Nat Hum Behav November 2020 PMID 33037396

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy.

Hans IJzerman, Neil A Lewis, Andrew K Przybylski, Netta Weinstein, Lisa DeBruine, Stuart J Ritchie, Simine Vazire, Patrick S Forscher, Richard D Morey, James D Ivory, Farid Anvari

Mentions

49
Peak: 21 in Oct 2020
across 4 sources since Oct 2020

Extended reach

985,130
potential audience

Total likes

63

Video views

68

Mentions per month

Oct 2020 – Sep 2022

Where it's discussed

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What people are saying

Across the digital discussions, there is a clear focus on the importance of responsible application of behavioral science when informing policy. Words like ‘caution,’ ‘evidence,’ and ‘taxonomy’ reflect a serious tone and highlight the relevance of scientific rigor, while references to frameworks like NASA’s “technology readiness levels” exemplify efforts to deepen understanding and ensure impact. The tone suggests respect for behavioral science’s potential but also awareness of the risks, reinforcing the idea that thoughtful, ethical use is essential for meaningful policy outcomes.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the importance of caution in applying behavioral science to policy, though some also express support for its value when used responsibly.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show high interest by referencing new publications, frameworks, and debates about evidence and ethical considerations.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many discussions involve detailed references to classifications, evidence levels, and theoretical approaches, indicating deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

Participants perceive the publication as having significant influence, emphasizing the necessity of careful evaluation to prevent harmful outcomes.

Abstract in brief

  • Behavioral science offers valuable insights for shaping policies, but it's important to be careful and considerate to avoid unintended consequences.
  • Applying behavioral techniques without fully understanding the context or individual differences can lead to ineffective or even harmful outcomes.
  • Policymakers should use behavioral science responsibly, ensuring thorough evaluation and ethical considerations before implementation.

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Nature Human Behaviour
@NatureHumBehav · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy, argue @hansijzerman et al., who offer a taxonomy of Evidence Readiness Levels to guide applications https://t.co/q2Mb7R1g6T https://t.co/nIIsao4w8Y

Oct 12, 2020 · 25 likes · 9 shares · 28,612 followers View post →
もむ
@momentumyy · X

個人的にはこれが良くも悪く(?)も印象に残ってるけど。心理学的知見の多くは政策決定に対してまだ全く使い物にならないレベルにあるという意見で,コロナでこの点が整理された転機かと。 Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy | Nature Human Behaviour https://t.co/fbdB0r77Oe

Dec 19, 2020 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 2,722 followers View post →
Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
@briandavidearp · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/yRwTCqWEVh

Oct 13, 2020 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 26,094 followers View post →
Cornell Dept of COMM
@CornellUCOMM · X

New publication from @NeilLewisJr: "Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy" in Nature Human Behaviour, which introduces a taxonomy for researchers and policymakers to use when conducting and evaluating research for use in public policy. https://t.co/KG2Z0SvCwW

Oct 9, 2020 · 7 likes · 3 shares · 1,368 followers View post →
Joanna J Bryson
@j2bryson · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy also via @CorneliaBetsch she says we should do theory-based as well as data-based policy (funnily, I moved to @thehertieschool because I'd done enough theory-based recommendations I wanted to test!) https://t.co/5aefiSdhyM

Jul 20, 2022 · 3 likes · 28,645 followers View post →
David Schmitt
@PsychoSchmitt · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy...approach for assessing the quality of evidence before application and dissemination...inspiration from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s ‘technology readiness levels’ https://t.co/ZTWLMgbBFu https://t.co/ybu9ox9CBv

Oct 9, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 12,464 followers View post →

All mentions

tomokoba
@tomokoba10 · X

Evidence Readiness Level IJzerman, H., Lewis, N. A., Jr., Weinstein, N., DeBruine, L. M., Ritchie, S. J., Vazire, S., … Przybylski, A. K. (2020, April 27). Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy. https://t.co/uHjZgihRDf @OSFrameworkから

Sep 11, 2022 · 494 followers View post →
Joanna J Bryson
@j2bryson · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy also via @CorneliaBetsch she says we should do theory-based as well as data-based policy (funnily, I moved to @thehertieschool because I'd done enough theory-based recommendations I wanted to test!) https://t.co/5aefiSdhyM

Jul 20, 2022 · 3 likes · 28,645 followers View post →
Dr. Anna Henschel
@AnnaHenschel · X

* Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/wMfvfpMXs8 * Communicating What We Know and What Isn’t So: Science Communication in Psychology https://t.co/993YvqGR36 * The sciences of science communication https://t.co/u0OLoqW8p5

May 25, 2022 · 3 likes · 3,872 followers View post →
Emmet Ó Briain
@emmetatquiddity · X

And very relevant to some of the points raised in the "Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy" paper listed at the top of this thread: https://t.co/kGW8BjH0n2

Sep 2, 2021 · 1,093 followers View post →
Hiraishi Kai
@kaihiraishi · X

Van Bavel et al. (2020). Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response. NHB, 4(5), 460–471. https://t.co/YssiaOM365 IJzerman et al. (2020). Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy. NHB, 4(11), 1092–1094. https://t.co/dnGqLE7q1q

Sep 1, 2021 · 3,024 followers View post →
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@momentumyy · X

ちなみに論文としてはこれのことかと思います。あまりに理想と遠すぎて,どうしたらいいんでしょうね。 Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/fbdB0r77Oe

Jul 28, 2021 · 2,722 followers View post →
Ishida the Brain Damaged
@tbs_i · X

RT @momentumyy: 個人的にはこれが良くも悪く(?)も印象に残ってるけど。心理学的知見の多くは政策決定に対してまだ全く使い物にならないレベルにあるという意見で,コロナでこの点が整理された転機かと。 Use caution when applying behaviou…

Apr 7, 2021 · 4 shares · 348 followers View post →
Shinji R. Yamane
@shinjiyamane · X

RT @momentumyy: 個人的にはこれが良くも悪く(?)も印象に残ってるけど。心理学的知見の多くは政策決定に対してまだ全く使い物にならないレベルにあるという意見で,コロナでこの点が整理された転機かと。 Use caution when applying behaviou…

Apr 7, 2021 · 4 shares · 1,908 followers View post →
HyeJin TAK
@nDaLLs · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy. https://t.co/EcOW0J9Rp9

Mar 27, 2021 · 19 followers View post →
土屋耕治@『人間関係の学び方』出版
@KojiTsuchiya · X

RT @momentumyy: 個人的にはこれが良くも悪く(?)も印象に残ってるけど。心理学的知見の多くは政策決定に対してまだ全く使い物にならないレベルにあるという意見で,コロナでこの点が整理された転機かと。 Use caution when applying behaviou…

Dec 20, 2020 · 4 shares · 336 followers View post →
あまがさ|臨床心理士・公認心理師
@salmon_shock · X

RT @momentumyy: 個人的にはこれが良くも悪く(?)も印象に残ってるけど。心理学的知見の多くは政策決定に対してまだ全く使い物にならないレベルにあるという意見で,コロナでこの点が整理された転機かと。 Use caution when applying behaviou…

Dec 19, 2020 · 4 shares · 2,826 followers View post →
もむ
@momentumyy · X

個人的にはこれが良くも悪く(?)も印象に残ってるけど。心理学的知見の多くは政策決定に対してまだ全く使い物にならないレベルにあるという意見で,コロナでこの点が整理された転機かと。 Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy | Nature Human Behaviour https://t.co/fbdB0r77Oe

Dec 19, 2020 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 2,722 followers View post →
Blake
@mimsty_ · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/yYmsIVLk82

Dec 3, 2020 · 11 followers View post →
MJosling53
@MJosling53 · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/7JjMAENhln

Nov 11, 2020 · 3,651 followers View post →
@parkvillegeek
@ParkvilleGeek · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy | Nature Human Behaviour https://t.co/Ou8fCDEfaC

Nov 11, 2020 · 1 like · 2,679 followers View post →
Philosophers' Links
@philosophylinks · X

RT @briandavidearp: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/yRwTCqWEVh

Oct 22, 2020 · 6 shares · 469 followers View post →
RADIO GRAVEYARD, G.C.R.
@DIGITALDECODED1 · X

RT @briandavidearp: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/yRwTCqWEVh

Oct 14, 2020 · 6 shares · 3,072 followers View post →
Philosophers' Links
@philosophylinks · X

RT @briandavidearp: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/yRwTCqWEVh

Oct 13, 2020 · 6 shares · 469 followers View post →
Tomasz Drabowicz
@tomdrabowicz · X

RT @briandavidearp: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/yRwTCqWEVh

Oct 13, 2020 · 6 shares · 2,882 followers View post →
Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
@briandavidearp · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/yRwTCqWEVh

Oct 13, 2020 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 26,094 followers View post →
Time4PlannedOptimism
@djareckon · X

RT @CornellUCOMM: New publication from @NeilLewisJr: "Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy" in Nature Human Behaviour, w…

Oct 12, 2020 · 3 shares · 190 followers View post →
Hu Chuan-Peng | @hcp4715.bsky.social
@hcp4715 · X

RT @NatureHumBehav: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy, argue @hansijzerman et al., who offer a taxonomy of Evidence R…

Oct 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 2,544 followers View post →
Nature Energy
@NatureEnergyJnl · X

RT @NatureHumBehav: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy, argue @hansijzerman et al., who offer a taxonomy of Evidence R…

Oct 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 18,599 followers View post →
Giovanni Salum
@gsalumjr · X

RT @NatureHumBehav: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy, argue @hansijzerman et al., who offer a taxonomy of Evidence R…

Oct 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 541 followers View post →
Sara Rafael Almeida
@SaraRafaAlmeida · X

RT @NatureHumBehav: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy, argue @hansijzerman et al., who offer a taxonomy of Evidence R…

Oct 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 341 followers View post →
David Lusseau
@lusseau · X

RT @NatureHumBehav: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy, argue @hansijzerman et al., who offer a taxonomy of Evidence R…

Oct 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 2,458 followers View post →
Rosy
@Rosy_Favicchio · X

RT @NatureHumBehav: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy, argue @hansijzerman et al., who offer a taxonomy of Evidence R…

Oct 12, 2020 · 9 shares · 412 followers View post →
Nature Human Behaviour
@NatureHumBehav · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy, argue @hansijzerman et al., who offer a taxonomy of Evidence Readiness Levels to guide applications https://t.co/q2Mb7R1g6T https://t.co/nIIsao4w8Y

Oct 12, 2020 · 25 likes · 9 shares · 28,612 followers View post →
Oxford Psychiatry
@OxPsychiatry · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy. https://t.co/Calo8ML2OX

Oct 11, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 22,115 followers View post →
Thread Reader App
@threadreaderapp · X

@maelorin Salam, the unroll you asked for: @hansijzerman: Our paper "Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy" is now available online… https://t.co/HZwWPuimy0 See you soon.

Oct 10, 2020 · 784,592 followers View post →
Bipartisan Alliance
@jorgemata · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy https://t.co/XT7qeMSEqQ

Oct 10, 2020 · 187 followers View post →
Brian Dean
@bdean_ · X

RT @PsychoSchmitt: Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy...approach for assessing the quality of evidence before applicat…

Oct 9, 2020 · 1 share · 556 followers View post →
David Schmitt
@PsychoSchmitt · X

Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy...approach for assessing the quality of evidence before application and dissemination...inspiration from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s ‘technology readiness levels’ https://t.co/ZTWLMgbBFu https://t.co/ybu9ox9CBv

Oct 9, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 12,464 followers View post →
Benjamin Z Houlton
@BenHoulton · X

RT @CornellUCOMM: New publication from @NeilLewisJr: "Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy" in Nature Human Behaviour, w…

Oct 9, 2020 · 3 shares · 3,650 followers View post →
Cornell CALS
@CornellCALS · X

RT @CornellUCOMM: New publication from @NeilLewisJr: "Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy" in Nature Human Behaviour, w…

Oct 9, 2020 · 3 shares · 18,842 followers View post →
Cornell Dept of COMM
@CornellUCOMM · X

New publication from @NeilLewisJr: "Use caution when applying behavioural science to policy" in Nature Human Behaviour, which introduces a taxonomy for researchers and policymakers to use when conducting and evaluating research for use in public policy. https://t.co/KG2Z0SvCwW

Oct 9, 2020 · 7 likes · 3 shares · 1,368 followers View post →