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McDonald, R.I., Salerno, J.M., Greenaway, K.H., & Slepian M.L. (2020). Motivated secrecy: Politics, relationships and regrets. Motivation Science. 6, 61-78. pdf

Xie, B., Brewer, M.B., Hayes, B.K., McDonald, R.I., & Newell, B.R. (2019). Predicting climate change risk perception and willingness to act. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 65, 1-11. pdf

McDonald, R.I. (2016). Perceived temporal and geographic distance and public opinion about climate change. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science. pdf

Ferguson, M.A., McDonald, R.I., & Branscombe, N.R. (2016). Global climate change: A social identity perspective on informational and structural interventions. In S. McKeown, R. Haji, & N. Ferguson (Eds.), Understanding Peace and Conflict Through Social Identity Theory (pp. 145-164). Springer.
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McDonald, R.I., Chai, H.Y., & Newell, B.R. (2015). Personal experience and the 'psychological distance' of climate change: An integrative review. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 44, 109-118.
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McDonald, R.I., & Crandall, C.S. (2015). Social Norms and Social Influence. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 3, 147-157.
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Haslam, S.A., Reicher, S.D., Millard, K., and McDonald, R.I. (2015). "Happy to have been of service": The Yale archive as a window into the engaged followership of participants in Milgram's 'obedience' experiments. British Journal of Social Psychology, 54, 55-83.
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Newell, B.R., McDonald, R.I., Brewer, M.B., & Hayes, B.K. (2014). The psychology of environmental decisions. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 39, 443-467.
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McDonald, R.I., Fielding, K.S., & Louis, W.R. (2014). Conflicting norms highlight the need for action. Environment & Behavior, 46, 139-162.
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McDonald, R.I., Newell, B.R., & Denson, T.F. (2014). Would you rule out going green? The effect of inclusion versus exclusion mindset on pro-environmental willingness. European Journal of Social Psychology, 44, 507-513.
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McDonald, R.I., Fielding, K.S., & Louis, W.R. (2014). Conflicting social norms and community conservation compliance. Journal for Nature Conservation, 22, 212-216.
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Staunton, M., Louis, W.R., Smith, J.R., Terry, D.J., & McDonald, R.I. (2014). How negative descriptive norms for healthy eating undermine the effects of positive injunctive norms. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 44, 319-330.
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McDonald, R.I., Fielding, K.S., & Louis, W.R. (2013). Energizing and de-motivating effects of norm-conflict. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 13, 57-72.
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McDonald, R.I., & Fielding, K.S. (2010). Community reactions to the 'Cut the Glow to Help Turtles Go' campaign: Report submitted to the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Resource Management.

Fielding, K.S.*, McDonald, R.*, & Louis, W.R. (2008). Theory of planned behaviour, identity and intentions to engage in environmental activism. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 28, 318-326.  pdf
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