Callahan, Owen (2023) Acceptance of Hyperloop. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Transportation is a major contributor to climate change. The prototype hyperloop train has the potential to save energy and avoid significant fossil fuel emissions. However, public acceptance of this new sustainable transportation is likely to be low because of poor perceptions of its usefulness and ease of use. The current study explores how the contextual factors of comfort, safety, and price affect an individual’s emotion towards and acceptance of the hyperloop. I used three hypothetical scenarios (N = 114) to manipulate the contextual factors while measuring acceptance and emotion (pleasure, arousal, and dominance). The results show that hyperloop acceptance is lowest when perceived as uncomfortable. Pleasure had the largest negative effect in the comfort condition, whereas arousal had the largest positive effect in the safety condition. Psychological factors, such as individual values, had little effect on hyperloop acceptance, but future research should consider this as a potential factor influencing acceptance. This study finds that uncomfortable experiences led to the greatest decrease in acceptance. Improving the perceptions of the comfort of the hyperloop should be vital for gaining public support.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Post, J.M.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Environmental Psychology (EP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2023 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2023 08:30 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1568 |
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