Drake University.
J Appl Behav Anal. 1977 Winter;10(4):665-71. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1977.10-665.
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.
四家住户的日用电量被记录了 106 天。研究采用了一种反转设计，其中包括在重复基线条件之间穿插的各种实验条件。在实验条件下，每天都会有提示（写在前门的节约口号）和/或每天的反馈（每天消耗的千瓦数和每天的费用信息）。最大消耗量出现在初始基线期间；最小消耗量出现在不同家庭的不同实验条件下。所有家庭的最大消耗量到最小消耗量的平均降幅为 35%。虽然连续的基线往往会减少，但有三户家庭的消耗量确实出现了反转。提示和反馈条件之间的效果差异并不明显。所采用的程序为这些家庭节省了大量的美元。
