The Effects of Order of Test Administration on Environmental Attitudes

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Armstrong, J. B., & Impara, J. C. (1990). The effects of order of test administration on environmental attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 21, 3, 37-39.
Administered 1 of 4 knowledge tests based on the content of 4 issues of the National Wildlife Federation's NatureScope to 101 5th- and 6th-grade students in conjunction with a…

The Level of Effort Required for Behaviour as a Moderator of the Attitude-Behaviour Relation

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Bagozzi, R. P., Yi, Y., & Baumgartner, J. (1990). The level of effort required for behaviour as a moderator of the attitude-behaviour relation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 20, 1, 45-59.
Used questionnaire methodology with 166 business students, assigned to high- or low-effort conditions, to test the hypothesis that the manner in which attitudes influence behavi…

Tolerance for Environmental Health Risks: The Influence of Knowledge, Benefits, Voluntariness, and Environmental Attitudes

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Baird, B. N. (1986). Tolerance for environmental health risks: The influence of knowledge, benefits, voluntariness, and environmental attitudes. Risk Analysis, 6, 4, 425-435.
Examined factors affecting risk estimates and tolerance among persons directly exposed to environmental health risks. Data were gathered from questionnaires distributed at public …

Making Research Apply: High Stakes Public Policy in a Regulatory Environment

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Archer, D., Pettigrew, T. F. & Aronson, E. (1992). Making research apply: High stakes public policy in a regulatory environment. American Psychologist, 47, 10, 1233-1236.
The experiences of 3 social psychologists asked to evaluate (and improve) a series of large-scale programs designed to change energy-related attitudes and behavior are described. …

The Relative Effectiveness of Models and Prompts on Energy Conservation: A Field Experiment in a Shower Room

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Aronson, E. & O'Leary, M. (1982-83). The relative effectiveness of models and prompts on energy conservation: A field experiment in a shower room. Journal of Environmental Systems, 12, 3, 219-224.
Signs were placed in the field house shower rooms of a university campus exhorting people to conserve water and energy by turning off the water while soaping up. Making the signs…

Ecological Worldview and Environmental Knowledge: The "New Environmental Paradigm"

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Arcury, T. A., Johnson, T. P. & Scollay, S. J. (1986). Ecological worldview and environmental knowledge: The "New Environmental Paradigm". Journal of Environmental Education, 17, 4, 35-40.
With the increased societal awareness of environmental issues, social scientists have expanded their examination of environmentally related topics. One component of this expansio…

Sex Differences in Environmental Concern and Knowledge: The Case of Acid Rain

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Arcury, T. A., Scollay, S. J. & Johnson, T. P. (1987). Sex differences in environmental concern and knowledge: The case of acid rain. Sex Roles, 16, 9-10, 463-472.
Examined sex differences in concern about and knowledge of the environmental issue of acid rain (AR) in a multi-item survey of 516 adults. Findings suggest that men tended to be m…

Joint Effect of Feedback and Goal Setting on Performance: A Field Study of Residential Energy Conservation

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Becker, L. J. (1978). Joint effect of feedback and goal setting on performance: A field study of residential energy conservation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 63, 4, 428-433.
The facilitating motivational effect of feedback on performance has been attributed by some to difficult goals set in response to feedback. The present experiment attributes this …

Environmental Worldview in Response to Environmental Problems: Kentucky 1984 and 1988 Compared

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Arcury, T. A. & Christianson, E. H. (1990). Environmental worldview in response to environmental problems: Kentucky 1984 and 1988 compared. Environment and Behavior, 22, 3, 387-407.
Used the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) Scale of R. E. Dunlap and K. D. Van Liere (1978) to measure environmental worldview based on statewide telephone surveys of Kentucky in 1…

An Evaluation of Three Litter Control Procedures - Trash Receptacles, Paid Workers, and the Marked Item Technique

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Bacon-Prue, A., Blount, R., Pickering, D., & Drabman, R. S. (1980). An evaluation of three litter control procedures - trash receptacles, paid workers, and the marked item technique. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 13, 1, 165-170.
Assessed the effectiveness of 3 litter (L) control procedures on the grounds of a residential facility for the mentally retarded. 57 areas were divided into 5 groups according to …
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