Buckle Your Truck Up: Factors That May Slacken Seat Belt Use
As a possible explanation, the authors write that males “generally tend to make riskier decisions in order to show how self-confident they are in being the ‘stronger’ sex.”… More
Behavior Change
Science of Behavior Change Symposium at SPR Annual Meeting
“Temporal Discounting as a Target for Prevention: Basic, Mechanistic, Developmental, and Policy Insights” Symposium May 30th, 2018 Society of Prevention… More
Giving Employees ‘Decoy’ Sanitizer Options Could Improve Hand Hygiene
A study with factory workers suggests that introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers’ use of hand sanitizer and increase sanitary conditions in the workplace… More
Cambridge Analytica Scandal Casts Spotlight on Psychographics
A political data firm’s use of Facebook data for targeted messaging reveals the exploitation of psychometric data that some psychological scientists have warned about. … More
Duckworth, Feldman Barrett Among Speakers in Webinar Series
APS Fellow Angela Duckworth will present “Grit: The Power of Persuasion and Perseverance” in a March 27 “Grand Rounds” webinar… More
Conservatives’ Love of Nostalgia Can Be Used to Promote Liberal Values
In these polarized times, liberals and conservatives tend to talk past each other. Leftists tend to envision a brighter future… More