AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF ELECTRICITY CONSERVATION PROCEDURES1
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 10 (4) , 665-671
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1977.10-665
Abstract
Daily electricity consumption of four families was recorded for 106 days. A reversal design, consisting of various experimental conditions interspersed between repeated baseline conditions, was used. During experimental conditions, daily prompts (written conservation slogans attached to front doors) and/or daily feedback (daily kilowatts consumed and daily cost information) were in effect. Maximum consumption occurred during the initial baseline; minimum consumption occurred during different experimental conditions for different families. The mean decrease from the maximum to the minimum for all families was 35%. Reversals in consumption were demonstrated in three families, although successive baselines tended to decrease. No clear differences in effectiveness between prompting and feedback conditions were apparent. The procedures used resulted in considerable dollar savings for the families.Keywords
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