Ecological Knowledge and Perception of Environmental Modifiability
Levenson, H. (1974). Ecological knowledge and perception of environmental modifiability. American Psychologist, 29, 4, 274-275.
Comments that, in a study by M. P. Maloney and M. P. Ward (see PA, Vol 51:5007) that presented an objective scale for measuring ecological attitudes and knowledge, Maloney and Ward found that their scale did not correlate significantly with actual commitment and discusses the explanation of this result. A study is described that used the author's (1973) Environmental Modifiability Test and found that Ss less involved in antipollution activities perceived more chances for eliminating pollution than those more active in such efforts.
