Courses

Prerequisites: (PSYC UN2235) or an equivalent course on judgment and decision making ,AND the instructor's permission

This course reviews current research in the domain of decision architecture: the application of research in cognitive and social psychology to real-world situations with the aim of influencing behavior. This seminar will discuss recent and classic studies, both of decision theory and of applied decision research, to explore the effectiveness—as well as the limitations—of a selection of these behavioral “nudges.”