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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…

The Home Power Movement: Technology, Behavior, and the Environment

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Tatum, J. S. The home power movement: Technology, behavior, and the environment. Human Dimensions, 2, 141-149.
Extended interviews with about 50 widely distributed participants in the Home Power movement suggest that approximately 25,000 homes in the U. S. now rely on their own photovoltai…

A Review and Critique of Energy Research in Psychology

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Stern, P. & Gardner, G. T. (1980). A review and critique of energy research in psychology. Social Science Energy Review, 3, 1, 1-71.
This paper summarizes the main streams of existing psychological research relating to energy policy issues, evaluates the mainstream research, and then steps back for a broader vi…

Psychological Research and Energy Policy

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Stern, P. C., & Gardner, G. T. (1981). Psychological research and energy policy. American Psychologist, 36, 4, 329-342.
Argues that psychology can provide valuable input to energy policy but that its contribution has been impeded by psychologists' general unfamiliarity with world and national energ…

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