Conscious perception of the visual world depends on neural activity at all levels of the visual system from the retina to regions of parietal and frontal cortex. Neurons in early visual areas have small spatial receptive fields (RFs) and code basic image features; neurons in later areas have large RFs and code abstract features such as behavioral relevance. This hierarchical organization presen...

Individuals make increasingly more decisions on screens, such as those on websites or mobile apps. However, the nature of screens and the vast amount of information available online make individuals particularly prone to deficient decisions. Digital nudging is an approach based on insights from behavioral economics that applies user interface (UI) design elements to affect the choices of users ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) dramatically expanded the use of regulated marketplaces in health insurance, but consumers often fail to shop for plans during open enrollment periods. Typically these consumers are automatically reenrolled in their old plans, which potentially exposes them to unexpected increases in their insurance premiums and cost sharing. We conducted a randomized intervention ...

This research paper examines the implications of neoclassical economic theory and behavioral nudges on high school teachers' grading policies motivation academic achievement students. I further develop literature in education economics to investigate various chosen by teachers impact student educational outcomes. highlight teacher preferences which include a traditional policy or five-point sys...

To mitigate climate change, food systems must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. For consumers, this means switching to more plant-based diets and wasting less food. A behaviorally informed policy employing nudges—educative architectural—can be a cornerstone. Plant-based defaults promise large reduction effects while maintaining freedom of choice.

Dark patterns are (evil) design nudges that steer people’s behaviour through persuasive interface design. Increasingly found in cookie consent requests, they possibly undermine principles of EU privacy law. In two preregistered online experiments we investigated the effects three common (default, aesthetic manipulation, obstruction) on users’ decisions and their perception control over personal...

People often use indirect speech, for example, when trying to bribe a police officer by asking whether there might be "a way to take care of things without all the paperwork." Recent game theoretic accounts suggest that a speaker uses indirect speech to reduce public accountability for socially risky behaviors. The present studies examine a secondary function of indirect speech use: increasing ...

Tourists harm the destination environment in many different ways. Behavioural economics contributes to formulation of public and private policies reduce this harm. The nudging agenda is converging with tourism, where managers policymakers realise that implementation nudges leads lower costs, higher effectiveness behavioural changes, decreased produced by tourists. However, little effort has bee...