Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2013/Behavioural economics and habits

Heading casing

FYI, the convention on Wikiversity is for lower-cased headings. For example, use: ==Cats and dogs== rather than ==Cats and Dogs== -- Jtneill - Talk - c 07:04, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 07:04, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Comments

Hey Ash!! Well this is definitely one of the harder topics I have come across! So far what you have is quite helpful and I look forward to reading the finished product! I will look around for some lovely journal articles on this topic and let you know when I find something good :) EmmaP (discuss • contribs) 03:11, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback Emma! It's definitely still a work in progress. Once again, your page is looking very good :) Ashkrance (discuss • contribs) 04:20, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi Ash, so much depth here! Great work, but must say I'm especially looking forward to your info in exercise behaviour. Got a feeling it's going to be a great self-helper for my work. Keep it up.Sammarris (discuss • contribs) 04:55, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi again :D I'm getting such great feedback about my poem I was thinking it would be a good idea to include something like that? Even if you just look up quotes on google, it's nice to get a more personal aspect on the subject :) EmmaP (discuss • contribs) 9:55, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Wow, definitely not my idea of a straightforward topic. Though after reading what you've got on your page so far, as well as reading an informal website on behavioural economics (http://economics.about.com/od/behavioral-economics/a/What-Is-Behavioral-Economics.htm) I think I have gained some insight into your topic. It actually seems rather interesting! To stop and think about the way people constantly manifest their own detriment (via procrastination, avoiding making decisions, caring about things like fairness, etc.) is mind boggling. It makes me wonder what motivates us as human beings to execute such seemingly counter-intuitive mannerisms. But then I wonder if these behaviours are, in fact, detrimental/counter-intuitive at all? I am not sure if there is any research out there on this, but: Perhaps a more adaptive approach is to invest less time resisting these "irrational" behaviours? Perhaps there would be benefit in embracing them and using them to our advantage! Just a thought (or a few thoughts :P), anyway! Look forward to reading your chapter when it's complete :) --Jacki Ball (discuss • contribs) 01:27, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Financial aid... "Financial incentives appear to be effective in promoting smoking cessation in pregnancy. The mechanisms by which they might operate however, are poorly understood. The present study examines how financial incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy may work, by exploring pregnant women's experiences of trying to stop smoking, within and outside of a financial incentives scheme...Women participating in a financial incentives scheme to stop smoking reported greater engagement with the Stop-Smoking Services, from which they described receiving more help in quitting than women who were not part of the scheme. These results highlight the complexity of financial incentives schemes and the intricacies surrounding the ways in which they operate to affect smoking cessation. These might involve influencing individuals' motivation and self-regulation, changing engagement with and provision of support services, or a combination of these." Mantzari, E., Vogt, F., & Marteau, T. M. (2012). The effectiveness of financial incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy: is it from being paid or from the extra aid?. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12(1), 24. U3061292 (discuss • contribs) 06:47, 27 October 2013 (UTC) Hope this helps =)

"One evidence-based behavioral intervention for smoking cessation is contingency management (CM; Dallery, Glenn, & Raiff, 2007; Dunn, Saulsgiver, & Sigmon, 2011; Higgins et al., 2004; Stitzer, Rand, Bigelow, & Mead, 1986; Stoops et al., 2009; Tidey, O’Neill, & Higgins, 2002). CM consists of delivering incentives(e.g., money) contingent on objective evidence of smoking abstinence...Overall, the results suggest that Internet-based CM is acceptable as a method to help people quit smoking." Raiff, B. R., Jarvis, B. P., Turturici, M., & Dallery, J. (2013). Acceptability of an internet-based contingency management intervention for smoking cessation: Views of smokers, nonsmokers, and healthcare professionals. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology, 21(3), 204-213. doi:10.1037/a0032451 U3061292 (discuss • contribs) 06:52, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi! You commented on my book chapter (Avoidance Motivation) asking if you could link my chapter. Of course you can! And well done with yours! Looks amazing.101.170.213.73 (discuss) 00:06, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Hey Ash :) So I was reading through your chapter and was thinking that if you wanted to get rid of anything (for word count) your best bet would be the procrastination part! Although this is a good section, the other three focuses are on more specific problems and they seem to flow a lot better. You've done so well with such a hard topic.. I find this is so easy to read and beautifully set out! I would for sure give you a HD ;) EmmaP (discuss • contribs) 13:24, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Final product!

Hey Ash! This is a wonderful chapter! I really enjoyed reading it! I especially like the way that you successfully broke everything up with your quotes and pictures, it flows really well! Good luck with your multimedia now! TomMarvoloRiddle (discuss • contribs) 23:49, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Wiki links

Great to see linking of key concepts to relevant Wikipedia articles. Internal (wiki) syntax is best for these links e.g., theory using [[w:Theory|theory]] -- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:30, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

References

Hey Ash! Great looking chapter you have here! I was just looking at your reference list and noticed that there is a discrepancy between number 20 and 21... Im not sure what the correct name of the author is, but I'm presuming its "Tversky" and not "versky" may be worth just a quick look over to make sure I'm not seeing things!! All the best, TomMarvoloRiddle (discuss • contribs) 08:31, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Overview and Conclusion

Hi Ash I like the overall focus/shape from a quick read of the overview and conclusion. Some suggestions:

1. Love the scenario. Emphasise it in some way (in terms of visual layout) - and then do the same for the scenario in the Conclusion - how you do it doesn't really matter - check out some other chapters for ideas
2. "The idea that" (this is statement rather than a question)
3. "not the ""smartest"" - state in the positive (rather than negative "not") but the phrase could be used elsewhere once a simple explanation of BE has been provided
4. Conclusion. How doesn't really matter - maybe check some other chapters to get ideas.
5. Make sure explanations of BE in Overview and Conclusion give a really simple definition and also connect BE as a "motivation" (to fit into book theme of Motivation and Emotion)
6. Can any more practical suggestions for personal life improvement based on BE be added to the Conclusion

Sorry I haven't looking at the main body - thanks for tackling this topic. Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 00:29, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Gandhi <3

Love the use of that Gandhi quote. That is all! :) well done on your final product. --Jacki Ball (discuss • contribs) 19:39, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

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Overall Wow, this chapter was fascinating, what a great topic! It was a pleasure to read. Theory The chapter had good coverage of differing theories, and showed a good understanding. It was nice to see some critique, for future improvement I would suggest expanding on your own thoughts as well as including major critics analyses Research There was some good research in the chapter which gave it a solid foundation. For future improvement, focus on critical analysis of the research that you include. Written expression The chapter was over all well written, good job. Some minor grammatical errors, be sure to thoroughly edit before submitting. The headings were correct, but the flow of the chapter could be improved. I believe the criticisms of the theories should have been included with the theories description for logical progression to how to apply them in a self help manner. Nice use of figures, for future improvement include an interactive feature. Good effort with the APA, remember to include APA style with your figures, use et al., after first citation for 3 or more authors, and to use DOI’s or web address for all your references. Some of your references were not included –i.e Psychology Today was referenced for one of your tables? Courtney.reis (discuss • contribs)

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Overall Overall, a great effort. See comments below for feedback Structure and content The presentation had a logical flow and covered the key points of the chapter. The presentationwould benefit from some inclusion of research studies Good job. Communication The presentation was generally well paced though the speaking was a little fast. There was some good use of images, to benefit the presentation in future it would be useful to include more visual aspects to avoid the “text heavy” slide look Production quality The quality of the production was good and the voiceover was clear although fast. The presentation made effective use of basic tools, Great effort! Courtney.reis (discuss • contribs)