Behavioral Interventions in Resource Conservation: A System Approach Based on Behavioral Economics

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Winkler, R. C., & Winett, R. A. (1982). Behavioral interventions in resource conservation: A system approach based on behavioral economics. American Psychologist, 37, 4, 421-435.
Outlines some of the advantages of an integration of psychological (social-learning) and economic conceptualizations when developing behavioral interventions in resource conservat…

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…

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…

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In

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Fisher, R. & Ury, W. (1981). Getting to yes: Negotiating agreement without giving in. Markham, Ontario: Penguin Books.

Communication of Innovations

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Rogers, E. M. & Shoemaker, F. F. (1971). Communication of innovations. New York: Free Press.

Soap Opreas for Social Change: Toward a Methodology for Entertainment-Education Television

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Nariman, H. N. (1993). Soap opreas for social change: Toward a methodology for entertainment-education television. (pp. 143). Westport, CT: Praeger.

Attitudes and Persuasion

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Petty, R. E. (1981). Self-persuasion approaches. In R.E. Petty (Ed.). Attitudes and persuasion. (pp. 213-254). Dubuque: Iowa: W.C. Brown Co..

Persuasion: New Directions in Theory and Research

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Perloff, R. M. & Brock, T. C. (1980). "And thinking makes it so": Cognitive responses to persuasion.. In M.E. Roloff & G.R. Miller (Ed.). Persuasion: New directions in theory and research.. (pp. 67-169). Beverly Hills: Safe Publications.

Communication For and Against Democracy

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Raboy, M. & Bruck, P. A. (1989). Communication for and against democracy. Montreal: Black Rose Books.

The Role of Interpersonal Communication Networks in the Diffusion of Energy Conserving Practices and Technologies

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Leonard-Barton, D. (1980). The role of interpersonal communication networks in the diffusion of energy conserving practices and technologies. Banff, Alberta, Canada: Consumer Behavior and Energy Use.

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