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  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Sustainability Science

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  • Global environmental deterioration necessitates understanding pro-environmental behavior.
  • Self-report measures in this field face critical validity challenges.
  • Behavioral paradigms offer a more objective assessment of environmental actions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To consolidate and present diverse behavioral paradigms for studying pro-environmental behavior.
  • To guide researchers across disciplines in selecting appropriate methodologies.
  • To address the scattered nature of existing research on environmental behavior paradigms.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search across multiple disciplines.
  • Identification and categorization of 99 ad hoc and 5 validated behavioral paradigms.
  • Review of paradigm implementation in field, laboratory, and online settings.

Main Results:

  • A comprehensive overview of 99 ad hoc and 5 validated behavioral paradigms is presented.
  • The review details how consequences of pro-environmental behavior are implemented in standardized situations.
  • Caveats and selection criteria for using behavioral paradigms are discussed.

Conclusions:

  • Behavioral paradigms are crucial for overcoming self-report limitations in pro-environmental research.
  • This review provides a valuable resource for researchers seeking to study environmental behavior objectively.
  • Standardized paradigms enhance the validity and comparability of findings on pro-environmental actions.