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Suppose that you are a ninth grade teacher and you are trying to get your students to conserve more water and energy in their daily lives. Which of the following approaches is likely to be the MOST successful?
A) Educating them about the need for conservation
B) Making use of prompts, or reminders, at times when they tend to be wasteful
C) Telling them that you conserve energy and water
D) Having them make public commitments to their peers that they will be less wasteful
Conservation
In psychology, the concept that a child recognizes that quantity does not change with physical rearrangement; in environmental science, the protection of natural resources.
Public Commitments
Decisions or promises made in a public setting, which are more likely to be upheld due to the added pressure of social accountability.
Prompts
Cues that convey a message and remind people to do something.
- Identify methods for promoting environmental conservation and behavior change.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify methods for promoting environmental conservation and behavior change.
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