An Analysis of Public Posting in Reducing Speeding Behavior on an Urban Highway

Articles
Van Houten, R., Nau, P. A. & Marini, Z. (1980). An analysis of public posting in reducing speeding behavior on an urban highway. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 13, 3, 383-395.
Using a reversal design, the percentage of drivers speeding on an urban highway was measured with a concealed radar unit (baseline condition). During the daily posting condition…

Automobile Dependence and Denial: The Elephant in the Bedroom

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Hart, S. I. & Spivak, A. L. (1993). Automobile dependence and denial: The elephant in the bedroom. (pp. 173). Pasadena, California: New Paradigm Books.

Evaluating a Television Campaign to Promote Petrol Conservation

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Syme, G. J., Seligman, C., Kantola, S. J., & MacPherson, D. K. (1987). Evaluating a television campaign to promote petrol conservation. Environment and Behavior, 19, 4, 444-461.
Conducted intensive 4-wk campaigns using a 30-sec TV commercial in 2 Australian cities; a 3rd city served as a control. Approximately 400 respondents (aged 18+ yrs) selected rando…

Energy Conservation and Feedback Metering for the Automobile: Ideal Requirements

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Weber, R. J. (1980). Energy conservation and feedback metering for the automobile: Ideal requirements. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 16, 4, 301-302.
To conserve gasoline, it is desirable to have feedback on fuel consumed as a function of driving and maintenance conditions. Requirements for an ideal feedback metering system inc…

Participation in Voluntary Auto Emissions Inspection

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Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., & Siegfried, W. D. (1982). Participation in voluntary auto emissions inspection. Journal of Social Psychology, 117, 2, 309-310.
43 drivers attending a voluntary auto emissions inspection and 63 randomly selected drivers responded to a study on environmental problems. Those attending the inspection reported…

A Company-Based Lottery to Reduce the Personal Driving of Employees

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Foxx, R. M. & Schaeffer, M. H. (1981). A company-based lottery to reduce the personal driving of employees. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 14, 3, 273-285.
83 employees of a research and consulting firm were divided into experimental and contrast groups. The experimental design involved a baseline in which no consequences were attach…

Consumer Adaptation to Gasoline Price Increases

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Pitts, R. E., Willenborg, J. F. & Sherrell, D. L. (1981). Consumer adaptation to gasoline price increases. Journal of Consumer Research, 8, 3, 322-330.
Results from the present longitudinal study provide new evidence on household response to gasoline price increases from 1973 to 1979. 260 household members of a consumer panel exh…

A Community-Based Gasoline Conservation Project: Practical and Methodological Considerations

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Hake, D. F. & Zane, T. (1981). A community-based gasoline conservation project: Practical and methodological considerations. Behavior Modification, 5, 4, 435-458.
Tested whether a community-based project, as opposed to previous college-based or one-location based studies, was feasible in terms of recruiting participants, their cooperativene…

Promoting Gasoline Conservation: The Effects of Reinforcement Schedule, a Leader, and Self-Recording

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Hake, D.F. & Foxx, R. M. (1978). Promoting gasoline conservation: The effects of reinforcement schedule, a leader, and self-recording. Behavior Modification, 2, 3, 339-370.
Replicated a previous procedure developed by the authors for reducing driving and extended it to increase its potential for wide use. Two groups, reinforcement and self-recording,…

Gasoline Conservation: A Procedure for Measuring and Reducing the Driving of College Students

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Foxx, R. M. & Hake, D. F. (1977). Gasoline conservation: A procedure for measuring and reducing the driving of college students. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 10, 1, 61-74.
Sought to motivate college students to reduce the number of miles they drove each day and thus save gasoline. The 12 experimental Ss were offered various combinations of prizes su…

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