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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"norm theory"”.
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Pennies for parks: the effect of social norm theory on donation behavior in Arkansas state parks
… purpose of this study was to determine if social norms played a role in the donation behavior of visitors at state parks. This was accomplished by measuring the amounts of money received when the box was empty and when the box was "seeded" with a pre-determined amount of bills and coins. Next, the …
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WHEN DOES THE SELF-REGULATION OF PREJUDICE APPLY? INTEGRATING MOTIVATION TO CONTROL PREJUDICE AND SOCIAL NORM THEORY
… (Legault et al., 2007). The literature on Social Norm Theory, however, suggests prejudice suppression towards various outgroups reflects social norms prescribing and proscribing prejudice (Crandall, Eshleman, & O'brien, 2002). In the following thesis, we argue that outgroup protective status …
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Eterogeneità delle preferenze in ambito energetico-ambientale. Modelli di scelta e Posterior Analysis
… of choice theories like the Value-Belief-Norm Theory. The second case study explores the potential of relatively simple econometric models associated with Posterior Analysis as alternatives for more complex specifications, through an application on energetic and environmental choices.
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Norms of subtitling taboo language and the role of censorship in Jordan : a case study of the Arabic subtitling of 'Friends'
This study, which draws on norm theory (Toury, 1995; 1999), investigates thetranslation norms in subtitling taboo language (moral, religious and political) inJordanian Television and Institution B's Arabic subtitles of the American sitcomFriends. This study aims to compare the textual-linguistic …
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Adoption, Spatial Patterns, and Behavioral Mechanisms in California Turf Removal Rebate Programs
… mechanisms such as peer effects, social norms, personal norms, and household characteristics play in the household decision to participate in this program. The first paper uses a multilevel survival model framework to explore spatial patterns, drivers of participation, and the presence of …
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Can Identifying and Investigating Fraud Risks Increase Auditors' Liability
In this dissertation, I rely on attribution theory and norm theory to predict that in cases of undetected fraud jurors will be more likely to hold auditors liable for losses when the auditors did, versus did not, identify the perpetrated fraud as fraud risk during the audit. In addition, I rely on …
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Counterfactual, prevention and causal thinking about workplace slip and trip accidents : a study of safety professionals, managers and accident subjects
… the temporal location of the antecedent. Norm Theory (Kahneman & Miller, 1986) proposed that exceptional antecedents were selected for counterfactual change and a categorisation of types of exceptional events has been developed and applied in this study. The implications of these types of …
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Adoption of sustainable forestry practices by Non-Industrial Private Forest owners in Virginia
… model combining four theories (the Value-Belief-Norm theory, the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Elaboration Likelihood Model, and the Innovation-Diffusion Process) to explain NIPF's decision making. Using multivariate analyses, we determined which elements of the developed theoretical model were …
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Financial Reporting Manipulation And The Role Of Religious Ownership: Evidence From Nonprofit Hospitals
… McGuire et al. 2012) shows that religious social norms can deter this undesirable behavior, these studies focus on the private, for-profit sector and use a location-based measure of religiosity. This study extends this line of research by using a more direct measure of religious social norms, the …
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Miljömålet i skogsbruket : Styrning och frivillighet
… goals in forest policy. Furthermore, norm theory as developed within the sociology of law is applied to analyze how various categories of forest owners can be motivated to shoulder a greater responsibility for nature conservation and development and environmental activities. The …
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Out of home placement location and juvenile delinquency: the investigation of neighborhood impact on child welfare population's juvenile justice involvement
… hypothesis is based on social disorganization theory and social norm theory. The sample was selected from the official child abuse and neglect records associated with the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (IDCFS). All children were born in 1983 and 1984, were associated with at …
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Learning Prerequisites for Biodiversity Education
… zu schützen. Basierend auf der Value-Belief-Norm Theorie wurde eine Fragebogenstudie mit 216 chilenischen und 217 deutschen 15-19jährigen Schüler(inne)n durchgeführt. Chilenische Schüler(innen) zeigten insgesamt höhere persönliche Normen und Bereitschaften, die Biodiversität zu schützen. In …