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Diffusion of Energy-Conserving Innovations

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Darley, J. M., & Beniger, J. R. (1981). Diffusion of energy-conserving innovations. Journal of Social Issues, 37, 2, 150-171.
Suggests that people's decisions to adopt energy-conserving processes and products is a specific instance of the decision to adopt an innovation. Based on previous research, 8 dim…

Conservation Behavior and the Structure of Satisfactions

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De Young, R. & Kaplan, S. (1985-86). Conservation behavior and the structure of satisfactions. Journal of Environmental Systems, 15, 3, 233-242.
This article deals with the concerns, the predicted rewards and the satisfactions that people who do conserve derive from their conserving behaviors. In order to investigate the …

Psychological or Attitudinal Factors which Influence the Introduction of Energy Conservation Technologies

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Parthasarathy, R. (1989). Psychological or attitudinal factors which influence the introduction of energy conservation technologies. Abhigyan, fall, 36-47.
Energy conservation technologies can be classified in terms of (1) stages of development, (2) the investments required, (3) numbers of items involved, and (4) the beneficiaries. A…

Evaluating Acceptability and Effectiveness of Consumer Energy Conservation Programs

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Claxton, J. D., Ritchie, J. R., & McDougall, G. H. (1983). Evaluating acceptability and effectiveness of consumer energy conservation programs. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 71-83.
The Canadian government has recognized the need for programs that accelerate consumer energy conservation efforts. A major concern in these efforts is the identification of conser…

Impact of Education, Age, Newspapers, and Television on Environmental Knowledge, Concerns, and Behaviors

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Ostman, R. E., & Parker, J. L. (1987). Impact of education, age, newspapers, and television on environmental knowledge, concerns, and behaviors. Journal of Environmental Education, 19, 1, 3-9.
Investigated the connections between environmental knowledge, concerns, and behaviors, by conducting a telephone survey of 336 residents of Ithaca, New York. Respondents' educatio…

A public's Environmental Information Sources and Evaluations of Mass Media

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Ostman, R. E., & Parker, J. L. (1987). A public's environmental information sources and evaluations of mass media. Journal of Environmental Education, 18, 2, 9-17.
Investigated the mass media sources of environmental information that are used most frequently by the public, and the public's perception of the quality of environmental content p…

Understanding the Determinants of Consumer Composting Behavior

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Taylor, S. & Todd, P. (1997). Understanding the determinants of consumer composting behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 27, 7, 602-628.
Compared 3 models of waste management behavior: (1) a theory of reasoned action model, (2) an environmental belief-behavior model, and (3) an integrated waste management model. 1,…

Effective Control of Energy-Depleting Behavior

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Crabb, P. B. (1992). Effective control of energy-depleting behavior. American Psychologist, 47, 6, 815-816.
Comments on the M. L. Dennis et al (see PA, Vol 78:8669) suggestion that manipulation of social and informational contexts would induce people to change their use of energy or to …

Value Orientations, Gender, and Environmental Concern

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Stern, P. C., Dietz, T., & Kalof, L. (1993). Value orientations, gender, and environmental concern. Environment and Behavior, 25, 3, 322-348.
Expanded on S. H. Schwartz's (1977) norm-activation model of altruism by offering an integrative theoretical model of environmental (EV) concern. The model presumes that action in…

Do as I Say, Not as I Do. Special Section: Attitudes and Behavior in Social Psychology

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Lloyd, K. E. (1994). Do as I say, not as I do. Special Section: Attitudes and behavior in social psychology. Behavior Analyst, 17, 1, 131-139.
Examines the observance of low to absent correlations between what a person says he/she would do and what he/she actually does later. Focus is on the degree of agreement between r…

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