Public good, Externality or Neither?
Secondhand smoke
What is an externality?
A cancer screening campaign that advertises "Don't miss your grandchild's graduation. Get screened now" vs. an alternate campaign advertising "Keep biking 'til 80! Get screened now!" is an example of...?
What is Framing/ Loss Aversion?
Placing fresh fruits and vegetables at the checkout aisle of a grocery store is an example of...?
What is choice architecture (will also accept cues or nudges)?
Lenny cannot be left alone to choose how many cookies to eat because he is not ...?
What is rational?
This faculty member's first job was as a bubble wand demonstrator.
Who is Lauren Hill?
Public health research
What is a public good?
To simplify decision-making, some programs reduce the number of prescription drug plan options and use simple symbols (e.g., stars) to highlight key features. What phenomenon does this intervention target?
What is cognitive/choice overload?
SNAP recipients planning their food purchases in advance to avoid in‐store temptations is an example of which behavioral intervention?
What is pre-commitment (or decision fatigue)?
Lenny has five minutes before nap time. If he spends that time crying about how it's almost nap time, he misses out on eating a cookie. What type of cost is this?
What is opportunity cost?
This faculty member was a member of a tap dance group called Footnotes during their postdoctoral training.
Who is Sarah Mills?
U.S. National Park
What is neither? Parks are excludable because they require an admissions fee.
In a weight-loss program, meeting goals enters participants into a lottery for cash prizes, exaggerating the incentive’s appeal. What theory explains the overvaluation of lottery-based rewards?
What is prospect theory?
Under the Healthy Incentives Pilot, SNAP participants received 30 extra cents for every SNAP dollar spent on fruits and vegetables. This health strategy is known as ...?
What is a subsidy (or incentive)?
Lenny has a limited amount of cookies, only 5 minutes to eat them, and his body can only process a certain amount of cookie before getting a tummy ache. These are examples of what three constraints?
What are budget, time, and biological constraints?
This faculty member used to have chickens named after Star Wars characters (Chew-BWAK-a and Princess Lay-a).
Who is Dane Emmerling?
Vaccines
What is a (positive) externality?
A bike store sells bikes with accompanying helmets -- customers are automatically sold a helmet with their bike unless they opt out. What type of bias does this take advantage of?
What is status quo bias?
The temptation for SNAP recipients to purchase a candy bar to satisfy their fussy child is a phenomenon known as...?
What is present bias (or hyperbolic discounting)?
Lenny's school has a daily schedule, so he has fixed periods for nap time, recess, and class. What letters on the SLOTH model does this cover?
What is Sleep, Leisure, and One's occupation (SLO)?
This faculty member was born in a town that could only be reached by sea plane in the winter.
Who is Luz Reyes?