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Prompting dog owners to pick up dog droppings

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  1. Psychology Department, De Paul University, 60614, Chicago, Illinois

    Leonard A. Jason, Edwin S. Zolik & Francis J. Matese

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The authors wish to thank Roy Clay, William Collamer, and Deborah Savio for their help in data collection. This study was awarded second prize in the 1978 National Psychological Consultants to Management Consulting Psychology Research Award competition.

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Jason, L.A., Zolik, E.S. & Matese, F.J. Prompting dog owners to pick up dog droppings. Am J Commun Psychol 7, 339–351 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00890697

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