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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ROO-I3 <br /> <br />Dr. John-Paul Mulilis <br />Department of Psychology <br />Penn state University <br />100 university Drive <br />Monaca PA 15061 <br />phone: (724) 773-3883 <br />fax: (724) 773-3557 <br />e-mail: jpm13@psu.edu <br /> <br />EFFECTS OF COMMITMENT AND CHOICE <br />ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR TORNADO PREPAREDNESS <br /> <br />(Journal of Applied Social Psychology, in press) <br /> <br />BY <br /> <br />DRS. JOHN-PAUL MULILIS, T. SHELLEY DUVAL, & MS. DANIELLE ROMBACH <br /> <br />ABSTRACT <br /> <br />A review of the literature reveals that while personal <br />responsibility affects a variety of behavioral outcomes, limited <br />research has been conducted to determine exactly what this <br />concept fundamentally entails. The present study was conducted to <br />simultaneously investigate the effects of both choice and <br />commitment on personal responsibility assumed for tornado <br />preparedness, as well as on behavioral intentions to become more <br />prepared for the occurrence of tornados, within the context of a <br />single experiment. Results indicated that both choice and <br />commitment were required to generate responsibility for, and <br />subsequent intentions to engage in, tornado preparedness. <br />Implications of these results are discussed. <br />