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A Revised Scale for the Measurement of Ecological Attitudes and Knowledge

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Maloney, M. P., Ward, M. P., & Braucht, G. N. (1975). A revised scale for the measurement of ecological attitudes and knowledge. American Psychologist, 30, 7, 787-790.
Investigated the effects of fear appeals on persuasion in a factorial experiment that was designed to test a combined model of protection motivation theory and self-efficacy the…

The Case for Approaching Global Issues Systemically: International Security and Environmental Security

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McKenzie-Mohr, D. & Du Nann Winter, D. The case for approaching global issues systemically: International security and environmental security. The Peace Psychology Bulletin, 4-6.
Peace psychologists have, traditionally, approached the issue of international peace and conflict separately from the issues of environmental destruction and third-world poverty. …

Promoting Energy Conservation in University Dormitories by Physical, Policy and Resident Behavior Changes

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McClelland, L. & Belsten, L. (1979). Promoting energy conservation in university dormitories by physical, policy and resident behavior changes. Journal of Environmental Systems, 9, 1, 29-38.
Two successive energy conservation programs were implemented in four University of Colorado dormitories. Program I included persuasive communications, information, feedback, and …

Promoting Energy Conservation in Master-Metered Apartments through Group Financial Incentives

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McClelland, L., & Cook, S. W. (1980). Promoting energy conservation in master-metered apartments through group financial incentives. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 10, 1, 20-31.
Describes an energy conservation program conducted among 4 groups of apartments (44-70 units/group) in a university-affiliated family housing complex. The winning group in each of…

Residential Home Audits: An Empirical Analysis of the Ener$ave Program

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McDougall, G. H. G., Claxton, J. D. & Ritchie, J. R. B. (1983). Residential home audits: An empirical analysis of the ener$ave program. Journal of Environmental Systems, 12, 3, 265-278.
The purpose of residential home audit programs is to encourage energy conservation by providing homeowners with information concerning retrofit actions which are economically feas…

The Case for Approaching Global Issues Systemically: Militarization and Development

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McKenzie-Mohr, D. & Du Nann Winter, D. (1992). The case for approaching global issues systemically: Militarization and development. The Peace Psychology Bulletin, 1, 2, 8-11.
Traditionally, peace psychologists have approached the issue of international peace and conflict separately from the issues of environmental destruction and Third World developmen…

Consumer Energy Research: A Review

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McDougall, G. H., Claxton, J. D., Ritchie, J. R., & Anderson, C. D. (1981). Consumer energy research: A review. Journal of Consumer Research, 8, 3, 343-354.
Reviews the evolution of consumer energy research over the past decade by (1) categorizing consumer research and examining trends by category, (2) reviewing the more theoretical r…

Behavioral Commitment to Environmental Protection: A Study of Active and Nonactive Members of the Sierra Club

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Manzo, L. C., & Weinstein, N. D. (1987). Behavioral commitment to environmental protection: A study of active and nonactive members of the Sierra Club. Environment and Behavior, 19, 6, 673-694.
Compared differences between 47 active and 46 nonactive Sierra Club members in their early experiences and role models, experience of harm, political orientation, perception of po…

Ecology: Let's Hear from the People: An Objective Scale for the Measurement of Ecological Attitudes and Knowledge

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Maloney, M. P., & Ward, M. P. (1973). Ecology: Let's hear from the people: An objective scale for the measurement of ecological attitudes and knowledge. American Psychologist, 28, 7, 583-586.
Reports the development of a 130-item scale measuring verbal and actual commitments to ecological issues, degree of emotionality toward these issues, and specific knowledge of f…

Male-Female Differences in Concern for Environmental Quality

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McStay, J. R., & Dunlap, R. E. (1983). Male-female differences in concern for environmental quality. International Journal of Women's Studies, 6, 4, 291-301.
Tested the hypothesis that females are significantly more concerned about environmental quality than are males. 806 Ss drawn from a probability sample of Washington State resident…
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