Tuesday 19-Jan

Brown Bag - Use caution when applying behavioral science to policy

Literature (available on ADAM)

• IJzerman, H., Lewis, N.A., Przybylski, A.K. et al. Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy. Nat Hum Behav 4, 1092–1094 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-00990-w

Brown Bag - Why summaries of research on psychological theories are often uninterpretable 

Literature (available on ADAM)

• Meehl, P. E. (1990). Why Summaries of Research on Psychological Theories are Often Uninterpretable. Psychological Reports, 66(1), 195-244. doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1990.66.1.195

Markus Steiner

Brown Bag - How to translate a verbal theory into a formal model

Literature (available on ADAM)

• Smaldino, P. E. (2020, May 26). How to translate a verbal theory into a formal model. https:/ /doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000425

Brown Bag - Student engagement

Literature (available on ADAM)

• Schneider, M., & Preckel, F. (2017). Variables associated with achievement in higher education: A systematic review of meta-analyses. Psychological bulletin, 143(6), 565. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000098
• Zepke, N., & Leach, L. (2010). Improving student engagement: Ten proposals for action. Active Learning in Higher Education, 11(3), 167–177. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787410379680

Workshop - R workshop for reproducible research 

Lisa Reiber

Max Planck Institut for Human Development

Workshop - R workshop for reproducible research 

Lisa Reiber

Max Planck Institut for Human Development

Workshop - Data Visualisation for Social Good in R tidyverse 

Brown Bag - The primacy of behavioral research for understanding the brain

Literature (available on ADAM)

• Niv, Y. (2020). The primacy of behavioral research for understanding the brain. 

Talk -  Psychology for Social Good

"Psychology for Sustainability: the Sustainable Development Goals" 

Franziska Kastner

University of Basel

Brown Bag - Psychology for Social Good

Literature (available on ADAM)

• Kazdin, A. E. (2009). Psychological science’s contributions to a sustainable environment: Extending our reach to a grand challenge of society. American Psychologsit, 65(5),339.

Talk - Psychology for Social Good

"Scientist's perception of the relationship between good science and professional air travel"

Agnes Kreil

ETH Zurich

Brown Bag - Psychology for Social Good

Literature (available on ADAM)

• Spencer, L. M., Schooley, M. W., Anderson, L. A., Kochtitzky, C. S., DeGroff, A. S., Devlin, H. M., & Mercer, S. L. (2013). Seeking best practices: A conceptual Framework for planning and improving evidence-based practices. Preventing Chronic Disease, 10.
• Michie, S., Van Stralen, M. M., & West, R. (2011). The behaviour change wheel: A new method for characterising and designing behaviour change interventions. Implementation Science, 6(1), 1-12.

Hackathon Preparation - Sustainable Development Goals: SDG Keywords

Dirk Wulff

Rui Mata

Hackathon Preparation - Sustainable Development Goals: Data Analysis Plan

Dirk Wulff

Rui Mata

Hackathon Preparation - Introduction to R Markdown

Dirk Wulff

Rui Mata

Hackathon Preparation - Sustainable Development Goals: Data Visualisation

Dirk Wulff

Rui Mata

Brown Bag - Psychology for Social Good

Literature (available on ADAM)

• Nisa, C. F., Bélanger, J. J., Schumpe, B. M., & Faller, D. G. (2019). Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials testing behavioural interventions to promote household action on climate change. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1-13.
• Hummel, D., & Maedche, A. (2019). How effective is nudging? A quantitative review on the effect sizes and limits of empirical nudging studies. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 80, 47-58.
• Hulkkonen, M., Mielonen, T., & Prisle, N. L. (2020). The atmospheric impacts of initiatives advancing shifts towards low-emission mobility: A scoping review. Science of the Total Environment, 713, 136133.
• DellaVigna, S., & Linos, E. (2020). Rcts to scale: Comprehensive evidence from two nudge units (No. w27594). National Bureau of Economic Research.

Hackathon Preparation - Reporting and Presentation

Dirk Wulff

Rui Mata

Talk - Overview of Research on SDG at a Higher-Education Institution

Brown Bag - Student Presentations 

Brown Bag - Student Presentations 

Brown Bag - Wrap-up