Clearing the supermarket shopping cart: an informal look

Psychol Rep. 2004 Jun;94(3 Pt 2):1442-3. doi: 10.2466/pr0.94.3c.1442-1443.

Abstract

An informal enquiry of the behavior of 500 supermarket shoppers clearing carts of litter prior to entering the store showed that 69% dumped the rubbish into another cart, 26% dropped it on the sidewalk, and 5% deposited it in a trash container.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Decision Making
  • Food*
  • Humans
  • Individuality
  • Marketing*
  • Refuse Disposal* / statistics & numerical data
  • Social Behavior*
  • Social Values