"I Just Can't Seem to Make the Effort to Change

question 11

Multiple Choice

"I just can't seem to make the effort to change my habits." How would you design the environment to best counter this excuse for not recycling that was made in Cornwall,Ontario?

• A) Fine people who do not put out a recycling box.
• B) Randomly give prizes to people for putting out full boxes of recycled materials.
• C) Reduce the recycling charge at the local dump for people dropping off large loads.
• D) Remove any hassles that make recycling inconvenient.
• E) Reward people with 50 cents off their tax bill for each full box of recycled materials.

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Timing Of Events

The study or consideration of the sequencing and duration of events, often important in understanding human cognition and behavior.

Encoding Specificity

The principle that recall is more effective if the context at the time of encoding is similar to the context at the time of retrieval.

Encoding State

The condition or state in which information is initially recorded in a form usable to memory, crucial for later recall or recognition.

Retrieval

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