The Behavioral Sciences and the Federal Government

The Behavioral Sciences and the Federal Government
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Advisory Committee on Government Programs in the Behavioral Sciences
Publisher:
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1968
Genre: Executive departments
ISBN:

USA. Report of the advisory committee on government programs in the behavioral sciences and on government policy and programmes in respect of research in fields of social sciences - covers economic research, social research, industrial research, cross cultural analysis, research in fields of science and in respect of defence and international relations, international cooperation in the social sciences, etc. References, and statistical tables on relevant financial aspects obligations.

The Behavioral and Social Sciences

The Behavioral and Social Sciences
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 301
Release: 1988-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309037492

This volume explores the scientific frontiers and leading edges of research across the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, history, business, education, geography, law, and psychiatry, as well as the newer, more specialized areas of artificial intelligence, child development, cognitive science, communications, demography, linguistics, and management and decision science. It includes recommendations concerning new resources, facilities, and programs that may be needed over the next several years to ensure rapid progress and provide a high level of returns to basic research.

The Ethics of Influence

The Ethics of Influence
Author: Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2016-08-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107140706

In The Ethics of Influence, Cass R. Sunstein investigates the ethical issues surrounding government nudges, choice architecture, and mandates.

Behavioral Science in the Wild

Behavioral Science in the Wild
Author: Nina Mažar
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2022-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1487527535

Behavioral Science in the Wild helps managers understand how best to incorporate key research findings to solve their own behavior change challenges in the real world – from lab to field. Behavioral Science in the Wild helps managers to implement research findings on behavioral change in their own workplace operations and to apply them to business or policy problems. As the second book in the Behaviourally Informed Organizations series, Behavioral Science in the Wild takes a step back to address the "why" and "how" behind the origins of behavioral insights, and how best to translate and scale behavioral science from lab-based research findings. Governments, for-profit enterprises, and welfare organizations have increasingly started relying on findings from the behavioral sciences to develop more accessible and user-friendly products, processes, and experiences for their end-users. While there is a burgeoning science that helps us to understand why people act and make the decisions that they do, and how their actions can be influenced, we still lack a precise science and strategic insights into how some key theoretical findings can be successfully translated, scaled, and applied in the field. Nina Mažar and Dilip Soman are joined by leading figures from both the academic and applied behavioral sciences to develop a nuanced framework for how managers can best translate results from pilot studies into their own organizations and behavior change challenges using behavioral science.

Behavioral Science and Public Policy

Behavioral Science and Public Policy
Author: Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2020-11-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 110896804X

Behavioral science is playing an increasing role in public policy, and it is raising new questions about fundamental issues - the role of government, freedom of choice, paternalism, and human welfare. In diverse nations, public officials are using behavioral findings to combat serious problems - poverty, air pollution, highway safety, COVID-19, discrimination, employment, climate change, and occupational health. Exploring theory and practice, this Element attempts to provide one-stop shopping for those who are new to the area and for those who are familiar with it. With reference to nudges, taxes, mandates, and bans, it offers concrete examples of behaviorally informed policies. It also engages the fundamental questions, include the proper analysis of human welfare in light of behavioral findings. It offers a plea for respecting freedom of choice - so long as people's choices are adequately informed and free from behavioral biases.

Population Health

Population Health
Author: Robert Malcolm Kaplan
Publisher: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2015
Genre: Health behavior
ISBN: 9781587634444

Sidetracked

Sidetracked
Author: Francesca Gino
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-02-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1422142698

A psychologist and business professor takes an in-depth look at decision-making, explaining the pitfalls people can avoid to stay on track with their decisions and reach their goals. 25,000 first printing.

Applied Criminal Psychology

Applied Criminal Psychology
Author: Richard N. Kocsis
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2018
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0398092362

Applied Criminal Psychology provides the reader with a comprehensive and practical guide to psychological research and techniques. It is introductory and wide-ranging and covers important forensic aspects of psychology, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences. Many key forensic issues are covered, including personality disorders, risk assessment, the forensic psychologist as an expert witness, detecting deception, eyewitness memory, cognitive interviewing, forensic hypnosis, false confessions, criminal profiling, and crisis negotiation. With this new edition and starting with the first two chapters, significant focus has been placed upon Psychopathy and the closely associated DSM category of Anti-Social Personality Disorder. Another new chapter has also been included dedicated to the principles of law associated with an accused person's mental status. The book is international and interdisciplinary in its scope and focus. Many of the contributors to this book are well known scholars and/or practitioners. It will be of great interest to psychologists, psychiatrists, criminologists, legal professionals, law enforcement personnel and students who are planning careers in forensic psychology, criminology, and policing.