Digging deeper for conservation donations
Donations to environmental organizations increased in amount when participants believed a behavior to be socially expected and observable. Social normsContinue Reading
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The functions of framing
To frame is to select some aspects of a perceived reality and make them more salient in a communicating text,Continue Reading
Education on benefits, not just risks, is important for increasing acceptance of wildlife
Attempts to foster human-wildlife coexistence through education are more successful when they communicate both the benefits of living with wildlifeContinue Reading
What regular folks think of proenvironmental behaviors
Laypeople may perceive and characterize proenvironmental behaviors differently than experts; as such, assumptions should not be made about the dimensionsContinue Reading
Please don’t leave the path
Negatively framed messages are more effective than positively framed messages on signs that seek to persuade people to keep aContinue Reading
Bigger signs are more effective at prompting people to turn off washroom lights
Simple, well-designed signs can be effective at prompting people to turn off washroom lights. Bigger signs are more effective thanContinue Reading
Behavioral tipping points
The authors characterise the dynamics of social change by empirically demonstrating the uptake of minority behaviours by a majority ofContinue Reading
Understanding how messaging is perceived by the public through a new theoretical model
Within the context of environmental corporate social responsibility, this paper proposes and tests a new theoretical model which integrates messageContinue Reading
Nudges can improve recreational fishing compliance, but are rarely used.
Behavioural ‘nudges’ may improve compliance by recreational fishers compared to the traditional regulatory approach of ‘punitive deterrence’. However, there areContinue Reading
