KC 6 Nudge criticisms and alternatives (Ridder and Hertwig)
11 important questions on KC 6 Nudge criticisms and alternatives (Ridder and Hertwig)
What is the classical view on the ethics of nudges? (Ridder)
Why are nudges from another view on autonomy not so problematic? (Ridder)
- From the view on autonomy as agency people still have the capacity to choose, they have autonomous choice to select an alternative option without significant cost or effort. and it might even facilitate the choice that individuals would have made given the opportunity
- From the view on autonomy as self-constitution: Nudges can support individuals making a preferred choice that agrees with their identity, but that they otherwise wouldn't have made beceause of being confused by a multitude of options. (cognitive dissonance)
What can we conclude about the ethics of nudges and the idea that it violates autonomous decision-making?
•Nudges are ethically less problematic than often assumed
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What are the assumptions on the practical issue of nudges?
- That they are easy to implement
- That nudges are a simple and effective mean for steering individual choice in the right direction
Why are these assumptions that nudges are easy and effective to implement not true? Give tree reasons
- The design-test-evaluate-implement cycle does not fit the political reality of government departments
- there is a lot of talking about nudges in behavioral departments, but not always the right expertise
- Often collaboration with external parties (with different interest) is needed
What is the main conclusion on of the article of de ridder et al.?
On what is the debate of bounded rationality?
Gigerenzer says: people are bounded rational --> that's a good thing in that way they create smart heuristics and people have intuitions both based on rules of thumb --> it's better to be bounded rational than rational, more efficient --> boosts help us to create a better decision making process.
Why are boosts better from the perspective of Gigerenzer that focus on the world of uncertainty?
- You can't know all the risks that are there. So when the consequences of your choice are uncertain it is better to implement boosts.
How let boosts make people better decisions? (Hertwig)
Under what two circumstances someone can make decisions? What kinds of thinking is required? (From video gigerenzer)
- Under Risk: When all consequences, alternatives and probabilities are known: Requires statistical thinking
- Under Uncertainty: When not all consequences, alternatives and probabilities are known: Requires smart rules of thumb (heuristics) and intuition
What is the main difference between boosting and nudging? (Hertwig)
Boosting changes someones competence, to make better decisions.
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