Table 1 Examples of verbatim participant responses by category.

From: Interindividual differences in environmentally relevant positive trait affect impacts sustainable behavior in everyday life

 

Committed positive

Committed negative

Exposed to positive

Exposed to negative

NonERB

Experiment 1

I recycled my bottle

Bought a solar panel and inverter for my house

I took a quick shower

Used plastic bags for garbage

Burning wood

Used energy to watch tv

I saw some people driving Tesla

Watched an interview on tv about carbon credits

Saw somebody throw rubbish from their car

Watched a documentary about water pollution in China

I read a book

Sleeping

Made fun of someone behind his back

Experiment 2

Wash laundry with cold water

I replaced all the lighting in my house with LED bulbs

We had totally vegetarian meal

I took an extra long shower to relax

I tossed trash on the ground because there was no garbage can near by

I threw my cigarette out the car window

Listened to a speech about the green new deal

I read an article about a device in the ocean that will suck up garbage

Saw a sign at the gym about a recycling program

Trump says windmills cause cancer

My dad told me about the coral reefs being destroyed

I had seen an video on world’s most polluted river located in Indonesia

Helped my wife with the dishes

I told a joke to a friend

I danced with my 2 year old