Was the discipline you refer to here as behavioral science the field of psychology? Or is it some new field? Thaler was an economist? He seems to be using psych principles, but is his work best understood as Psych or applications therefrom?
Gerald (Gary)Peterson,Ph.D. Psychology@SVSU ________________________________ From: Jim Clark <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> Sent: Monday, October 9, 2017 6:51 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] behavioral theory in the public sphere Hi Is there any evidence for the efficacy of this approach? There are examples of interventions derived from theory that did not have the intended consequences and in some cases had the opposite effect. For example, if names were not published might a copy-cat reason that if only I kill more people, then they will have to name me. I agree with Stuart’s general point about applying behavioral science and was pleased to see the discipline recognized by a Nobel award. Take care Jim Jim Clark Professor of Psychology University of Winnipeg 204-786-9757 Room 4L41A (4th Floor Lockhart) www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fwww.uwinnipeg.ca%2F~clark&data=02%7C01%7Cpeterson%40svsu.edu%7Cdc7fcb9c47d14336a7ac08d50f685dcd%7C550f45ff3e8342a197d970ad8935b0c5%7C0%7C0%7C636431863292047911&sdata=K3%2FSnHc3rgOi5pd%2Bkx97ev0GTP7XnVAbm14wndKW1pY%3D&reserved=0> From: Stuart Vyse [mailto:vyse.stu...@gmail.com] Sent: October-09-17 5:44 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] behavioral theory in the public sphere Dear colleagues, On a day when behavioral science won a Nobel Prize, I write to point out another instance of behavioral theory in the public sphere. In the wake of the latest horrible mass shooting, 147 "scholars, professors, and law enforcement professionals" signed an open letter urging the media not to name or show pictures of this or similar perpetrators. I have not seen any media coverage of this letter, but the link to it is below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Z7VkWcwLk-SjFJc00tdmI1eW8/view<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F0B4Z7VkWcwLk-SjFJc00tdmI1eW8%2Fview&data=02%7C01%7Cpeterson%40svsu.edu%7Cdc7fcb9c47d14336a7ac08d50f685dcd%7C550f45ff3e8342a197d970ad8935b0c5%7C0%7C0%7C636431863292047911&sdata=tJ7jj4Lve3NegEAl877%2FM7wFm5bl9iGbPfFzfxd8hAA%3D&reserved=0> It is interesting to note, that in this very serious context, these professionals are recommending a behavioral intervention based on the elimination of reinforcement for these acts. In my own view, the recommendations do not go far enough, but they are very clearly derived from behavioral theory, not neuroscience or cognitive psychology. Finally, this is not my area of expertise. There may be signers to this letter who are members of our tribe, but none of the names jumped out at me. Indeed, at least one of the signers has been a fairly vocal critic of behavior analysis in other contexts. So I see this as a quiet victory for us, perhaps one that the signers have failed to recognize, but a victory nonetheless. Furthermore, it comes in relation to a very serious social problem. 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