When Siero and colleagues (1996)provided workers in a unit of a Dutch factory with feedback on energy consumption in other units,energy-saving behaviours drastically increased.These results point to _______ as a useful process in encouraging energy-saving behaviours.

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The results of Siero and colleagues' study suggest that social comparison, or comparing oneself to others, is a useful process in encouraging energy-saving behaviors. The feedback on energy consumption in other units allowed workers to compare their own energy consumption to that of their peers, and this comparison led to increased energy-saving behaviors.

When Siero and Colleagues (1996)provided Workers in a Unit of a Dutch