ClassInfo - Fall 2019 Psychology Classes

Fall 2019 | PSY 1924 Section 001: Why would that policy ever work?: Grappling with the Challenge of Behavior Change (33824)

Instructor(s): Alexander Rothman
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: Freshman Seminar
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019

Mon 12:30PM - 03:00PM

UMTC, East Bank

Elliott Hall N391
Enrollment Status:: Open (18 of 20 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Many of the challenges facing society today in the areas of health and the environment are tied to patterns of human behavior. Given this state of affairs, numerous policies and initiatives have emerged, designed to shape our behavior -- to help us eat better, be more active, drink responsibly, refrain from smoking, use fewer resources, recycle more, to name but a few. And even a cursory review of these efforts reveals they can take many forms including the provision of incentives; the implementation of bans or mandates; supports for self-monitoring; the restructuring of behaviors to make them more accessible; the use of warning labels; or the dissemination of messages to heighten awareness, model behavior, or shape beliefs. What determines which strategies are used for which problems? Are these strategies effective? If so, why? If not, why not? We will spend the semester grappling with challenge of trying to shape human behavior. Together, we will examine policies and initiatives that are currently in place, think through how they are supposed to work, and try to determine whether (or when) they are effective. Together we will form recommendations regarding best practices; recognizing where current efforts are succeeding and offer advice for where we can do better.
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