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Behavioral Science and Energy Conservation: Conceptualizations, Strategies, Outcomes, Energy Policy Applications

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Winett, R. A., & Ester, P. (1983). Behavioral science and energy conservation: Conceptualizations, strategies, outcomes, energy policy applications. Journal of Economic Psychology, 3, 3-4, 203-229.
Attempts to show the importance and potential benefits of integrating current behavioral science conceptualizations, methodologies, and specific strategies into mainstream energy …

Reducing Energy Consumption: The Long-Term Effects of a Single TV Program

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Winett, R. A., Leckliter, I. N., Chinn, D. E., & Stahl, B. (1984). Reducing energy consumption: The long-term effects of a single TV program. Journal of Communication, 34, 3, 37-51.
Investigated the effects of the delivery of a program through a cable TV system's public access channel on the consumer energy use of 150 households. The 20-min program emphasized…

Building a Global Civic Culture: Education for an Interdependent World

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Boulding, E. (1988). Building a global civic culture: Education for an interdependent world.. New York: Teachers College Press.

Full House: Reassessing the Earth's Population Carrying Capacity

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Brown, L. R. & Kane, H. (1994). Full house: Reassessing the earth's population carrying capacity. (pp. 261). New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.

Increasing Blood Donor Pledge Fulfillment

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Pittman, T. S., Pallak, M. S., Riggs, J. M., & Gotay, C. C. (1981). Increasing blood donor pledge fulfillment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 7, 2, 195-200.
Two studies conducted during campus blood drives assessed two techniques derived from a commitment and social support analysis that were designed to increase the rate of pledge fu…

Energy Efficiency Policies

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Anderson, V. (1993). Energy efficiency policies. (pp. 93). New York: Routledge.

Evaluation Research: A Psychological Perspective

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Wortman, P. M. (1975). Evaluation research: A psychological perspective. American Psychologist, 30, 5, 562-575.

Effects of Television Modeling on Residential Energy Conservation

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Winett, R. A., Leckliter, I. N., Chinn, D. E., Stahl, B., & Love, S. Q. (1985). Effects of television modeling on residential energy conservation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 18, 1, 33-44.
A combination of social marketing, communication, social learning (particularly modeling), and behavior analysis may provide an effective framework for behavior change via films a…

Making Peace with the Planet

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Commoner, B. (1990). Making peace with the planet. Toronto: Random House of Canada Ltd..

Influence: Science and Practice

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Cialdini, R. B. (1993). Influence: Science and practice. New York, NY: HarperCollins College Publishers.

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