ERIC_NO: EJ080691
TITLE: Ecology: Let's Hear From the People: An Objective Scale for the Measurement of Ecological Attitudes and Knowledge
AUTHOR: Maloney, Michael P.; Ward, Michael P.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1973
JOURNAL_CITATION: American Psychologist; 28, 7, 583-586, Jul 73
ABSTRACT: It appears that most persons surveyed had a relatively high degree of verbal commitment and affect, with lower levels of actual commitment and knowledge--they were willing to do a great deal to help curb pollution, but, in fact, they actually did fairly little and knew even less. (Authors)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Ecology; Pollution; Waste Disposal;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Attitude Change; Individual Differences; Surveys; Test Results;
IDENTIFIERS: *Environmental Studies
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: UD502416