Ecological Worldview and Environmental Knowledge: The "New Environmental Paradigm"

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Arcury, T. A., Johnson, T. P. & Scollay, S. J. (1986). Ecological worldview and environmental knowledge: The "New Environmental Paradigm". Journal of Environmental Education, 17, 4, 35-40.
With the increased societal awareness of environmental issues, social scientists have expanded their examination of environmentally related topics. One component of this expansio…

Sex Differences in Environmental Concern and Knowledge: The Case of Acid Rain

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Arcury, T. A., Scollay, S. J. & Johnson, T. P. (1987). Sex differences in environmental concern and knowledge: The case of acid rain. Sex Roles, 16, 9-10, 463-472.
Examined sex differences in concern about and knowledge of the environmental issue of acid rain (AR) in a multi-item survey of 516 adults. Findings suggest that men tended to be m…

Environmental Attitude and Environmental Knowledge

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Arbuthnot, J. (1974). Environmental knowledge and recycling behavior as a fuction of attitudes and personality characteristics. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1, 1, 119-121.
Used telephone survey data from 680 Kentucky residents to examine how environmental knowledge and attitudes were related to sociodemographic factors (gender, age, education, incom…

Environmental Worldview in Response to Environmental Problems: Kentucky 1984 and 1988 Compared

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Arcury, T. A. & Christianson, E. H. (1990). Environmental worldview in response to environmental problems: Kentucky 1984 and 1988 compared. Environment and Behavior, 22, 3, 387-407.
Used the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) Scale of R. E. Dunlap and K. D. Van Liere (1978) to measure environmental worldview based on statewide telephone surveys of Kentucky in 1…

The Effects of Order of Test Administration on Environmental Attitudes

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Armstrong, J. B., & Impara, J. C. (1990). The effects of order of test administration on environmental attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 21, 3, 37-39.
Administered 1 of 4 knowledge tests based on the content of 4 issues of the National Wildlife Federation's NatureScope to 101 5th- and 6th-grade students in conjunction with a…

Reducing Air Conditioning Waste by Signalling it Is Cool Outside

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Becker, L. J. & Seligman, C. (1978). Reducing air conditioning waste by signalling it is cool outside. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 4, 3, 412-415.
Examined the effects on residential energy consumption of providing homeowners with (1) a signaling device that indicated a conservation opportunity and (2) information feedback a…

A Trend Analysis of Environmentalists' Organizational Commitment, Tactic Advocacy, and Perceptions of Government

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Bartell, T. & St. George, A. (1974). A trend analysis of environmentalists' organizational commitment, tactic advocacy, and perceptions of government. Journal of Voluntary Action Research, 3, 3-4, 41-46.

Conservation Behavior as the Outcome of Environmental Education

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Asch, J. & Shore, B. M. (1975). Conservation behavior as the outcome of environmental education. Journal of Environmental Education, 6, 4, 25-33.

Relating Attitudes to Residential Energy Use

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Becker, L. J., Seligman, C., Fazio, R. H., & Darley, J. M. (1981). Relating attitudes to residential energy use. Environment and Behavior, 13, 5, 590-609.
During the winter, 207 homeowning couples completed questionnaires about their energy-related attitudes. Results confirm those of prior studies: thermal comfort is the most import…

Personal and Contextual Influences on Household Energy Adaptations

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Black, J. S., Stern, P. C. & Elworth, J. T. (1985). Personal and contextual influences on household energy adaptations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 70, 1, 3-21.
Examined the interactive effects of economic, demographic, structural, and psychological variables on 4 behaviorally distinct types of reported conservation response involving ene…

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