Suppose you live in a dorm and want to get people who live there to act in more-environmentally responsible ways, such as recycling more. Which of the following would be LEAST likely to work, according to social psychological research?
a. Measure how much the dorm recycles each month, and post graphs of these figures where everyone can see them.
b. Set up a competition with another dorm, in which the one that recycles more each month wins free pizzas.
c. Make a point of taking soda cans out of the trash and putting them in a recycling bin in a public area where lots of people can see you do this.
d. Post a sign asking people to recycle more.
Answer: D
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