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    Characterizing perceptions of energy consumption [Letters (Online Only)] (2011)
    National Academy of Sciences
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    Publication Date: 2011-02-23
    Description: The adoption of energy-saving technologies is presumably deterred by underestimates of energy use and by corresponding underestimates of the difference between more- and less-efficient appliances. Thus, it is easy to grasp the potential policy significance of a recent study (1) concluding that Americans underestimate energy use by a factor of 2.8.However, the apparent precision of that statistic belies its arbitrary origins. By manipulating just two experimental details (the provided numeric referent and the units in which judgments were rendered), we show that one can readily reach qualitatively different conclusions.For the study in question (1), respondents were first told that a...
    Keywords: Letters, Sustainability Science
    Print ISSN: 0027-8424
    Electronic ISSN: 1091-6490
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General
    Published by National Academy of Sciences
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