The authors describe an observational and analytic methodology for recording and interpreting dynamic microprocesses that occur during social interaction, making use of space--time data collection techniques, spatial-statistical analysis, and visualization. The scheme has three investigative foci: Structure, Activity Composition, and Clustering.…

This article introduces an approach to tailoring behavior-change campaigns to target populations using the example of solid waste reduction in Santiago de Cuba. Tailoring is performed in the following steps: (1) Psychological constructs are selected to detect problems in performing the target behavior, and data are gathered on these constructs.…

A connection to nature index was developed and tested to measure children's affective attitude toward the natural environment. The index was employed through a survey that investigates students' attitude toward Lagoon Quest, a mandatory environmental education program for all fourth-grade, public school students in Brevard County, Florida. Factor…

Three studies examine the effects of exposure to nature on positive affect and ability to reflect on a life problem. Participants spent 15 min walking in a natural setting (Studies 1, 2, & 3), an urban setting (Study 1), or watching videos of natural and urban settings (Studies 2 & 3). In all three studies, exposure to nature increased…

Residential crowding in both U.S. and U.K. samples of 36-month-old children is related concurrently to the Bracken scale, a standard index of early cognitive development skills including letter and color identification, shape recognition, and elementary numeric comprehension. In the U.S. sample, these effects also replicate prospectively.…

An examination of the relationship between population education and environment/ecology education and sex education. Attention given to questions relative to the urgency of need for and effectiveness of population education and resultant change in values and/or behavior. Research references cited. (LK)

Studying short-term effects of three environmental variables in combination showed a three-way interaction, supporting the interpretation that environmental variables can often be better understood in terms of their complex arrangement with other variables. Need for study of behaviors occurring long after an individual leaves a particular…

Change-agent role playing was shown to have a positive effect on college geography students' attitudes toward environmental conservation issues and activities. A Likert attitude instrument and an item behavior frequency report, used as a pretest, posttest and delayed posttest, showed an increase in positive attitudes of the experimental group. (AJ)

College students were questioned concerning their attitudes on the environmental movement and the causes and remedies of environmental degradation. Findings showed that students are aware of the problems, but do not accept the ecologists views about the needs for restructuring consumption and production patterns. (AJ)

A survey instrument collected data from heads of households in Washington concerning attitudes on seven possible water use priorities. Personal values were also surveyed for the sample population. Orientation to water resource preservation was found to relate to personal values. (RE)

Reports the results of a longitudinal study investigating environmental cognitive sets (ways of thinking or perceiving about one's surroundings). The cognitive sets were designed to promote awareness of environmental problems and possibilities and to induce aesthetic experience, environmental understanding, and a playful and creative orientation…