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I practice what has come to be called behavioral economics.
Males transmit signals in courtship through behavioral displays.
My mother's father was the behavioral psychologist, John B. Watson.
I would reject the distinction between a Keynesian moment and a behavioral moment.
The sad truth is that many behavioral economists know very little about psychology.
Underlings look up to the boss for behavioral cues, subtle signs, hints and gestures.
Homelessness and behavioral health challenges affect every neighborhood in San Francisco.
We know that all too often, homelessness and behavioral health challenges go hand in hand.
A small behavioral change can also lead to embracing a wider checklist of healthier choices.
Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach.
I think behavioral economists don't have any more of an explanation about the rise of Trump than anyone else.
Early in my doctoral training at Cornell University, I became immersed in the behavioral decision theory paradigm.
We are a system where I can tell you that nobody is doing more for behavioral health care in this country than the VA.
'Criminal Minds' consists of stories told within the framework of the FBI behavioral science unit. It's about serial profiling.
On the issue of behavioral health and the like, the program we have in place has always been available to former players as well.
Serving up ads based on behavioral targeting can itself be an invasion of privacy, especially when the information used is personal.
I believe that over 90 percent of LU students try hard to comply with the behavioral code and are supportive of the school's mission.
Each race (or variety) is characterized by a more or less distinct combination of inherited morphological, behavioral, physiological traits.
The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also promote some behavioral change.
It makes sense for social scientists to become more involved in policy because many of society's most challenging problems are, in essence, behavioral.
Those few people who do respond to the dire conditions of the future - journalists, environmentalists, behavioral scientists - tend not to be powerful.
As an actress, it appeals to me because I love the idea of playing those in-between moments, the sort of behavioral stuff that one might not normally see.
I had behavioral problems. I didn't always feel like I fit in. Which is somewhat universal. I don't want to imply that I was like some super out-there kid.
Behavioral economics offers a plausible explanation for overreactions by the market. For example, a long period of bad performance can lead to stereotyping.
Narcissism is the result of longstanding behavioral patterns that reflect fixed brain functioning. It requires a lot of motivation to change these patterns.
If somebody is going in the wrong direction, behavioral coaching just helps them get there faster. It doesn't turn the wrong direction into the right direction.
I love Richard Thaler's 'Quasi Rational Economics.' A collection of some of his most interesting and inventive essays, the real foundation of behavioral economics.
So in a strong sense with Java it was a learning process for us - there was some tech learning - but the most important learnings were social or behavioral things.
The lesson of my field, behavioral economics, is that we need to understand the ways in which we differ from the rational human assumed in standard economic theory.
All behavioral or mood disorders - including depression, OCD, ADHD and addiction - have some neurochemical components, but sufferers can still work to overcome them.
The markets represent the aggregate interaction of many investors. Their attitudes, philosophies, and behavioral patterns on many levels are predictable... and repetitive.
There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques are called cognitive behavioral therapy.
It's very difficult in our society. You cannot impose certain behavioral changes. Education can do it at the right time, probably by high school. After that it is too late.
We need to provide people access to treatment options that work for them, which should include long-term access to medication, behavioral therapy and family support services.
Originally in the United States, there were no laws regulating behavioral advertising. As a result, like in the Philippines, government has relied on industry self-regulation.
Behavioral psychologists have observed that wanting something has a much stronger emotional impact than the pleasure that comes once you have it, or the memory of having had it.
My life has been wild enough to derive all of the stories you need out of it. I've been through many, many years of behavioral problems, so I don't really look outside for stories.
Indeed, the best way to think of willpower is not as some shapeless behavioral trait but as a sort of psychic muscle, one that can atrophy or grow stronger depending on how it's used.
The moment you've convinced someone that you truly understand her dreams and feelings, mental and behavioral change becomes possible, and the foundation for a breakthrough has been laid.
Growing up, I was in and out of trouble in group homes and other institutions, and when I was 14, I was locked up in a psychiatric hospital for a number of months for behavioral problems.
I'm not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are adopting harmful behavioral habits that shorten their life.
I can't just say one time of the year I'm going to do something different. I have to commit to a lifestyle behavioral change and just try to be a little bit better today than I was yesterday.
I've learned there's a big difference between a long-focused value investor and a good short-seller. That difference is psychological and I think it falls into the realm of behavioral finance.
Too often, our most vulnerable students - English-language learners, immigrants, poor kids, teenage parents, students with behavioral problems and learning disabilities - fall through the cracks.
I have been amazed by the interest in cognitive behavioral therapy that has developed since 'Feeling Good' was first published in 1980. At that time, very few people had heard of cognitive therapy.
A fly with a brain the size of a salt grain has the behavioral repertoire nearly as complex as a much larger animal such as a mouse. That's a super-interesting problem from an engineering perspective.
The problems of reporting a bully - or, if you are a bully, of becoming less of one - become much more intractable, because your reputation surrounds you, and behavioral patterns are harder to escape.
Most of them are doomed to rapid extinction, but a few may make evolutionary inventions, such as physiological, ecological, or behavioral innovations that give these species improved competitive potential.
Too many people are suffering from severe behavioral health and substance use issues on our streets, which puts a strain on our hospitals and our criminal justice system instead of treating the root cause.
We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon. But a little enlightenment could keep you from making some common investing errors.