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Designing Effective Instructional Signs with Schema Theory: Case Studies of Polystyrene Recycling

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Werner, C. M., Rhodes, M.U. & Partain, K. K. (1998). Designing effective instructional signs with schema theory: Case studies of polystyrene recycling. Environment and Behavior, 30, 5, 709-735.
Two studies supported the hypothesis that signs designed to create a new polystyrene schema would be more effective than signs that did not address patrons' existing schemata. Sch…

Variables Associated with American High School Students' Knowledge of Environmental Issues Related to Energy and Pollution

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Gambro, J. S. & Switzky, H.N. (1999). Variables associated with American high school students' knowledge of environmental issues related to energy and pollution. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 2, 15-22.
Conducted a secondary analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study of American Youth (J. D. Miller et al, 1991) to examine the distribution of knowledge about environmental issues…

Increasing Recycling in Academic Buildings: A Systematic Replication

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Ludwig, T. D., Gray, T. W. & Rowell, A. (1998). Increasing recycling in academic buildings: A systematic replication. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31, 4, 683-686.
Studied recycling behavior within an ABA multiple baseline design by placing recycling receptacles in 2 locations in academic buildings. During baseline, recycling receptacles wer…

Evaluating Adult Groundwater Education

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Gerakis, A. (1998). Evaluating adult groundwater education. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 1, 20-24.
The Michigan Association of Soil Conservation Districts and the Michigan Soil Conservation Service organized a series of 1-day groundwater education workshops throughout Michigan.…

Environmental Attitude and Ecological Behaviour

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Kaiser, F. G., Woelfing, S. & Fuhrer, U. (1999). Environmental attitude and ecological behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 19, 1, 1-19.
Based on I. Ajzen's (1985) theory of planned behavior, this study used a unified concept of attitude and a probabilistic measurement approach to overcome shortcomings (e.g., the l…

Environmental Locus of Control, Sympathy, and Proenvironmental Behavior: A Test of Geller's Actively Caring Hypothesis

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Allen, J. B. & Ferrand, J. L. (1999). Environmental locus of control, sympathy, and proenvironmental behavior: A test of Geller's actively caring hypothesis. Environment and Behavior, 31, 3, 338-353.
E. S. Geller (see record 1995-23508-001) hypothesized a mediational model of environmentally responsible behavior. Specifically, Geller proposed that "actively caring," a componen…

Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior in Dutch Secondary Education

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Kuhlemeier, H., van den Bergh, H. & Lagerweij, N. (1999). Environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in Dutch secondary education. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 2, 4-14.
Examined the environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes, and environmentally responsible behavior via questionnaire in a nationwide sample of approximately 9,000 students (a…

Reducing Household Energy Consumption: A Qualitative and Quantitative Field Study

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Brandon, G. & Lewis, A. (1999). Reducing household energy consumption: A qualitative and quantitative field study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 19, 1, 75-85.
Investigated the effect of feedback conditions, income constraints, behavioural/structural aspects, environmental attitudes, and socio-demographics on energy consumption for 120 h…

Reducing Solid Waste: Linking Recycling to Environmentally Responsible Consumerism

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Ebreo, A., Hershey, J. & Vining, J. (1999). Reducing solid waste: Linking recycling to environmentally responsible consumerism. Environment and Behavior, 31, 1, 107-135.
Examined through a mail survey, the relation between 654 Champaign-Urbana residents' beliefs about environmentally responsible consumerism and environmental attitudes, motives, an…

Values and Proenvironmental Behavior: A Five-Country Survey

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Schultz, P. W. & Zelezny, L. C. (1998). Values and proenvironmental behavior: A five-country survey. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 29, 4, 540-558.
This multinational study examined the relationship between values, awareness of the consequences for environmental damage, ascribed responsibility, and proenvironmental behaviors.…
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