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Construction of a Nuclear Power Station in One's Locality: Attitudes and Salience

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Van-der-Pligt, J., Eiser, J. R., & Spears, R. (1986). Construction of a nuclear power station in one's locality: Attitudes and salience. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 7, 1, 1-15.
Examined the attitudes toward the building of a nuclear power station in one's locality by surveying 290 residents (mean age 47.5 yrs) of 3 small rural communities that were liste…

Increasing Attitude-Behavior Correspondence by Broadening the Scope of the Behavioral Measure

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Weigel, R. H. & Newman, L. S. (1976). Increasing attitude-behavior correspondence by broadening the scope of the behavioral measure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 6, 793-802.
Concerns about the adequacy of both the methodology and behavioral criteria employed in much of the past research on attitude-behavior consistency prompted this field experiment. …

Attitudes toward Nuclear Energy: Familiarity and Salience

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Van-der-Pligt, J., Eiser, J. R. & Spears, R. (1986). Attitudes toward nuclear energy: Familiarity and salience. Environment and Behavior, 18, 1, 75-93.
Examined attitudes toward the building of a nuclear power station in one's locality. 648 residents (mean age 47.7 yrs) of 4 small rural communities that were selected as possible …

An Evaluation of the Public Response to a Community Recycling Education Program

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Vining, J. & Ebreo, A. (1989). An evaluation of the public response to a community recycling education program. Society and Natural Resources, 2, 23-36.
Conserving resources and reducing the volume of garbage that must be incinerated or stored in landfills through recycling has become a major priority for many communities. Educat…

Ideological and Demographic Correlates of Proecology Behavior

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Weigel, R. H. (1977). Ideological and demographic correlates of proecology behavior. Journal of Social Psychology, 103, 1, 39-47.
Previous studies of the ideological and demographic characteristics of environmentalists have used attitude measures to distinguish persons with a pro-ecology orientation. Concern…

Municipal Programs Booming in the 10 Biggest Cities

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Watson, T. (1990, December). Municipal programs booming in the 10 biggest cities. Resource Recycling, 9, 12, 27-29.

The Strength of Weak and Strong Communication Ties in a Community Information Program

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Weenig, M. W. H. (1993). The strength of weak and strong communication ties in a community information program. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 23, 20, 1712-1731.
Conducted a study in 2 lower-class Dutch neighborhoods to show that it is predominantly through weak ties (external sources) that information will be brought into a clique and tha…

Energy Demand Behavior in a Master-Metered Apartment Complex: An Experimental Analysis

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Walker, J. M. (1979). Energy demand behavior in a master-metered apartment complex: An experimental analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 64, 2, 190-196.
In a master-metered apartment complex, electricity use is metered at a single point for all tenants so that tenants do not pay energy bills based on their individual use. An exper…

Recycling at an L.A. High-Rise: A Star is Born

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Watson, T. (1989, September). Recycling at an L.A. high-rise: A star is born. Resource Recycling, 8, 5, 32-33, 50-52.

Saving Energy the Easy Way: An Analysis of Thermostat Management

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Vine, E. (1987). Saving energy the easy way: An analysis of thermostat management. Energy Efficiency: Perspectives on Individual Behavior, 121-134.

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