Attitude Change and Information Integration in Fear Appeals

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Rogers, R. W. (1985). Attitude change and information integration in fear appeals. Psychological Reports, 56, 1, 179-182.
Investigated the combinatorial rule individuals use to integrate information about the components of a fear appeal. 89 undergraduates were presented with information about a hypot…

Middle-Income African-Americans and Household Hazardous Waste Management: Designing Messages for Adult Environmental Education

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Harper, K. M. (1999). Middle-income African-Americans and household hazardous waste management: Designing messages for adult environmental education. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering., 59, 7-B,
The purpose of this study was to (1) explore the awareness and behavior of middle-income African American parents regarding the identification, storage, and disposal of household …

Shock Tactics and the Myth of the Inverted U

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Sutton, S. (1992). Shock tactics and the myth of the inverted U. British Journal of Addiction, 87, 4, 517-519.
Discusses the use of "fear appeals" or fear-arousing communications as agents of mass change in attitudes and behavior. Studies using videotapes about smoking and seat belt use ha…

Internal External Locus of Control as a Moderator of Fear Appeals

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Burnett, J. J. (1981). Internal external locus of control as a moderator of fear appeals. Journal of Applied Psychology, 66, 3, 390-393.
161 midwestern US residents responded to a questionnaire that contained Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, 1 of 4 fear messages, and scales measuring attitudes and…

Coping with the Energy Crisis: Effects of Fear Appeals upon Attitudes toward Energy Consumption

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Hass, J. W., Bagley, G. S. & Rogers, R. W. (1975). Coping with the energy crisis: Effects of fear appeals upon attitudes toward energy consumption. Journal of Applied Psychology, 60, 6, 754-756.
One neglected strategy for coping with an impending energy crisis has been experimental investigations of methods to persuade consumers to use less energy. A 2 * 2 factorial exper…

Factors that Affect Attitudes towards and Participation in Mandated Curbside Recycling Programs

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Phillips, E. L. Jr. (1994). Factors that affect attitudes towards and participation in mandated curbside recycling programs. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, 54, 11-A,

Analysis of Consumer Attitudes in Michigan about Products Containing Recycled Materials

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Lai, M. j. (1991). Analysis of consumer attitudes in Michigan about products containing recycled materials. Dissertation Abstracts International, 52, 6-B,

Consumer Concern, Knowledge, Belief, and Attitude toward Renewable Energy: An Application of the Reasoned Action Theory.

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Bang, Hae-Kyong; Ellinger, Alexander E.; Hadjimarcou, John; Traichal, Patrick A. (2000). "Consumer concern, knowledge, belief, and attitude toward renewable energy: An application of the reasoned action theory.". Psychology & Marketing, 17, 6, 449-468.
Using the theory of reasoned action as a theoretical framework, the current research investigates the relationship of concern with the environment, knowledge about renewable e…

Consumer Evaluation of Recycled Products

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Mobley, A. S., Painter, T. S., Untch, E. M. & Unnava, H. R. (1995). Consumer evaluation of recycled products. Psychology and Marketing, 12, 3, 165-176.
Investigated 89 university students' evaluation of products regarding whether they were recycled vs nonrecycled, new vs established brand name, and related vs not related to perso…

The Human Mind as a Barrier to Wiser Environmental

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Bazerman, Max H; Moore, Don A; Gillespie, James Judson. (May 1999). The human mind as a barrier to wiser environmental agreements. . American Behavioral Scientist. , 42, 8, 1277-1300.
Human ingenuity offers the best hope for tackling a whole range of environmental problems currently threatening global welfare, yet the human mind also creates cognitive barri…

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