Perceptions of water use

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

Volumn 111, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 5129-5134

  Attari, Shahzeen Z ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchoring; Decision making; Judgment; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER CYCLE; WATER DEPRIVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANCHORING; DECISION MAKING; JUDGMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84898028833     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1316402111     Document Type: Article

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