University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
J Appl Behav Anal. 1981 Spring;14(1):81-8. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1981.14-81.
Feedback has been widely used in efforts to control the consumption of electricity. Previous efforts, however, have used forms of feedback that seem economically impractical. The present study examined the effects of a feasible program of monthly feedback. Forty matched nonvolunteer participants were randomly divided into two groups: a no-contact control group and a monthly feedback group. In an A-B-A design, the data showed a clear decrease in electricity consumption for the feedback group during the feedback phase. The effect was maintained during a 4-mo intervention period. Withdrawal of the feedback was associated with a return to higher levels of electricity consumption.
反馈在控制电力消耗方面得到了广泛应用。然而，以前的努力使用的反馈形式在经济上似乎不切实际。本研究检验了每月反馈的可行方案的效果。四十名匹配的非志愿者参与者被随机分为两组：无接触对照组和每月反馈组。在 A-B-A 设计中，数据显示反馈组在反馈阶段的用电量明显减少。该效果在 4 个月的干预期内得以维持。反馈的撤出与用电量的恢复到更高水平有关。
