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Stern, Paul C. – American Psychologist, 2011
Psychology can make a significant contribution to limiting the magnitude of climate change by improving understanding of human behaviors that drive climate change and human reactions to climate-related technologies and policies, and by turning that understanding into effective interventions. This article develops a framework for psychological…
Descriptors: Climate, Psychology, Environmental Standards, Environmental Education
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VandenBos, Gary R.; Buchanan, Joan – American Psychologist, 1983
The former director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) discusses: consequences of aging in relation to Federal policies; care facilities for older persons; the role of the Federal government in funding aging research; and the need for more personnel trained to deal with problems of the elderly. (AOS)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Federal Government, Government Role
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Swensen, Clifford H. – American Psychologist, 1983
Contrasts the relatively abundant information on the young with the paucity of research knowledge on the aged, and asserts that psychologists have too few solutions to coping with the problems of aging. Suggests the integration of older adults into all aspects of society through structural change. (Author/AOS)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Gerontology, Older Adults, Psychological Needs