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Conservation Behavior as the Outcome of Environmental Education

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Asch, J. & Shore, B. M. (1975). Conservation behavior as the outcome of environmental education. Journal of Environmental Education, 6, 4, 25-33.

Environmental Attitudes and Actions

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Bickman, L. (1972). Environmental attitudes and actions. Journal of Social Psychology, 87, 323-324.

Promoting Commercial Waste Reduction

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Birett, M. & Buggeln, R. (1993). Promoting commercial waste reduction. BioCycle, July, 58-59.

Personal and Contextual Influences on Household Energy Adaptations

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Black, J. S., Stern, P. C. & Elworth, J. T. (1985). Personal and contextual influences on household energy adaptations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 70, 1, 3-21.
Examined the interactive effects of economic, demographic, structural, and psychological variables on 4 behaviorally distinct types of reported conservation response involving ene…

Welcome to the Energy Crisis

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Becker, L. J., & Seligman, C. (1981). Welcome to the energy crisis. Journal of Social Issues, 37, 2, 1-7.
Since the Arab oil embargo of 1973-1974, there has been increasing interest in studying problems related to the energy crisis. Psychological work in this area has been growing rap…

Relating Attitudes to Residential Energy Use

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Becker, L. J., Seligman, C., Fazio, R. H., & Darley, J. M. (1981). Relating attitudes to residential energy use. Environment and Behavior, 13, 5, 590-609.
During the winter, 207 homeowning couples completed questionnaires about their energy-related attitudes. Results confirm those of prior studies: thermal comfort is the most import…

A Curriculum for the Conservation of People and their Environment

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Brennan, M. J. (1986). A curriculum for the conservation of people and their environment. Journal of Environmental Education, 17, 4, 1-12.

A Focus Theory of Normative Conduct: Recycling the Concept of Norms to Reduce Littering in Public Places

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Cialdini, R. B., Reno, R. R., & Kallgren, C. A. (1990). A focus theory of normative conduct: Recycling the concept of norms to reduce littering in public places. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 6, 1015-1026.
Past research has generated mixed support among social scientists for the utility of social norms in accounting for human behavior. We argue that norms do have a substantial impac…

Public Support for Local Government Regulation to Promote Solar Energy

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Burt, B. J. & Neiman, M. (1987). Public support for local government regulation to promote solar energy. Energy Efficiency: Perspectives on Individual Behavior, 171-184.

Increasing Community Recycling with Persuasive Communication and Public Commitment

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Burn, S. M., & Oskamp, S. (1986). Increasing community recycling with persuasive communication and public commitment. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 16, 1, 29-41.
201 households that did not recycle during a 6-wk baseline period heard an oral informational statement delivered by 10 trained Boy Scouts (aged 13-17 yrs), and then 1 of 3 were…

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