Using Prompted Self-Inoculation to Increase Support for Campus Recycling
Using Prompted Self-Inoculation to Increase Support for Campus Recycling
dc.contributor.advisor | Pennington, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Bowers, Brandon | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Brinthaupt, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Langston, William | |
dc.contributor.department | Psychology | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-05T20:04:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-05T20:04:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-03-30 | |
dc.description.abstract | The current study examined whether methods grounded in inoculation theory could combat problematic recycling behavior on a college campus. Participants in the experiment were prompted to rebut none, one, or three of the anti-recycling statements emailed to them by the experimenter (who posed as another participant). Results indicated that, overall, participants’ recycling attitudes became more positive over the course of the study, most likely as a result of pro-recycling information provided by the experimenter. Inoculation-specific attitude changes were also observed. Areas for future research on the use of precise inoculation-based manipulations are discussed. | |
dc.description.degree | M.A. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/xmlui/handle/mtsu/5677 | |
dc.publisher | Middle Tennessee State University | |
dc.subject | ||
dc.subject | Inoculation | |
dc.subject | Inoculation theory | |
dc.subject | Recycling | |
dc.subject.umi | Experimental psychology | |
dc.subject.umi | Social psychology | |
dc.thesis.degreegrantor | Middle Tennessee State University | |
dc.thesis.degreelevel | Masters | |
dc.title | Using Prompted Self-Inoculation to Increase Support for Campus Recycling | |
dc.type | Thesis |
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