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A Social Psychological Perspective on Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings

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Langmeyer, L. (1984). A social psychological perspective on energy conservation in residential buildings. American Psychologist, 39, 7, 810-811.
To design effective public policy, the social, cognitive, and personal forces that, in addition to the economic realities, define the situation must be understood. For the past 4 …

Classroom Environmental Value Clarification.

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

Use of Evaluation to Improve Energy Conservation Programs: A Review and Case Study

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Kushler, M. G. (1989). Use of evaluation to improve energy conservation programs: A review and case study. Journal of Social Issues, 45, 1, 153-168.
Focuses on energy conservation and reviews the history of social science contributions in that area, together with a case study of the successful Michigan Residential Conservation…

Public Attitudes toward Siting a High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada

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Kunreuther, H., Easterling, D., Desvousges, W., & Slovic, P. (1990). Public attitudes toward siting a high-level nuclear waste repository in Nevada. Risk Analysis, 10, 4, 469-484.
Examined sources of public opposition to a high-level nuclear waste repository among 1,001 Nevada Ss and a national sample of 1,201 Ss to compare a benefit-cost model and a risk-p…

Environmental Education, Children, and Animals

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Margadant-Van Arcken, M. (1989). Environmental education, children, and animals. Anthrozoos, 3, 1, 14-19.
26 open interviews were conducted with about 250 kindergarten children (aged 6-12 yrs) who were asked about their pet animals, experiences with wild animals, and activities in nat…

Measuring Change After a Public Education Campaign

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Larson, M. A. & Massetti-Miller, K. L. (1984). Measuring change after a public education campaign. Public Relations Review, 10, 4, 23-32.
This article offers insight into the process of conducting pre- and post- campaign comparisons to measure the effectiveness of communications methodologies. The authors analyzed …

Participation in Pro-Environmental Behavior

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Larson, M. A., Forrest, M. & Bostian, L. (1981). Participation in pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Environmental Education, 12, 3, 21-24.

Ecological Knowledge and Perception of Environmental Modifiability

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Levenson, H. (1974). Ecological knowledge and perception of environmental modifiability. American Psychologist, 29, 4, 274-275.
Comments that, in a study by M. P. Maloney and M. P. Ward (see PA, Vol 51:5007) that presented an objective scale for measuring ecological attitudes and knowledge, Maloney and War…

Motivating Beverage Container Recycling on a College Campus

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Luyben, P. & Cummings, S. (1981-1982). Motivating beverage container recycling on a college campus. Journal of Environmental Systems, 11, 3, 235-245.
Maintaining our materials base for production in the face of the declining energy and materials resources requires effective procedures to encourage recycling of scarce resources.…

Newspaper Recycling: The Effects of Rewards and Proximity of Containers

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Luyben, P. D., & Bailey, J. S. (1979). Newspaper recycling: The effects of rewards and proximity of containers. Environment and Behavior, 11, 4, 539-557.
Newspaper recycling, if widely practiced, could contribute to the conservation of natural resources and energy. Two experiments using multiple baseline designs with reversals were…
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