Communication of Innovations

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

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 the Media in Education for Survival

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Oskamp, S. (1991). The role of the media in education for survival. San Francisco: American Psychological Association.

The Efficacy of the Block Leader Approach in Facilitating Composting

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MacMillan, J. (1995). The efficacy of the block leader approach in facilitating composting. Fredericton, New Brunswick: St. Thomas University.

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…

Communication Network Influences on Information Diffusion and Persuasion

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Weenig, M. W., & Midden, C. J. (1991). Communication network influences on information diffusion and persuasion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 5, 734-742.
Studied communication networks' influences on the information diffusion process and the effects of 2 virtually identical communication programs. These programs were implemented in…

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…

Use of Newsletters to Promote Environmental Political Action: An Experimental Analysis

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Schroeder, S., Hovell, M., Kolody, B., & Elder, J. (2004). Use of newsletters to promote environmental political action: An experimental analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37(3), 427-429.
The managers of beach businesses were randomly assigned to receive no intervention or two newsletters per week for 6 weeks that presented economic consequences of damage to coasta…

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