Most organizations try to change workplace behavior through education, communication campaigns, and training, but these ...

Psychologist B.F. Skinner, the formulator of behavior modification theory, was attempting to prove that the same principles that govern the behavior of amoeba, planaria, rats, dogs and monkeys also ...

As many readers know, my doctoral research area was focused on health behavior change. Specifically, I was interested in finding ways to inspire groups of people to become physically active. One of ...

The questions parents most frequently ask begin: "What should I do when my child" and close with a description of a vexing behavior – as in: "What should I do when my child bites the family dog?" This ...

Walk through a grocery store with a child, and you will see it instantly. Candy bars line the checkout aisle, placed exactly at eye level. That placement is not random; it is deliberate stimulus ...

Imagine removing a branch of the U.S. government, say the Supreme Court. What are the myriad ways that such an upheaval might reshape people’s lives? Policy makers and researchers probably would want ...

Social media often confronts users with difficult choices: sharing unverified content that would generate social engagement, or sharing content that they know is more likely to be true but is less ...

The questions parents most frequently ask begin “What should I do when my child” and closes with a description of a vexing behavior — as in: “What should I do when my child bites the family dog?” This ...