Availability: A Heuristic for Judging Frequency and Probability

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Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1973). Availability: A heuristic for judging frequency and probability.. Cognitive Psychology, 5, 2, 207-232.
Conducted a series of experiments with 877 Ss to explore a judgmental heuristic in which S evaluates the frequency of classes or the probability of events by availability (i.e.,…

Anti-Pollution Behavior: A Function of Perceived Outcome and Locus of Control

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Trigg, L. J., Perlman, D., Perry, R. P., & Janisse, M. P. (1976). Anti-pollution behavior: A function of perceived outcome and locus of control. Environment and Behavior, 8, 2, 307-313.
Examined the moderating effects of perceived outcome on the relationship between activism in the form of antipollution behavior and internal-external (I-E) locus of control. A r…

Relationships Among Ecologically Responsible Behaviors

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Tracy, A. P. & Oskamp, S. (1983-84). Relationships among ecologically responsible behaviors. Journal of Environmental Systems, 13, 2, 115-126.
A telephone survey of ninety-six randomly selected adults of a Southern California community asked about their participation in ecologically responsible behaviors. Fifteen differ…

Environmental Concern: Does it Make a Difference how it's Measured?

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Van Liere, K. D., & Dunlap, R. E. (1981). Environmental concern: Does it make a difference how it's measured?. Environment and Behavior, 13, 6, 651-676.
A model is developed that hypothesizes 2 types of consistency: consistency in the intercorrelations among environmental measures and consistency in the correlations between the en…

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

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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…

Construction of a Nuclear Power Station in One's Locality: Attitudes and Salience

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Van-der-Pligt, J., Eiser, J. R., & Spears, R. (1986). Construction of a nuclear power station in one's locality: Attitudes and salience. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 7, 1, 1-15.
Examined the attitudes toward the building of a nuclear power station in one's locality by surveying 290 residents (mean age 47.5 yrs) of 3 small rural communities that were liste…

Energy Conservation: Two Easy Ways Out

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Van-der-Pligt, J. (1985). Energy conservation: Two easy ways out. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 15, 1, 3-15.
Investigated attitude-behavior relationships in the context of energy conservation, using data from questionnaires administered to 219 Dutch Ss (average age 43.9 yrs) from rural a…

Moral Norms and Environmental Behavior: An Application of Schwartz's Norm-Activation Model to Yard Burning

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VanLiere, K. D., & Dunlap, R. E. (1978). Moral norms and environmental behavior: An application of Schwartz's norm-activation model to yard burning. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 8, 2, 174-188.
Conducted telephone interviews with a systematic sample of 403 Ss to examine some conditions under which moral norms (i.e., respect for the health of others) would be expected to …

Patterns of Residential Energy Behavior

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van-Raaij, W. F., & Verhallen, T. M. (1983). Patterns of residential energy behavior. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 85-106.
Investigated energy-related behavioral patterns, based on self-reported behaviors of 145 households in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. Energy-related behavior may not be a separate …

Applied Behavior Analysis and Social Marketing: An Integration for Environmental Preservation

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Geller, E. S. (1989). Applied behavior analysis and social marketing: An integration for environmental preservation. Journal of Social Issues, 45, 1, 17-36.
Basic principles of applied behavior analysis and social marketing are reviewed with reference to the development of action plans to protect the environment. Behavior-change pro…

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