CBDS 520 - Judgement and Decision Making

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: ANLY 510
Description: Human Behavior is the result of complex interactions between physiological and psychological processes. This is an accelerated course designed to give the student a firm understanding of these processes, as well as insight into how this knowledge can be used to garner unique insights which can be leveraged to influence behavior. Foundational topics such as perception, learning and memory, emotion, and cognitive biases and attempt to exploit them via nudging are covered through lectures, discussion or current applied research, and a team project developing an applied behavioral research plan.