Commitment and Voluntary Energy Conservation
| Autor: | William H. Cummings, Michael S. Pallak |
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| Rok vydání: | 1976 |
| Předmět: |
Social Psychology
Public economics business.industry Energy (esotericism) 05 social sciences Control (management) 050109 social psychology Energy consumption Public opinion 050105 experimental psychology Rate of increase Energy conservation Turnover 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business Energy source Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2:27-30 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7433 0146-1672 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/014616727600200105 |
| Popis: | Homeowners were interviewed and expected to be either personally identified (public commitment) or not identified (private commitment) as having agreed to attempt energy conservation. The response measure of energy usage was provided by utility-meter readings for the month following the interview. Homeowners under public commitment showed a lower rate of increase in the use levels for both natural gas (Experiment I) and electricity (Experiment II) than under private commitment or in the control (no interview condition). Results from a set of self-monitoring conditions suggested that conservation may be related to increased attention to energy use levels. |
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