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Environmental Concern: The Development of a Measure

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Weigel, R. & Weigel, J. (1978). Environmental concern: The development of a measure. Environment and Behavior, 10, 1, 3-15.
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…

Involvement and Need for Cognition as Moderators of Beliefs-Attitude-Intention Consistency

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Verplanken, B. (1989). Involvement and need for cognition as moderators of beliefs-attitude-intention consistency. British Journal of Social Psychology, 28, 2, 115-122.
Surveyed 2,439 residents of The Netherlands to examine moderating effects of involvement and need for cognition in the relationships between beliefs, attitudes, and behavioral int…

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…

Relationships Among Ecologically Responsible Behaviors

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Tracy, A. P. & Oskamp, S. (1983-84). Relationships among ecologically responsible behaviors. Journal of Environmental Systems, 13, 2, 115-126.
A telephone survey of ninety-six randomly selected adults of a Southern California community asked about their participation in ecologically responsible behaviors. Fifteen differ…

Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge: A Comparison of Marketing and Business Students with Other Groups. Special Issue: Social Values

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Synodinos, N. E. (1990). Environmental attitudes and knowledge: A comparison of marketing and business students with other groups. Special Issue: Social values. Journal of Business Research, 20, 2, 161-170.
161 university students in Hawaii were administered a modified version of the Ecological Attitudes and Knowledge Scale (EAKS) by M. P. Maloney et al (see PA, Vol 54:8704). Results…

Anti-Pollution Behavior: A Function of Perceived Outcome and Locus of Control

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Trigg, L. J., Perlman, D., Perry, R. P., & Janisse, M. P. (1976). Anti-pollution behavior: A function of perceived outcome and locus of control. Environment and Behavior, 8, 2, 307-313.
Examined the moderating effects of perceived outcome on the relationship between activism in the form of antipollution behavior and internal-external (I-E) locus of control. A r…

Market Barriers to Energy-Efficiency Investments

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Sutherland, R. J. (1992?). Market barriers to energy-efficiency investments. The Energy Journal, 12, 3, 15-34.
The conservation literature argues that numerous cost-effective conservation measures could be undertaken, but they are not because market barriers discourage such investments. A…

The Family Life Cycle and Preferred Policies for Gasoline Conservation: A Conjoint Analysis

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Tashchian, A., Tashchian, R. O., & Slama, M. E. The family life cycle and preferred policies for gasoline conservation: A conjoint analysis. Vol. 45. 1983. 689-697.
367 urban residents, classified in the 6 life stages used by R. B. Schafer and P. M. Keith (1981), indicated their preference for various gasoline conservation policies. Young mar…

The Perception of Environmental Risks among Ethnically Diverse Groups. Special Issue: Risk and Culture

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Vaughan, E., & Nordenstam, B. (1991). The perception of environmental risks among ethnically diverse groups. Special Issue: Risk and culture. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 22, 1, 29-60.
Examines ethnicity for its association with variability in perceptions of environmental risk. Evidence indicating when ethnic differences in risk perceptions have been observed is…

What Psychology Knows about Energy Conservation

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Stern, P. C. (1992). What psychology knows about energy conservation. American Psychologist, 47, 10, 1224-1232.
Psychological research in the 1970s and early 1980s contributed to understanding the determinants of energy use and energy conservation, particularly in households. This article r…

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