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Crime, Commitment, and the Responsive Bystander: Two Field Experiments

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Moriarty, T. (1975). Crime, commitment, and the responsive bystander: Two field experiments. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 31, 2, 370-376.
In two field experiments it was demonstrated that bystanders more readily intervene to stop a theft if they have committed themselves in advance to the victim. During the summer …

Effects of Social Labeling on Giving to Charity

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Kraut, R. E. (1973). Effects of social labeling on giving to charity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 9, 551-562.
This field experiment tested the hypothesis that social labeling influences an actor's self-concept and his perception of the consequences of his behavior. Subjects who gave to c…

A Test of a Model for Commitment

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Kiesler, C. A., & Sakumura, J. (1966). A test of a model for commitment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 3, 3, 349-353.
Commitment is defined as a binding of the individual to behavioral acts, and a theoretical model is presented for the role of commitment in attitude change. The derivation tested…

The Effect of a Conservation Program on Schoolchildren's Attitudes toward the Environment

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Ryan, C. (1991). The effect of a conservation program on schoolchildren’s attitudes toward the environment. Journal of Environmental Education, 22, 4, 30-35.
In this article, the author examines the issue of whether there are any discernible effects of a conservation educational program for fifth-grade schoolchildren a year after a vis…

Counting on Blood Donors: Increasing the Impact of Reminder Calls

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Lipsitz, A., Kallmeyer, K., Ferguson, M., & Abas, A. (1989). Counting on blood donors: Increasing the impact of reminder calls. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 19, 13, 1057-1067.
Two experiments were conducted to see if blood drive attendance could be increased by altering the content of reminder calls. In Experiment 1 college students received either a s…

Are we Meeting the Goal of Responsible Environmental Behavior? An Examination of Nature and Environmental Education Center Goals

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Simmons, D. A. (1991). Are we meeting the goal of responsible environmental behavior? An examination of nature and environmental education center goals. Journal of Environmental Education, 22, 3, 16-21.
Examined the congruence between the expressed goals of nature and environmental education controls in the US and a proposed behavior model. Data were collected when 100 youth conf…

Fear Appeals, Individual Differences, and Environmental Concern

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Hine, D. W., & Gifford, R. (1991). Fear appeals, individual differences, and environmental concern. Journal of Environmental Education, 23, 1, 36-41.
Examined the effect of a brief but intense antipollution message (APM) on verbal commitment (stated willingness to act) and on 3 forms of immediate behavioral commitment (donating…

Sex Differences in Bystander Intervention in a Theft

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Austin, W. (1979). Sex differences in bystander intervention in a theft. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 11, 2110-2120.
A series of studies demonstrated a strong relationship among the situation-defining variable of degree of harm to victim, sexual configuration among participants, and bystanders'…

The Effects of Non-Contingent Free Bus Tickets and Personal Commitment on Urban Bus Ridership

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Bachman, W. , & Katzev, R. (1982). The effects of non-contingent free bus tickets and personal commitment on urban bus ridership. Transportation Research, 16A, 2, 103-108.
To compare the effects of free rides and commitment to a performance goal on increasing bus ridership in an urban setting, 83 non-bus riding automobile drivers were exposed to one…

A Structural Model of Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour. Special Issue: Green Psychology

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Grob, A. (1995). A structural model of environmental attitudes and behaviour. Special Issue: Green psychology. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15, 3, 209-220.
The multivariate relationship between environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behavior was examined. In two studies a structural model linking environmental awareness, emot…
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