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…

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 …

Behaviorist EE Research: Environmentalism as Individualism

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Robottom, I., & Hart, P. (1995). Behaviorist EE research: Environmentalism as individualism. Journal of Environmental Education, 26, 2, 5-9.
Describes empirical tests of a theory linking values, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior within a preference construction framework emphasizing the activation of personal environmen…

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…

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…

A Knowledge-Based Intervention for Promoting Carpooling

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Kearney, A. R., & De Young, R. (1995). A knowledge-based intervention for promoting carpooling. Environment and Behavior, 27, 5, 650-678.
Investigated the impact of a story-based intervention on employees' knowledge and attitudes about, and stated willingness to adopt carpooling. A total of 645 employees at 5 sites …

Public Commitment and Energy Conservation

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Shippee, G. E., & Gregory, W. L. (1982). Public commitment and energy conservation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 1, 81-93.
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate comparatively the effectiveness of two community interventions designed to reduce energy consumption. Building on prior research whic…

Green Consumers in the 1990s: Profile and Implications for Advertising

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Roberts, J. A. (1996). Green consumers in the 1990s: Profile and implications for advertising.. Journal of Business Research, 36, 3, 217-231.
The passage of time and incipient change call for another look at the demographic and attitudinal correlates of ecologically conscious consumer behavior (ECCB). As concern for the…

The Link between Recycling and Litter: A Field Study

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Reams, M. A., Geaghan, J. P., & Gendron, R. C. (1996). The link between recycling and litter: A field study. Environment and Behavior, 28, 1, 92-110.
Determine whether residential recycling programs introduced an additional benefit (reduced litter) and evaluated the proposition that such programs should impart to participants a…

Values and their Effect on Pro-Environmental Behavior

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Karp, D. G. (1996). Values and their effect on pro-environmental behavior. Environment and Behavior, 28, 1, 111-133.
Used the 56 item Schwartz Scale of Values (S. H. Schwartz, 1992) to examine the structure of values and to assess the effect of these values on environmental behavior. The 2-dimen…
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