Abstract
The current project tested a diagnostic approach to selecting interventions to increase patron selection of reusable dinnerware in a cafeteria. An assessment survey, completed by a sample of 43 patrons, suggested that the primary causes of wasteful behavior were (a) environmental arrangement of dinnerware options and (b) competing motivational variables. A functional relation between environmental arrangement and reusable product selection was demonstrated in a reversal design. However, the largest effect occurred as function of a multicomponent intervention involving environmental arrangement, employee involvement, and personal spoken prompts with motivational signs. The results support the use of informant assessments when designing community interventions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 301-310 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of applied behavior analysis |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2007 |
Keywords
- Community interventions
- Environmental interventions
- Informant assessment
- Product reuse
- Waste reduction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
- Applied Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science