Psychology and Ecology: Beliefs in Technology and the Diffusion of Ecological Responsibility

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Borden, R. J. (1984-85). Psychology and ecology: Beliefs in technology and the diffusion of ecological responsibility. Journal of Environmental Education, 16, 2, 14-19.
The attitudes of individuals who engage in environmentally responsible activities (e.g., recycling, energy conservation, community projects, consumer boycotting, etc.) with either…

Understanding Public Reaction to Energy Proposals: An Application of the Fishbein Model

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Bowman, C. H. & Fishbein, M. (1978). Understanding public reaction to energy proposals: An application of the Fishbein model. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 8, 4, 319-340.
M. Fishbein's (1967, 1975) attitude model holds that the intention to perform a behavior is the best indicator of future conduct, given the behavior is under volitional control. T…

Community Concern for Pollution: Social and Environmental Influences

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Cutter, S. C. (1981). Community concern for pollution: Social and environmental influences. Environment and Behavior, 13, 1, 105-124.
Determined how community attitudes toward pollution varied among social groups and with levels of pollution. Results from 22 communities in the Chicago area are contrary to the li…

A Comparison of Environmental Perceptions and Behaviors of Five Discrete Populations

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Culen, G. R., Hungerford, H. R., Tomera, A. N., Sivek, D. J., Harrington, M. & Squillo, M. (1986). A comparison of environmental perceptions and behaviors of five discrete populations. Journal of Environmental Education, 17, 3, 24-32.
This paper summarizes the perceptions and behaviors regarding environmental issues of five discrete and separate groups/populations. Assessments were made to determine the differ…

Diffusion of Energy-Conserving Innovations

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Darley, J. M., & Beniger, J. R. (1981). Diffusion of energy-conserving innovations. Journal of Social Issues, 37, 2, 150-171.
Suggests that people's decisions to adopt energy-conserving processes and products is a specific instance of the decision to adopt an innovation. Based on previous research, 8 dim…

Exploring the Difference between Recyclers and Non-Recyclers: The Role of Information

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De Young, R. (1989). Exploring the difference between recyclers and non-recyclers: The role of information. Journal of Environmental Systems, 18, 341-351.
This article reports on a pilot study which explored how recyclers and non-recyclers differ. Two hundred households were first identified by direct observation over a series of m…

Curriculum: The Voice of Nature

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Cohen, M. J. (1983). Curriculum: The voice of nature. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 10, 3, 109-118.
Discusses a subconscious anti-nature mentality in Americans that divides the planet and people's wholeness, laying the foundation for the unwholesome environmental, spiritual, a…

Attitudes and Attitude Change

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Cooper, J., & Croyle, R. T. (1984). Attitudes and attitude change. Annual Review of Psychology, 35, 395-426.
Reviews the major lines of research in attitude change: attitude-behavior consistency, persuasion, and cognitive dissonance. Theoretical models began to address in the 1980's th…

Evaluating Acceptability and Effectiveness of Consumer Energy Conservation Programs

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Claxton, J. D., Ritchie, J. R., & McDougall, G. H. (1983). Evaluating acceptability and effectiveness of consumer energy conservation programs. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 71-83.
The Canadian government has recognized the need for programs that accelerate consumer energy conservation efforts. A major concern in these efforts is the identification of conser…

Environmental Perspectives of Blacks: Acceptance of the "New Environmental Paradigm"

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Caron, J. A. (1989). Environmental perspectives of blacks: Acceptance of the "New Environmental Paradigm". Journal of Environmental Education, 20, 3, 21-26.
Previous studies have shown blacks to be less supportive of environmental issues than whites. These findings could be interpreted to mean that blacks are anti-environment. Howev…
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