Post on 17-Jan-2016
Psychology for Policy Analysis
Wrap Up12.2.14
Psychological assumptions…Permeate the social sciences
Rational viewBehavioral view
Biased judgment Malleable preferences Influenced by social context!
Psychology as a tool for policy!
Course ObjectivesBe a better consumer of psychological
researchUnderstanding the scientific method in social
scienceBecoming familiar with experimental design
Possess an additional set of tools for policy analysis, design and implementation
Behavioral economics
Risk perception
Attitudes and behavior change
Intergroup relations
Negotiation
Behavioral economics
Risk perception
Attitudes and behavior change
Intergroup relations
Negotiation
Ethics, fairness, and responsibility
Behavioral economicsHeuristics and biases approach
System 1 vs System 2Bounded awareness
Prospect theory – loss aversion
Clinical vs. actuarial judgment
Risk perceptionEmotion and perception of risk
Messaging and intuition about riskAlso tied to emotionDifficulty in using objective information
Attitudes and behavior changeSocial norms (injunctive vs. descriptive)
Tools of persuasion
Central vs. Peripheral route to persuasion
Intergroup relations
Individuals form groups readilyFunctions of forming groupsStigma and its links to prejudice and
discrimination
Cognitive, behavioral and affective response patterns
Automaticity of many of these effects
Negotiation
Cognitive barriers to rationality
Many previous heuristics and biases in playAnchoringSelf-serving biasesStatus quo biasFraming
What can we do about it?Use decision-analysis toolsAcquire expertiseDebias judgmentTake an outside viewUnderstand bias in othersEducate othersPerform decision audits