Hi, Gary. Psychology as a discipline includes some things that I would not call science. Thaler trained as an economist, but he is an experimentalist. He conducts true experiments using questionnaires and other methods. He also does quasiexperimental work. So I would consider him a behavioral scientist. He describes himself as falling between psychology and economics.
Best, Stuart stuartvyse.com @stuartvyse <https://twitter.com/stuartvyse> On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 8:27 PM, Gerald L. Peterson <peter...@svsu.edu> wrote: > > > 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 <(204)%20786-9757> > > 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. 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