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…

The Moderating Role of the Attitude-Subjective Norms Conflict on the Link Between Moral Norms and Intention

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Hübner, G., & Kaiser, F. (2006). The moderating role of the attitude-subjective norms conflict on the link between moral norms and intention. European Psychologist, 11(2), 99-109. doi:10.1027/1016-9040.11.2.99.
Within a traditional planned-behavior framework, the conditions remain ambiguous under which moral norms add to the overall intention to act. In this paper, we aim to provide insi…

The Impact of Individualist and Collectivist Group Norms on Evaluations of Dissenting Group Members

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Hornsey, M., Jetten, J., McAuliffe, B., & Hogg, M. (2006). The impact of individualist and collectivist group norms on evaluations of dissenting group members. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42(1), 57-68. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2005.01.006.
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the impact of individualist and collectivist norms on evaluations of dissenting group members. In the first experiment (N=113), group…

Collective Benefits, Exchange Interests, and Norm Enforcement

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Horne, C. (2004). Collective Benefits, Exchange Interests, and Norm Enforcement. Social Forces, 82(3), 1037-1062. doi:10.1353/sof.2004.0041.
Under what conditions are norms likely to be enforced? What processes lead to the punishment of deviant behavior? While social relations are thought to be a key part of the answer…

Ramping up Commitments

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Ken Donnelly Halifax Jul 25, 2010 22:17 pm
I have just posted a blog entry on how to go from verbal to written to public commitments. As we know, written commitments are stronger than verbal ones, and public are stronger s…

Keeping Track of Community Sustainablilty

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peter colverson Gainsville Jul 20, 2010 10:11 am
Ways to encourage communities to engage in sustainable behavior and maintain records on achievements. This can be a "Conservation Challenge" where people are challenged to reduce …

Macro-Environmental-Labelling

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nicoletta landi Jul 12, 2010 3:26 am
Hi As a consumer, I would love to know where I should concentrate my efforts. Shall I spend time and energy to minimize the amount of chemicals that I dispose with my waste, sha…

Comprehensive College Behavior Change Strategy

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Davika Misir Williamsville Jun 29, 2010 13:57 pm
Hello, I am hoping to design a comprehensive behavior change strategy/approach to initiate and maintain behavior change in the following areas for a college campus: 1) recycling…

Estimated Savings Behavior Based Programs

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Jeff Schuurman Chicago Jun 16, 2010 12:16 pm
I am doing some research on energy pledges and behavioral based studies (residential). I have been trying to find some research or case studies on estimated savings from behavior…

Statistic about Commitment Effectiveness

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Jennifer McCarron Calgary Jun 9, 2010 15:40 pm
Might any of you know whether a statistic exists with regards to the efficacy of commitments? For example, something like, if a person verbally commits to a task, they are X% mor…

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