Скачать или смотреть Understanding Language and Thought - Creating Contexts for Behaviour Change | Part I

How can we create contexts that support people in being more cooperative? This question is at the heart of ProSocial World’s mission. Prosocial is built upon a pragmatic, contextualistic approach to behaviour change that is inspired by evolutionary theory. These two talks are intended to be an introduction to what this means and why understanding the relational nature of the inner world is so important for designing effective behavioural change programs.

In Part 1 of this two-part series, Paul and Robert introduce the basics of a behavioural approach. Behaviour includes private events like thinking and feeling, and changing behaviour means influencing the antecedents and consequences of behaviour.

In Part 2 of the series, Robert and Paul will explore Robert's PhD dissertation, exploring how the ways people talk about themselves can be used to predict wellbeing, psychological flexibility, and the quality of relationships. This work highlights the importance of "rule-governed behaviour" for understanding human cooperation and wellbeing. We argue that this approach provides a functional contextualist perspective on the idea of a symbotype.

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