Classroom Environmental Value Clarification.

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Lamb, W. (1975). Classroom environmental value clarification.. Journal of Environmental Education, 6, 4, 14-17.

The Effects of an Environmental Studies Course on the Defensibility of Environmental Attitudes

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Kinsey, T. G., & Wheatley, J. H. (1984). The effects of an environmental studies course on the defensibility of environmental attitudes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 21, 7, 675-683.
Evaluated whether students used information learned in environmental studies (ES) courses to support their stated attitudes toward environmental issues in a 2-phase study based on…

Do Consumers Know "What Works" in Energy Conservation?

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Kempton, W., Harris, C. K., Keith, J. G., & Weihl, J. S. (1985). Do consumers know "what works" in energy conservation?. Marriage and Family Review, 9, 1-2, 115-133.
Investigated consumer attitudes toward energy conservation (efficiency investments, better management, and curtailment of amenities) by examining consumer bias in comparing measur…

Psychological Research for the New Energy Problems: Strategies and Opportunities

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Kempton, W., Darley, J. M., & Stern, P. C. (1992). Psychological research for the new energy problems: Strategies and opportunities. American Psychologist, 47, 10, 1213-1223.
Recent concern with environmental problems has rekindled interest in energy conservation. To illustrate how psychologists can make useful contributions and how a changed energy si…

Ecologically Concerned Consumers: Who are they?

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Kinnear, T. C., Taylor, J. R., & Ahmed, S. A. (1974). Ecologically concerned consumers: Who are they?. Journal of Marketing, 38, 2, 20-24.
Explored the relationship between socioeconomic and personality characteristics of consumers and the amount, if any, of ecological concern they indicate. Personality data were b…

Relationships of Proenvironmental Attitudes to Wildernism-Urbanism and Pro-Preservation Attitudes toward Historical Heritages

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Iwata, O. (1990). Relationships of proenvironmental attitudes to wildernism-urbanism and pro-preservation attitudes toward historical heritages. Psychologia an International Journal of Psychology in the Orient, 33, 4, 203-211.
Based on data from 138 undergraduates of a national university responding to a five-point scale on a 34-item questionnaire, various correlates of proenvironmental attitudes, inclu…

Environmental Attitudes and Preferences for Energy Resource Options

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Jackson, E. L. (1985). Environmental attitudes and preferences for energy resource options. Journal of Environmental Education, 17, 1, 23-30.
Asked 446 undergraduates to choose the best energy-related option for Canada to pursue in the short run (the next 5 yrs) and the long run (beyond the year 2000). Preferences for s…

Attitudes toward Nuclear Power: A Longitudinal Analysis of Expectancy-Value Models

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Hughey, J. B., Sundstrom, E., & Lounsbury, J. W. (1985). Attitudes toward nuclear power: A longitudinal analysis of expectancy-value models. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 6, 1, 75-91.
Three expectancy-value models were applied to attitudes toward a nuclear power plant among 213 adult residents who twice completed a survey at 5-yr intervals. Attitudes were predo…

Using a Likert Scale to Measure "Environmental Responsibility"

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Horvat, R. E. & Voelker, A. M. (1976). Using a Likert scale to measure "environmental responsibility".. Journal of Environmental Education, 8, 1, 36-48.

The Relationship of Three Measures of Locus of Control to Environmental Activism

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Huebner, R. B. (1981). The relationship of three measures of locus of control to environmental activism.. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2, 1, 45-58.
Assessed the adequacy of various locus of control measures for predicting environmental activism and willingness to engage in personal conservation and antipollution activities, e…

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