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Mixed signals: How incentives really work

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Julie Cook Kitchener Feb 13, 2024 14:06 pm
Hi all, There's a fascinating book on incentives that you may consider reading. The author, a behavioural economist, provides an account of how actions send signals that shape b…

Introductory Workshop Discussion Forum

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Doug McKenzie-Mohr Victoria May 14, 2021 21:09 pm
Thank you for registering for the introductory community-based social marketing workshop. Use this forum prior, during, and after the workshop to share information and dialogue wi…

Introductory Workshop Discussion Forum

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Doug McKenzie-Mohr Victoria May 14, 2021 21:09 pm
Thank you for registering for the introductory community-based social marketing workshop. Use this forum prior, during, and after the workshop to share information and dialogue wi…

Behavior changes to increase use of green cleaning materials in schools.

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Morgan Goodman Richmond Jun 13, 2023 17:57 pm
We are looking into a program centered around increasing use of safer green cleaning products in schools. I wanted to see if anybody had implemented a program like this before and…

Contrasting the Theory of Planned Behavior with the Value-Belief-Norm Model in Explaining Conservation Behavior

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Kaiser, F., Hübner, G., & Bogner, F. (2005). Contrasting the theory of planned behavior with the value-belief-norm model in explaining conservation behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35(10), 2150-2170. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02213.x.
In this paper, we contrast the value-belief-norm (VBN) model and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) for the first time regarding their ability to explain conservation behavior. …

The Price of a Price: On the Crowding Out and In of Social Norms

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Janssen, M., & Mendys-Kamphorst, E. (2004). The price of a price: On the crowding out and in of social norms. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 55(3), 377-395. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2002.11.004.
We study the impact of financial incentives on social approval, showing that in a society with altruists and egoists, who all care about social approval, introducing financial inc…

Clinical Validation and Cognitive Elaboration: Signs That Encourage Sustained Recycling

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Werner, Carol M.; Stoll, Robert; Birch, Paul; White, Paul H. (2002). Clinical Validation and Cognitive Elaboration: Signs That Encourage Sustained Recycling. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 24, 3, 185 – 203.
Three field experiments coupled the clinical psychology concept of validation with Elaboration Likelihood Model-Heuristic-Systematic Model theorizing to increase the influence of …

Actual vs. Reported behavior: Increasing handwashing in public restrooms.

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Nichols, A. L. (2014). Actual vs. Reported behavior: Increasing handwashing in public restrooms. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 73(1), 41-46.
Past research has failed to adequately address the reasons behind the lack of handwashing in public restrooms. The present study explores possibilities for using psychology to des…

Advanced Workshop Discussion Forum

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Doug McKenzie-Mohr Victoria May 14, 2021 21:09 pm
Thank you for registering for the advanced community-based social marketing workshop. Use this forum prior, during, and after the workshop to share information and dialogue with p…

Tapping into Water Shortage Solution

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Wade,-Beth (2000). Tapping into water shortage solution. American City and County , 115, 8, 45-48, 54-58.
The writer reviews the various approaches cities are taking to deal with water shortages. Changes in climate and expanding urban populations are some of the causes of the drough…

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