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Public Response to the Risk from Geological Radon

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Sandman, P. M., Weinstein, N. D., & Klotz, M. L. (1987). Public response to the risk from geological radon. Journal of Communication, 37, 3, 93-108.
Assessed the awareness and reactions of the public in New Jersey to naturally occurring radon using (1) questionnaire data from 141 residents who were potentially at risk or who h…

Reactance and Norm Appeal in Anti-Littering Messages

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Reich, J. W., & Robertson, J. L. (1979). Reactance and norm appeal in anti-littering messages. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 9, 1, 91-101.
Conducted 3 experiments with a total of 390 children (over age 10 yrs) patronizing public swimming pool concessions to test a model of how anti-littering messages vary in the kind…

The Whole Earth: An EE Perspective

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Roth, R. E. (1980-81). The whole earth: An EE perspective. Journal of Environmental Education, 12, 2, 1-2.

Social Determinants of Environmental Concern: Specification and Test of the Model

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Samdahl, D. M. & Robertson, R. (1989). Social determinants of environmental concern: Specification and test of the model. Environment and Behavior, 21, 1, 57-81.
Based on the literature, a causal model of determinants of environmental concern was developed. The model proposes major sociodemographic variables and 2 forms (proregulatory and …

Leaders in Change: Solar Energy Owners and the Implications for Future Adoption Rates

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Sawyer, S. W. (1982). Leaders in change: Solar energy owners and the implications for future adoption rates. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 21, 201-211.
Information on the characteristics of the initial wave of homeowners who installed solar energy systems is presented and then used to anticipate future solar market penetration pa…

Effects of Fear Appeals and Physiological Arousal upon Emotions, Attitudes, and Cigarette Smoking.

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Rogers, R. W., & Deckner, C. W. (1975). Effects of fear appeals and physiological arousal upon emotions, attitudes, and cigarette smoking.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 32, 2, 222-230.
Conducted 2 experiments to conceptually replicate S. Schachter's (1964) theory of the determinants of emotion and to test the feasibility of extending the theory to attitudes an…

Predicting Summer Energy Consumption from Homeowners' Attitudes

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Seligman, C., Kriss, M., Darley, J. M., Fazio, R. H., Becker, L. J. & Pryor, J. B. (1979). Predicting summer energy consumption from homeowners' attitudes. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 9, 1, 70-90.
Two surveys were conducted to examine the relationship between homeowners' attitudes toward energy use and their actual summer electric consumption. In Survey 1, 56 couples fille…

Fear-Arousing and Empathy-Arousing Appeals to Help: The Pathos of Persuasion

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Shelton, M. L., & Rogers, R. W. (1981). Fear-arousing and empathy-arousing appeals to help: The pathos of persuasion.. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 11, 4, 366-378.
Tested the proposition that the components of a fear appeal, which persuade people to protect themselves, are the same components that persuade them to protect others. Films showi…

Affecting Environmental Attitudes through Outdoor Education

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Shepard, C. L., & Speelman, L. R. (1986). Affecting environmental attitudes through outdoor education. Journal of Environmental Education, 17, 2, 20-23.
Examined whether participation in outdoor education programs had a measurable impact on the environmental attitudes of 613 9-14 yr olds attending summer camp. Results indicate tha…

Some Anthropological Aspects of the Prehistoric Tyrolean Ice Man

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Seidler, H., Bernhard, W., Teschler-Nicola, M., Platzer, W., zurNedden, D., Henn, R., Oberhauser, A. & Sjovold, T. (1992). Some anthropological aspects of the prehistoric tyrolean ice man. Science, 258, 455-457.
The corpse of a Late Neolithic individual found in a glacier in Oetztal is unusual because of the intact nature of all body parts that resulted from the characteristics of its mum…

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