It Takes More than Information to Save Energy

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Geller, E. S. (1992). It takes more than information to save energy. American Psychologist, 47, 6, 814-815.
Contributes to the M. L. Dennis et al (see PA, Vol 78:8669) review of social and behavioral science literature related to the failure to change human behavior on a large scale for…

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.

Wanted: Effective Presentation on Recycling for High School Students

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Donna Peterson Invercargill Sep 21, 2006 6:21 am
Hi everyone I'm looking for an effective presentation on waste minimisation (or specifically recycling) to present to High School Students, ages 11-18 at their school assembl…

A Longitudinal Study of Domestic Water Conservation Behavior

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Moore, S., Murphy, M., & Watson, R. (1994). A longitudinal study of domestic water conservation behavior. Population and Environment: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 16, 2, 175-189.
Compared the results of a 1988 study (1,800 Ss) conducted in a metropolitan and a regional urban area of Australia on knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behavior regarding wate…

Effects of Social Labeling on Giving to Charity

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Kraut, R. E. (1973). Effects of social labeling on giving to charity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 9, 551-562.
This field experiment tested the hypothesis that social labeling influences an actor's self-concept and his perception of the consequences of his behavior. Subjects who gave to c…

Counting on Blood Donors: Increasing the Impact of Reminder Calls

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Lipsitz, A., Kallmeyer, K., Ferguson, M., & Abas, A. (1989). Counting on blood donors: Increasing the impact of reminder calls. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 19, 13, 1057-1067.
Two experiments were conducted to see if blood drive attendance could be increased by altering the content of reminder calls. In Experiment 1 college students received either a s…

A Field Experiment in Communicating a New Risk: Effects of the Source and a Message Containing Explicit Conclusions

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Gutteling, J. M. (1993). A field experiment in communicating a new risk: Effects of the source and a message containing explicit conclusions. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 14, 3, 295-316.
383 inhabitants of Dutch cities received a brochure containing information about the risks and benefits of a new hazardous technology. The control group consisted of 125 Ss who di…

Perception of Environmental Risk Related to Gender, Community Socioeconomic Setting, Age, and Locus of Control

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Riechard, D. E. & Peterson, S. J. (1998). Perception of environmental risk related to gender, community socioeconomic setting, age, and locus of control. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 1, 11-19.
Examined how precollege students' perception of risk for 20 environmental hazards related to gender, community socioeconomic setting (CSES), age, and locus of control. The sample …

Small Group Dynamics: The Utility of Focus Group Discussions as a Research Method

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Seal, D. W., Bogart, L. M. & Ehrhardt, A. A. (1998). Small group dynamics: The utility of focus group discussions as a research method. Group Dynamics, 2, 4, 253-266.
Although the use of focus group methodology is increasing in social science research, few empirical evaluations of this method are found in the literature. The purpose of this art…

Effective Dissemination of Energy-Related Information: Applying Social Psychology and Evaluation Research

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Dennis, M., Soderstrom, E.J., Koncinski, W.S., Cavanaugh, B. (1990). Effective Dissemination of Energy-Related Information: Applying Social Psychology and Evaluation Research. American Psychologist, 45(10), 1109.
Discusses the limitations of previous energy conservation programs in affecting the behavior of individual consumers. Suggests that the rational-economic model upon which they wer…

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