Public perceptions of energy consumption and savings

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 37, 2010, Pages 16054-16059

  Attari, Shahzeen Z ^a   DeKay, Michael L ^b   Davidson, Cliff I ^c,e   De Bruin, Wändi Bruin ^c,d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchoring; Climate change; Decision making; Environmental behavior; Judgment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; ECONOMICS; HABIT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; HABITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957998601     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1001509107     Document Type: Article

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