob.bsky.social, @katenuss.bsky.social, @haoxuefan.bsky.social plus so many great short & blitz talks and posters
October 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
… George Loewenstein, @modirshanechi.bsky.social, @russell-golman.bsky.social, @vgonzalez.bsky.social, @carocharp.bsky.social, @doctor-bob.bsky.social, @katenuss.bsky.social, @haoxuefan.bsky.social plus so many great short & blitz talks and posters
I had so much fun organising #CISE2025 conference on Curiosity, Information Seeking & Exploration with Romy Frömer, @hayleydorfman.bsky.social, Ohad Dan, Matt Nassar, Tali Sharot & Jacqueline Gottlieb at beautiful Brown University then hearing about all the amazing research from our speakers…
October 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I had so much fun organising #CISE2025 conference on Curiosity, Information Seeking & Exploration with Romy Frömer, @hayleydorfman.bsky.social, Ohad Dan, Matt Nassar, Tali Sharot & Jacqueline Gottlieb at beautiful Brown University then hearing about all the amazing research from our speakers…
Great start to the travels @univ-amu.fr in beautiful Marseille. Next up Providence for CISE 2025, Boston @socforneuroecon.bsky.social, and New York
September 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Great start to the travels @univ-amu.fr in beautiful Marseille. Next up Providence for CISE 2025, Boston @socforneuroecon.bsky.social, and New York
Great to have @mjgruber.bsky.social visit @chbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social today and give a great talk on curiosity, exploration & memory 🧠
September 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Great to have @mjgruber.bsky.social visit @chbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social today and give a great talk on curiosity, exploration & memory 🧠
#CSC2025 participants enjoying a @positivelybrum.bsky.social walking tour around the city centre
September 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#CSC2025 participants enjoying a @positivelybrum.bsky.social walking tour around the city centre
Meghna, Lily and Jonny are ready to greet everyone in the Link for our poster reception 👋
September 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Meghna, Lily and Jonny are ready to greet everyone in the Link for our poster reception 👋
Award-winning research and Brum-themed food @unibirmingham.bsky.social Founders’ Awards & Chancellor’s Dinner this evening
July 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Award-winning research and Brum-themed food @unibirmingham.bsky.social Founders’ Awards & Chancellor’s Dinner this evening
A masterclass in the science of motivation for @brainapps.bsky.social inaugural lecture and well-deserved recognition of all the support Matt gives those around him
July 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A masterclass in the science of motivation for @brainapps.bsky.social inaugural lecture and well-deserved recognition of all the support Matt gives those around him
⏰ Deadline Monday (28th) for @unibirmingham.bsky.social & @unileiden.bsky.social Computational Social Cognition summer school.
Don't miss keynotes by Matthew Rushworth, @dianatamir.bsky.social &
@davidamodio.bsky.social
www.compsoccog.com
⬇️ Only text response questions in the short application:
Don't miss keynotes by Matthew Rushworth, @dianatamir.bsky.social &
@davidamodio.bsky.social
www.compsoccog.com
⬇️ Only text response questions in the short application:
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
⏰ Deadline Monday (28th) for @unibirmingham.bsky.social & @unileiden.bsky.social Computational Social Cognition summer school.
Don't miss keynotes by Matthew Rushworth, @dianatamir.bsky.social &
@davidamodio.bsky.social
www.compsoccog.com
⬇️ Only text response questions in the short application:
Don't miss keynotes by Matthew Rushworth, @dianatamir.bsky.social &
@davidamodio.bsky.social
www.compsoccog.com
⬇️ Only text response questions in the short application:
Patricia Lockwood @thepsychologist.bsky.social wraps up Early Career Award talk @bacn.co.uk covering work on how and when we help by @margotgueguen.bsky.social, @toddvogel.bsky.social and others @sdnl.bsky.social @thechbh.bsky.social
September 10, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Patricia Lockwood @thepsychologist.bsky.social wraps up Early Career Award talk @bacn.co.uk covering work on how and when we help by @margotgueguen.bsky.social, @toddvogel.bsky.social and others @sdnl.bsky.social @thechbh.bsky.social
Finally, we found people who believe climate change is man-made and support policies to protect the planet had higher pro-environmental motivation specifically.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
May 16, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Finally, we found people who believe climate change is man-made and support policies to protect the planet had higher pro-environmental motivation specifically.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
People were more willing to exert effort when:
💪 the effort required was 🔽
💰 the reward available was 🔼
In the control group without intervention, motivation was higher to provide food than mitigate climate change 🌍
➡️ Interventions that promote climate motivation are key
💪 the effort required was 🔽
💰 the reward available was 🔼
In the control group without intervention, motivation was higher to provide food than mitigate climate change 🌍
➡️ Interventions that promote climate motivation are key
May 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM
People were more willing to exert effort when:
💪 the effort required was 🔽
💰 the reward available was 🔼
In the control group without intervention, motivation was higher to provide food than mitigate climate change 🌍
➡️ Interventions that promote climate motivation are key
💪 the effort required was 🔽
💰 the reward available was 🔼
In the control group without intervention, motivation was higher to provide food than mitigate climate change 🌍
➡️ Interventions that promote climate motivation are key
3,055 ppts from 6 countries did our new online Pro-Environmental Effort Task ✨ the PEET ✨
On each trial they choose between rest or work: exerting effort by clicking boxes to earn more credits 💪
Credits were donations to a climate charity 🌍 or matched control food charity
On each trial they choose between rest or work: exerting effort by clicking boxes to earn more credits 💪
Credits were donations to a climate charity 🌍 or matched control food charity
May 16, 2024 at 4:02 PM
3,055 ppts from 6 countries did our new online Pro-Environmental Effort Task ✨ the PEET ✨
On each trial they choose between rest or work: exerting effort by clicking boxes to earn more credits 💪
Credits were donations to a climate charity 🌍 or matched control food charity
On each trial they choose between rest or work: exerting effort by clicking boxes to earn more credits 💪
Credits were donations to a climate charity 🌍 or matched control food charity
🌎 New preprint! 🌍
osf.io/preprints/ps...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change. But these actions are often more effortful. How can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Jointly led by Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
osf.io/preprints/ps...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change. But these actions are often more effortful. How can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Jointly led by Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
May 16, 2024 at 3:54 PM
🌎 New preprint! 🌍
osf.io/preprints/ps...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change. But these actions are often more effortful. How can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Jointly led by Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
osf.io/preprints/ps...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change. But these actions are often more effortful. How can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Jointly led by Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵