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Psychological science, conservation, and environmental sustainability by Clayton, Susan, Litchfield, Carla, Geller, E Scott

“…Because environmental degradation has the potential to negatively affect mental and social well-being, environmental sustainability is highly relevant to…”
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The Actively Caring for People Movement: A Synergistic Integration of Behaviorism, Humanism, and Positive Psychology by Geller, E. Scott

“…This article reviews the Actively Caring for People (AC4P) Movement, initiated in 2007 to increase occurrences of interpersonal acts of kindness worldwide…”
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Psychological Science and Safety: Large-Scale Success at Preventing Occupational Injuries and Fatalities by Geller, E. Scott

“…The traditional fault-finding enforcement approach toward addressing the human dynamics of injury prevention is contrasted with behavior-based safety, which is…”
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If You See Something, Say Something: Cultivating an Actively-Caring-for-People Culture by Geller, E. Scott

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How transport modes, the built and natural environments, and activities influence mood: A GPS smartphone app study by Glasgow, Trevin E., Le, Huyen T.K., Scott Geller, E., Fan, Yingling, Hankey, Steve

“…Transportation-related mood studies relying on retrospective surveys incur recall bias, given the transient state of mood. Additionally, previous research in…”
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The Dissemination Challenge: Practical solutions to make a difference by Geller, E. Scott

“…Every researcher, scholar, and teacher of psychological science has likely perceived critical gaps between the science of human experience and particular…”
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Celebratory Drinking and Intoxication: A Contextual Influence on Alcohol Consumption by Glindemann, Kent E., Wiegand, Douglas M., Geller, E. Scott

“…Two field studies measured college students' actual intoxication levels using handheld breathalyzers on Halloween and St. Patrick's Day and compared these…”
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The utility of university fitness facilities: Environmental vs. psychological determinants of their use by Glasgow, Trevin E., Mastrich, Zachary H., Geller, E. Scott

“…It is important for college students to engage regularly in physical activity. While psychological factors, such as motivation, are likely to increase…”
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Intervening to Prevent Unwanted Touching of Museum Displays: Incorporating an Observing Response with Three Prompting Conditions by Fullerton, Reilly, Zane, Thomas, Francisco, Vincent, Geller, E. Scott

“…Museums struggle with visitors touching artworks, sometimes causing extensive damage. No known empirical study counted the frequency of visitors touching art…”
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Latent Effect of Safety Interventions by Hasanzadeh, Sogand, de la Garza, Jesus M, Geller, E. Scott

“…AbstractWhile researchers have dispensed considerable effort in the past decades to reduce the risk of occupational injuries in the construction industry, the…”
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How Sensation-Seeking Propensity Determines Individuals’ Risk-Taking Behaviors: Implication of Risk Compensation in a Simulated Roofing Task by Hasanzadeh, Sogand, de la Garza, Jesus M, Geller, E. Scott

“…AbstractRisk compensation theory attempts to explain why and how workers modify their risk-taking behaviors in response to the level of safety intervention…”
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COMMENTARY: Is Organizational Behavior Management Enough? How Language and Person-States Could Make a Difference by Geller, E. Scott

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Travel mood scale: Development and validation of a survey to measure mood during transportation by Glasgow, Trevin E., Geller, E. Scott, Le, Huyen T.K., Hankey, Steve

“…•Developed a user-friendly scale to measure mood during travel.•Compared this mood scale to the satisfaction with travel scale.•Good model fit of the scale was…”
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Seven Life Lessons From Humanistic Behaviorism: How to Bring the Best Out of Yourself and Others by Geller, E. Scott

“…Seven evidence-based guidelines for improving the quality and increasing the frequency of desirable behavior are described and illustrated as relevant for…”
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Actively Caring for People (AC4P): Behavior-focused interventions to promote safety, security, and well-being by Geller, E. Scott

“…Introduces a special journal issue devoted to the subject…”
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Connecting Positive Psychology and Organizational Behavior Management: Achievement Motivation and the Power of Positive Reinforcement by Wiegand, Douglas M., Geller, E. Scott

“…Positive psychology is becoming established as a reputable sub-discipline in psychology despite having neglected the role of positive reinforcement in…”
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Preventing Credit-Card Fraud: A Goal-Setting and Prompting Intervention to Increase Cashiers’ ID-Checking Behavior by Downing, Christopher O., Capriola, Nicole, Geller, E. Scott

“…A goal-setting and prompting intervention was promoted by a restaurant manager to increase the frequency of cashiers' ID-checking behavior. An A-B-A…”
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Behavior-Based Safety and Occupational Risk Management by Geller, E. Scott

“…The behavior-based approach to managing occupational risk and preventing workplace injuries is reviewed. Unlike the typical top-down control approach to…”
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Actively caring to prevent bullying in an elementary school: Prompting and rewarding prosocial behavior by McCarty, Shane, Teie, Sophia, McCutchen, Jenna, Geller, E. Scott

“…This field study evaluated the impact of an intervention designed to prevent bullying among elementary-school students by prompting and rewarding prosocial…”
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Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest by Geller, E. Scott

“…The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishment in four areas of psychology: the…”
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