Commitment to the Dominant Social Paradigm and Concern for Environmental Quality

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Dunlap, R. E. & VanLiere, K. D. (1984). Commitment to the dominant social paradigm and concern for environmental quality. Social Science Quarterly, 65, 4, 1013-1028.
The assumption that commitment to our society's dominant values and beliefs, or "dominant social paradigm:" (DSP), leads us to lack of concern for environmental quality is tested.…

An Examination of Cohort Differences in Perceptions of the Energy Crisis

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Durand, R. M., Klemmack, D. L., & Roff, L. L. (1980). An examination of cohort differences in perceptions of the energy crisis. Journal of Psychology, 106, 1, 3-12.
Examined the effects of age cohort on perceptions of the energy crisis in the US with 681 randomly selected Alabama power company customers who responded to a mail survey. A follo…

Nuclear Attitudes after Chernobyl: A Cross-National Study. Special Issue: Psychological Fallout from the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident

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Eiser, J. R., Hannover, B., Mann, L., Morin, M., et al. (1990). Nuclear attitudes after Chernobyl: A cross-national study. Special Issue: Psychological fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 10, 2, 101-110.
840 Ss from universities in Australia, England, France, West Germany, and the Netherlands completed a questionnaire during the month following the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 19…

Public Opinion about Energy

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Farhar, B. C., Unseld, C. T., Vories, R. & Crews, R. (1980). Public opinion about energy. Annual Review of Energy, 5, 141-172.

Public Perceptions of Electric Power Transmissions Lines

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Furby, L., Slovic, P., Fischhoff, B., & Gregory, R. (1988). Public perceptions of electric power transmissions lines. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 8, 1, 19-43.
Examines the formation and expression of attitudes related to the siting and construction of electric power transmission lines and develops a conceptual framework for understandin…

Individual Differences in Environmental Attitudes

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Gifford, R., Hay, R. & Boros, K. (1982). Individual differences in environmental attitudes.. Journal of Environmental Education, 14, 2, 19-23.

Influences on Attitude-Behavior Relationships: A Natural Experiment with Curbside Recycling

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Guagnano, G. A., Stern, P. C., & Dietz, T. (1995). Influences on attitude-behavior relationships: A natural experiment with curbside recycling. Environment and Behavior, 27, 5, 699-718.
Examined the predictive value of S. H. Schwartz's (1968, 1970, 1977) norm activation model, according to which behavior is influenced by attitudinal and external factors. The exte…

The Consequences of Participant Satisfaction with Energy Conservation Programs

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Goitein, B., & Weinstein, B. (1986). The consequences of participant satisfaction with energy conservation programs. Evaluation Review, 10, 3, 377-384.
Examined the relationship between satisfaction with a residential energy audit and reported subsequent energy conservation behavior in 500 energy audit recipients. Results demonst…

A Discriminant Analysis of Attitudes Related to the Nuclear Power Controversy

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Girondi, A. J. (1983). A discriminant analysis of attitudes related to the nuclear power controversy. Journal of Environmental Education, 14, 4, 2-6.

Review of Utility Home Energy Audit Programs

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Hirst, E., Berry, L. & Soderstrom, J. (1981). Review of utility home energy audit programs. Energy, 6, 7, 621-630.
Evaluation efforts of utilities with active home energy audit programs were reviewed to provide insights into the operations and effectiveness of existing utility home energy audi…

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