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Contrasting the Theory of Planned Behavior with the Value-Belief-Norm Model in Explaining Conservation Behavior

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Kaiser, F., Hübner, G., & Bogner, F. (2005). Contrasting the theory of planned behavior with the value-belief-norm model in explaining conservation behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35(10), 2150-2170. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02213.x.
In this paper, we contrast the value-belief-norm (VBN) model and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) for the first time regarding their ability to explain conservation behavior. …

The Price of a Price: On the Crowding Out and In of Social Norms

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Janssen, M., & Mendys-Kamphorst, E. (2004). The price of a price: On the crowding out and in of social norms. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 55(3), 377-395. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2002.11.004.
We study the impact of financial incentives on social approval, showing that in a society with altruists and egoists, who all care about social approval, introducing financial inc…

Clinical Validation and Cognitive Elaboration: Signs That Encourage Sustained Recycling

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Werner, Carol M.; Stoll, Robert; Birch, Paul; White, Paul H. (2002). Clinical Validation and Cognitive Elaboration: Signs That Encourage Sustained Recycling. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 24, 3, 185 – 203.
Three field experiments coupled the clinical psychology concept of validation with Elaboration Likelihood Model-Heuristic-Systematic Model theorizing to increase the influence of …

Actual vs. Reported behavior: Increasing handwashing in public restrooms.

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Nichols, A. L. (2014). Actual vs. Reported behavior: Increasing handwashing in public restrooms. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 73(1), 41-46.
Past research has failed to adequately address the reasons behind the lack of handwashing in public restrooms. The present study explores possibilities for using psychology to des…

Tapping into Water Shortage Solution

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Wade,-Beth (2000). Tapping into water shortage solution. American City and County , 115, 8, 45-48, 54-58.
The writer reviews the various approaches cities are taking to deal with water shortages. Changes in climate and expanding urban populations are some of the causes of the drough…

Measuring the Effects of Message Framing on the Behavior of Recycling in a Residential Recycling Program

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Littlejohn, C. R. (1997). Measuring the effects of message framing on the behavior of recycling in a residential recycling program. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, 58, 3-A,
This research, which replicated 'The Effects of Message Framing on Response to Environmental Communications' by Joel J. Davis, explored how the framing of environmental communicat…

ECOSCALE: A Scale for the Measurement of Environmentally Responsible Consumers

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Stone, G., Barnes, J. H. & Montgomery, C. (1995). ECOSCALE: A scale for the measurement of environmentally responsible consumers. Psychology and Marketing, 12, 7, 595-612.
Describes the development of a 31-item instrument (ECOSCALE) for the assessment of environmental responsibility. The conceptualization and operational functions used in constructi…

State of the World 1992: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress toward a Sustainable Society

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Brown, L. R. (1992). State of the world 1992: A Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society. (pp. 256). New York: W. W. Norton & Company.

Energy and Security

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Nye, J. S. (1981). Energy and security. In D.A. Deese & J.S. Nye (Ed.). Energy and security. (pp. 3-22). Cambridge, MA: Ballinger.

Preferences for Landscape Choice in a Southwestern Desert City

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Yabiku, S., Casagrande, D., & Farley-Metzger, E. (2008, May). Preferences for landscape choice in a Southwestern desert city. Environment and Behavior, 40(3), 382-400.
Through outdoor water consumption, residential landscaping behavior affects public policy and the environment in the American Southwest. We propose a decision framework based on c…

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