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Feedback as a Means of Decreasing Residential Energy Consumption

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Seligman, C., & Darley, J. M. (1977). Feedback as a means of decreasing residential energy consumption. Journal of Applied Psychology, 62, 4, 363-368.
Tested the hypothesis that providing immediate feedback to homeowners concerning their daily rate of electricity usage would be effective in reducing electricity consumption. In t…

Consumer/Voter Behavior in the Passage of the Michigan Container Law

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Crosby, L. A., Gill, J. D., & Taylor, J. R. (1981). Consumer/voter behavior in the passage of the Michigan container law. Journal of Marketing, 45, 2, 19-32.
The landslide victory of Michigan's bottle bill by popular vote contradicts previous findings regarding the small size of the ecologically concerned consumer segment. A survey of…

Determinants of Participation in Multi-Family Recycling Programs

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Katzev, R., Blake, G., & Messer, B. (1993). Determinants of participation in multi-family recycling programs. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 23, 5, 374-385.
Investigated the determinants of recycling in multifamily residences by administering a questionnaire to 191 residents of buildings where recycling collection systems had been ins…

Influences on Attitude-Behavior Relationships: A Natural Experiment with Curbside Recycling

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Guagnano, G. A., Stern, P. C., & Dietz, T. (1995). Influences on attitude-behavior relationships: A natural experiment with curbside recycling. Environment and Behavior, 27, 5, 699-718.
To test a model in which attitudinal factors & external conditions act in combination to influence behavior, evidence was gathered in in a natural experiment in recycling in which…

The Role of Financial Incentives in Utility-Sponsored Residential Conservation Programs: A Review of Customer Surveys

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Berry, L. (1984). The role of financial incentives in utility-sponsored residential conservation programs: A review of customer surveys.. Evaluation and Program Planning, 7, 2, 131-141.
Reviews the impact of financial incentive loans offered by utility programs to residential customers to invest in energy-efficient equipment. Prospective and retrospective surveys…

Prompting Dog Owners to Pick Up Dog Droppings

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Jason, L. A., Zolik, E. S., & Matese, F. J. (1979). Prompting dog owners to pick up dog droppings. American Journal of Community Psychology, 7, 3, 339-351.
The present study investigated daily dog droppings and the amount picked up by owners in an urban area. In addition, two behavioral strategies (signs, instructions plus modeling)…

Ecological Concern, Attitudes, and Social Norms in Voting Behavior

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Gill, J. D., Crosby, L. A., & Taylor, J. R. (1986). Ecological concern, attitudes, and social norms in voting behavior. Public Opinion Quarterly, 50, 4, 537-554.
Studied the relationship between ecological concern and voting behavior using data on consumer behavior on container deposit (bottle) bills in California and Colorado. Results ind…

The Effects of Appraised Severity and Efficacy in Promoting Water Conservation: An Informational Analysis

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Kantola, S. J., Syme, G. J., & Nesdale, A. R. (1983). The effects of appraised severity and efficacy in promoting water conservation: An informational analysis. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 13, 2, 164-182.
To test R. W. Rogers's (see PA, Vol 55:4488) and M. Fishbein and I. Ajzen's (1975) behavioral intention model, 38-48 Ss observed 1 of 4 water conservation films differing in messa…

Information and Energy Conservation

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Seligman, C. (1985). Information and energy conservation. Marriage and Family Review, 9, 1-2, 135-149.
Examines reasons why consumers are not saving as much energy and money as they can using research on the psychology of the energy consumer. The information consumers have and need…

Household Energy Use in a Political Context

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Stern, P. C. (1985). Household energy use in a political context. Marriage and Family Review, 9, 1-2, 15-27.
Contends, based on a study by the present author and E. Aronson (1984), that the way the society thinks about energy is an important part of the policy context. It is suggested th…

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