Social Values and Cooperative Response to a Simulated Resource Conservation Crisis

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Kramer, R. M., McClintock, C. G. & Messick, D. M. (1986). Social values and cooperative response to a simulated resource conservation crisis. Journal of Personality, 54, 3, 576-592.
The present study examined the relationship between individuals' social motives or values and their level of cooperation during a simulated resource conversation crisis. Prior to…

Ecological Stress: A Deadly Reminder

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Kets-de-Vries, M. F. (1980). Ecological stress: A deadly reminder. Psychoanalytic Review, 67, 3, 389-408.
Examines the reactions of humanity to threatening ecological issues, including (1) the dynamics behind the recent proliferation of an "ecological conscience," (2) different reacti…

Public Attitudes toward Siting a High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada

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Kunreuther, H., Easterling, D., Desvousges, W., & Slovic, P. (1990). Public attitudes toward siting a high-level nuclear waste repository in Nevada. Risk Analysis, 10, 4, 469-484.
Examined sources of public opposition to a high-level nuclear waste repository among 1,001 Nevada Ss and a national sample of 1,201 Ss to compare a benefit-cost model and a risk-p…

Stability of Factor Structures in the Measurement of Public Environmental Attitudes

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Kuhn, R. G. & Jackson, E. L. (1989). Stability of factor structures in the measurement of public environmental attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 20, 3, 27-32.
A twenty-one item scale, combining and modifying the "new environmental paradigm" and "dominant social paradigm" scales developed by Dunlap and Van Liere, was used in two surveys …

A Social Psychological Perspective on Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings

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Langmeyer, L. (1984). A social psychological perspective on energy conservation in residential buildings. American Psychologist, 39, 7, 810-811.
To design effective public policy, the social, cognitive, and personal forces that, in addition to the economic realities, define the situation must be understood. For the past 4 …

A Curriculum Model for Environmental Values Education

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Knapp, C. E. (1983). A curriculum model for environmental values education. Journal of Environmental Education, 14, 3, 22-26.
Provides some suggestions for developing an environmental values curriculum. The model emphasizes the use of valuing skills as a basis for developing and guiding environmental con…

Classroom Environmental Value Clarification.

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Lamb, W. (1975). Classroom environmental value clarification.. Journal of Environmental Education, 6, 4, 14-17.

The Effect of Ecological Concern on Brand Perceptions

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Kinnear, T. C., & Taylor, J. R. (1973). The effect of ecological concern on brand perceptions. Journal of Marketing Research, 10, 2, 191-197.
Examined the relationship between the amount of concern for the ecology and buyers' perceptions of detergent brands. The data were collected by means of a mail questionnaire sen…

Motivating Beverage Container Recycling on a College Campus

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Luyben, P. & Cummings, S. (1981-1982). Motivating beverage container recycling on a college campus. Journal of Environmental Systems, 11, 3, 235-245.
Maintaining our materials base for production in the face of the declining energy and materials resources requires effective procedures to encourage recycling of scarce resources.…

Drop and Tilt: A Comparison of Two Procedures to Increase the Use of Venetian Blinds to Conserve Energy

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Luyben, P. D. (1984). Drop and tilt: A comparison of two procedures to increase the use of venetian blinds to conserve energy. Journal of Community Psychology, 12, 2, 149-154.
Dropping and tilting venetian blinds appropriately can reduce unnecessary heat loss through window glass. Previous research has shown that both feedback and payments can effective…
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