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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 8, 2017 - Issue 3: Social norms and environmental behaviour / Normas sociales y comportamiento ambiental
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Using social injunctive norms to nudge users to build green houses / El empleo de normas prescriptivas sociales para animar a los usuarios a construir casas ecológicas

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Pages 297-322 | Received 14 Oct 2016, Accepted 20 Mar 2017, Published online: 05 Sep 2017

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