Normative messages promoting energy conservation will be underestimated by experts...unless you show them the data

Social Influence

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 169-180

  Nolan, Jessica M ^a   Kenefick, Jessica ^b   Schultz, P Wesley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Experts; Persuasion knowledge; Social influence; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960751217     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2011.584786     Document Type: Article

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