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Title: In a recent study about how to promote energy conservation, Nolan and colleagues (2008) found that ...
Post by: Conceptual on Jan 15, 2017
In a recent study about how to promote energy conservation, Nolan and colleagues (2008) found that simply telling people that their neighbors conserve energy was a more effective means of reducing energy consumption than telling them other reasons why they should conserve. Why did this message work the best?
a.    Participants experienced cognitive dissonance.
b.    Participants engaged in counterfactual thinking.
   c.    Participants were affected by informational social influence.
   d.    Participants were persuaded by fear-appeals.


Title: Re: In a recent study about how to promote energy conservation, Nolan and colleagues (2008) found ...
Post by: JosieMcMillan on Jan 15, 2017
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