Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Feltz, Adam"
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Cascading Effects of Nudging and Education on Common Goods: An Experimental Comparison of Potable Water Recycling Interventions
Tanner, Braden (2021-08)Despite calls for research comparing different forms of choice architecture interventions, little empirical work has directly made those comparisons. Here, I evaluate two strategies on whether they increase acceptance of ... -
Criterial Variability in Eyewitness Identifications
DiDomenica, Rebecca (2022)Lineups typically induce superior performance compared to one-person identification procedures or showups. Understanding what makes the lineup a superior procedure is important to reduce identification errors, as these can ... -
Differential Effects of Informing and Framing on Beneficence in Do-Not-Resuscitate Order (DNR)
Asif, Muhammad (2023-08-04)Empirical comparisons based on ethical standards have been neglected in end-of-life decision making research. I have compared two persuasion techniques (i.e., informing and framing) on whether they protect or promote ... -
Examining the effects of nudging and education on trust: An experimental comparison of potable recycled water interventions
Hoang, Uyen (2023-12-15)With increasing interest in applications and insights from decision sciences, it has become important to define ethical grounds governing ways to interact with those receiving behavioral interventions. Here, I seek to ... -
An exploration and evaluation of choice architecture interventions on perceptions of justice
Holt, Jenna (2024-05-10)Justice has been argued to be a key ethical principle guiding interactions with other humans. The principle is embedded in the professional ethics code for the American Psychological Association and other professional ... -
Individual Differences and Risk Perception: Numeracy Predicts Differences in General and Specific Risk Perceptions
Ramasubramanian, Madhuri (2020-05)People’s risk perceptions are often related to attitudes and decisions with significant social and economic consequences (e.g., Fischhoff, 2009; Slovic, 1987). In recent years, a growing body of research has demonstrated ... -
Numeracy Predicts Accurate Climate Change Knowledge and Beliefs: A Model of Factors That Influence Biases and Polarization
Cho, Jinhyo (2020)Although 97% of experts generally agree that modern global warming is largely caused by human activities, some people hold biased, inaccurate beliefs about the causes of climate change and the strength of the scientific ... -
Numerate people benefit more from regular science reporting: The critical role of scientific reasoning and causal misunderstanding
Perrin, Olivia D. (2024-05-10)Numerate people tend to make more informed judgments and decisions because they are more risk literate (i.e., better able to evaluate and understand risk). Do numeracy skills also help people understand regular science ...