#Behavioural

Stephen Reicher

This is a powerful critique - but it has one serious misconception. That is, it conflates the advice of the Behavioural insights team at No. 10, based on 'nudge' principles,

Just a reminder:Autism is developmental, not behavioural.Our behaviour is often seen as what needs to be modified, and that brings some truamatic consequences. In truth we need accomodations & resources

Stephen Reicher

Martha, thanks for replying and acknowledging the opposition to the notion of 'behavioural fatigue'. But you don't realise how this undermines your wholesale rejection of behavioural science, nor how your

Have you heard about PMDD?Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder- a severe form of PMS that includes physical and behavioural symptoms that usually resolve with the onset of menstruation.#PMDD Symptoms include depression, suicidal

You are wondering what is the Kunstgriff of Behavioural Econ that enabled it to enter econ mainstream?*Leave the status quo theory untouched, label it normative or logic of choice and*label

Check out the guidance led by @tracyepton and the Behavioural Science and Disease Prevention Taskforce, on optimising vaccine uptake for COVID-19. UPTAKE should be considered (see thread for details) 1/7https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-polic

I have been asked by someone how I might compassionately respond to a fellow mental health worker who says in an emphatic way that seems dismissive about a service user's

One thing I wish more people in the UK understood:“behavioural science” (as practiced by the Nudge Unit) is much, much closer to Digital Marketing than to any type of academic

Frances Woolley

ICYMI, a blog post about the behavioural economics behind the Marie Kondo method (thread)https://twitter.com/franceswoolley/status/1249057319155105792 2. Theory: method works because it uses behavioural economics nudges. Example: take all your clothe

NEW PAPER ALERT Systematic review evaluating the impact of behavioural weight management interventions on mental health.http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.13150 (1/5) We found:- Small improvements to some aspects of mental health- No evidence of

Whisper it but maybe those behavioural insights guys had a point about lockdown fatigue. (Though all the polling I’ve seen suggests that the public are a great deal more pro-lockdown

Minorities in STEM

I’ve received a lot of questions about how I coped with my #mentalhealth in academia. Here’s a thread of things that helped me:#PhD #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2020 #STEM#WomenInSTEM 1. CBT - Cognitive

So countries who locked down quicker are having shorter lockdowns because of smaller numbers to suppress. Remember when we were told we shouldn’t lockdown too early because ‘behavioural scientists’ said

Daisy Cooper MP 🔶

BREAKING (THREAD): Today, I exposed the fact that Govt has made no assessment of the cost of 10pm Covid closure on pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses @UKHofficial @CAMRA_Official This

Dr Adam Rutherford

The curse of human uniqueness theories."Baron-Cohen postulates that between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago a genetic change took hold in the human brain.."https://bit.ly/3uNeVR2 This is not a great look. I'm

THREAD: participation bias in behavioural studies during COVID-19 pandemic may be related to trait anxiety, potentially. Please RT! 1/xThis is rather raw, but I feel like it might be important