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    www.thersa.org/projects/social-brain

    www.projects.rsablogs.org.uk/

    Mastering our behaviour through

    instinct, environMent and reason

    Matt grist

    June 2010

    STEER

    Projects

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    STEERMastering our behaviour through

    instinct, environMent and reason

    Projects

    Matt grist

    June 2010

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    Acknowledgements

    th rarh rb h rpr a a pb b u

    r h dpar r cu a la gr

    epr Fu, r hh ar r rau.

    tha u RsA au Aaar J, Jaha

    R, Rba da a Rha tab h hp aa

    h rarh rhp. tha a mah tar, Jua

    thp a s Br r hr ba aru ra

    h paph, a da Rbr, na B a ka

    ea r h a ra.

    contact us about this report

    ma gr ha h sa Bra prj p

    2008. th rpr ar h h pha h prj,

    a up p ma h RsA a up ra r

    h .

    th sa Bra prj u a h RsA pha

    ur h r dr. Jaha R, sr Rarhr. A

    qur ra h rpr r prj hu hrr b r h h r a a [email protected]

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    contents

    ex smm 4

    i 8

    s 1: Ura bhaur ha 15

    s 2: Fr nu sr 36

    s 3: tah sr 51

    s 4: App sr 63

    s 5: sr a br ur? 96

    s 6: whr r h sa Bra prj? 103

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    execUtive sUmmARy

    th RsA sa Bra prj pr h pp h a

    r pr r h b u r bhaura

    pr hr -a, a u hr

    bhaur a ha rh hr .

    th, h pha h prj bu h r b app

    h ar hra au bhaur ha a -

    a a ra r . th rarh rb h rpr

    bra rhp ah pp abu h a

    a ju a r hab. Parpa h ap

    app h hr a quaa rarh a

    u au h h ha.

    i ur rarh ap a app a paruar apprah bhaur ha hh rf, h a -r. w

    ha a sr. th rpr aru ha uh a apprah,

    app r , u hp ra h r a

    zhp ha h RsA aru a r a furh 21

    ur .

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    th rpr a h aru a ra:

    the application o behaviour change and brain science

    1. th bra ha paruar ra bhaur

    ha ha hh rb h h bra r a a

    -pra b ua : h

    r a h aua. Hr, a

    h a pra para. Rahr, h ar

    r ar r p h

    bhaur qu.

    2. n h aru ha ha b aa (u

    h uh u nu) pr a ura ba r

    ura br -a a bhaur ha.

    thr ra a appa hh -p

    3. th r a h abu h, hh pp

    p a ura h bra a bhaur r,

    ha h pa pr pp a par a

    a, 21 ur zhp

    4. th rf apprah a ra a prr (

    -para ) pa aa. A par h aa,

    aa a apprah hh pr z bru hr a habua bhaur b aa hr

    aua, r a ra pu, a hh

    a sr

    research indings

    1. our bra a quaa rarh u ha hpp ar r abu h hr bra a bhaur

    r, h h ra r, uu a

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    RSA SOCIAL BRAIN

    a a a hpu r rf h ara

    hr ha h ha u prba r (..

    qu ).

    2. Pp ar abu h habua bhaur r h

    uu . th h a ha hab

    ra hruh rrr hr a a pha

    r, a pp r pr a, bh

    bra a pr.

    3. Pp rab h b u a

    rf -a.

    4. th ar a p h a u r pra a

    u a uu a a hr aua

    uppr h r.

    5. Parpa ra rpr a r abu hr

    -a h h ar ha a b

    b ru hr

    how could the steer approach be applied or the

    coMMon good?

    1. iru h sr apprah ara ua

    hruh a h abu h.2. U h sr apprah r pra pra

    ha a ba u ju a -

    r (a pra a r r ap). th h

    u a ra r h r pra.

    3. U h sr apprah pr (uh a a

    r a aa ra) hr u ara bu uppr r pra. th sr

    apprah u hp ra a r hr h ra

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    ua ju ar h hu pra

    prb.

    4. irpra h sr apprah rhaba

    prra uh a h r-aa.

    A ura h u habua bhaur u b

    auab hr, a b ru -ah.

    5. irpra h sr apprah bhaur ha

    a hr h bhaur qu hab-ba, uh

    a hah-ra a (r ap, ap a

    b).

    th sr apprah p hr bhaura ha

    uh a nu. i ura pp b u h raa,

    a ua rr hr bhaur. i a

    h h pr hap hr a hab hruh a

    ra prp, hh ha r h bhaura

    raur. th rpr rb ur r ap a app

    h prp praa prb. w rar urhr

    pra h pha h sa Bra prj.

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    intRodUction

    Julian Thompson, Director o Projects, RSA

    B h su Fru 1939, a 83, h ha ur

    r ha 30 ura prur a h ra ar ha a

    h ru a 20-a-a ar hab, ua r h h h

    arr. th ar pr ur ura a a

    h ua rr p a qu ru

    h -br aa h raa uh. y h h

    b ar u h 1.

    A a p hh ha b ur , hua

    bh ru ap a ra p a arha ur bra a

    b a a ha r ur b r. w ar apab

    uh pr a ra, u a h, ru

    (a ruar a) aju ur hab p a ha uru har, r a b, ur a hr.

    th para bur prb r bhaura

    ph. A a ur a h r, r

    a ur apab a ur a. w a

    r a pb ra pr, , au, u a

    1 Har Jw, sur em (2008). th au a h ra a a phara ar

    (PdF). Tex Dent J125 (5)).

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    ah a ju a . Bu ha a uh hua

    pr a r puru aa.

    th bu, bu a a hua

    u hr h abu ur pra:

    Fr, ha ar a a r a prh au h

    ur p-a bhaur a hab ra h ur raa,

    pr , a h hr ar (uh a ur hr,

    r r) ha a ur ap a r. w

    a r ah h, bu h ra h u ur

    uur, a prr b .

    s, ur r aur u ha r u

    apr h br. A h a br

    u ha ar pr ra a h hu

    , aa hh ju ur urr ra. Ah hr

    ha a u p ha ar a u ur pa.

    crar aru h ra puru prr a

    uqu wr p, a hr a u ru

    r uar . i ra h a h, hhrur h ear r wr ra.

    thr, a au h ur bra a ur bhaur ra,

    a h a app , u hp u u ur

    pa. i u b h u ( para) a

    h r ha urru ur raab hab. A , h raab p b r , hr

    ara, puru a u .

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    A h ar ra a brar a zhp ha

    r auu, r purpu a ua r u.

    Abu, bu praa abu h pr, h RsA a

    raa r h puru ha a a 21

    ur h. Fu 1754 ur h hra

    eh, purp - ra hruh prj, pub

    ur a Fhp a - a ra uapp

    hua pa r h a r a

    hh z ar r apab a ,

    arua a abra.

    th p 21 ur h prp ha hua

    u ar bu b h p b hua

    aur a h apa h aura r, bu ha h

    hu b au r aa. Hua a abu

    ura a aap h a ura

    p hua p: b ha a r r

    ur ba r a ra bu hr ap

    ha ar apab . A h har 21 h

    h a uaab zhp: h a h rah uur a.

    Pa par h r a, h rpr ar h Pha

    2 h RsA sa Bra prj. i ra a ar a :

    Pha 1: h, ua, a rbu hr hra au h b bra

    a bhaur ha ha b p b a ra a

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    abh p r r ar. th hra

    a r h r rpr pubh nbr 20092

    Pha 2: pu h h h r praa

    a. th app rb h rpr.

    Fr Pha 2, a a a ap h ra pub a

    pr bra u, ah a pra rf

    a h a br h ap b h hra a praa

    ra h prj. th ru pp h a

    (h u) hr bra, bhaur a r

    ra, ha h a br h abu h a a h

    abu bha.

    th apprah r ha a uaa

    uh h abu h a pru r a a

    pr pup hh a ra aa a

    pr bhaur.3 thr a ha a

    ahr h hr pa.4 th sa Bra prj

    h a ha r h abu h u b

    u r . th a p quaa rarh arr

    u r h pha h prj a u ha h rau b uu.

    i a h r ra uaa , a brar

    a bh h sa Bra prj ha ura h

    abu h a pru a pp r r

    2 Changing the Subject, RsA Prj, 2009

    3 s r ap, c.s. d, Mindset, n yr, Ra Hu, 2006.

    4 hp://.br.a.u/ua/pp/aasa/pahj/puba/ru.p

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    r hr bhaur. w b ha pp r

    abu h, a ab r, ru h u

    ba. th bau pp ar ru b hr

    aur, a a ha u, r br .

    Fr h ra, ar ha h u b

    appab a a ab b ra. w bu h

    ur rarh , r ap, b a parpa r ur

    bra rhp p a ar r a h

    h app h a h hr ra .

    w ha , a ar hrr aura qupp, h a

    a rp h a ra bhaura

    u ha pr. A h a ha u b r

    h abu ur h a ra ha ha p hra

    a ua r.

    s ar aura a h abu h, a h r a

    h . Bu h h rpr ha a a

    rhr au hua a hh a sr u

    p, rahr ha , ur aura , a ur hraura. Rahr ha r ,

    r orra a ur au ba r ju, r rar

    h a u, sr pr bh a h a a

    bhaura ra hh a b r aap, ab

    ur paruar .

    our rpr ap rb h , pr a r p

    prar aua a ra h pp a ra -h.

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    our a ha uh ar a appa

    pr pp h aur ubj h.

    tha , hruh rar ura ab h r

    a ab r hr bhaur.

    th a appa r r th sa Bra

    a hra pha, a praa pha, ah u

    r h h raa h a -

    a ha a ra h ra, hra eh

    ra. i a 21 ur h par abu p h

    r pb au ur bra a bhaur, h a

    ara u pha a) ur u h aur rahr ha

    para a r a b) h hh ur

    a au ar rab ur raa .

    th a ha 21 ur h abu ub

    r h pra ra. t u ra ra

    har pr.

    th ua qu r h sa Bra prj hhr a

    ha h h ur a a a ha ur uur, hh ur a a rp ur

    har prb. i h ra eh, abu

    h h r u ha h a hua b

    h. m ab, h u

    pp b h a

    r b pr, bu a apab hap hr hruh h pr ra. th sa Bra prj

    r h abu bra a bhaur

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    h a a ar pru ra pp ab

    hap hr .

    i uur, b hp ha b aqur h a hr h

    h aa ara, bu ab pr h

    ar ur bhaur. Bu a h r a, b hp ha

    b a uh - a a h ra a

    ura pr h a ur a ra.

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    section 1

    UndeRstAnding

    BeHAvioUR cHAnge

    1.1 brains and behaviour

    i rr b ar abu h r apprah bhaur

    ha r ura ha h hua bra a b

    uu . th r h r ,

    h h aua .

    th r appar b r r uqu hua a

    pr h ab h, a puru a, a bra.

    th aua har h aa, a a

    bar u a bhaura rp.

    Hr, u b r h hua bra a a aa bra

    h h r a p. i a, h r

    hr hua a r pha a ha ur

    (a par aa ) ar ar r p a

    (r h a ara a rp).5

    5 Fr r h h r hr, Changing the Subject, RsA Prj,

    2009, pp. 38-41

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    th aua rqur u r. i a,

    a pr ra para, a b aa

    rahr ha a. Fr ap, h u r h ra a

    h a ur b ph, ur aua

    a pr a h pb.

    i prbab rh a ha ur bhaur u b h

    aua . w h, bra a pa uh r rar

    ha u ar a. th appar ruh urp h h

    r h eh ra a ra, h 21 ur

    h p a h b ur raa pr.

    Fur 1 a u h harar ah bra a

    ap hr ua.

    Figure 1: Characteristics o brain systems

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    charar

    eru er

    la Aa

    Raa ea

    s Fa

    s-aar Uu

    eap

    WorkingoutabudgetPlanninganunfamiliarjur

    Readinganinstructionaua

    Gettingreadyforworkinther

    SpeakingyourmothertongueFeelingempathictowardsa

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    1.2 behaviour change Modelsi h a u bhaur ha ha u

    r bh h h bra a u ab.

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    drb h r apprah r hp u

    h h u h h bra ha a br

    ura hr h ar apprpra. Fr ap, rhaba

    r rqur ha a ra a ra

    hab h a apprah r pur a h r

    a uh ra, uh uh rhaba ur

    a h pr h aua .

    Ahr pra ra r r h

    ura hr h Rf H m hh a r

    a ur rarh h h hr apprah.

    Figure 2: Behaviour change models

    tp apprah eap tp ea

    Raa cr m taa Par Pa/Par A

    dbra cr m cz Jur A

    Rf cr m cBt r A

    Rf H mtah prp

    happA

    cua Aua m nu Pa

    dp Aua m

    YouthatRisk

    TheScoutsFamilyNursePartnership

    Par Pa/Par A

    eah apprah bhaur ha u h ab ab

    uh b hbra h hh r, h r

    h h, a h h r hr a pr

    ab pp.

    t r c M

    th ha b h aar apprah fu bhaur h

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    a hr ar r . i ba h a h a hr Jh

    nah a a ap b h pub h hr ra,

    a a b -bra hr ar ra. i ba

    a ha pp a r hr -r h ba

    raab ab prr. i pru ha pp ar hh

    raa u h ra h a a

    a a b h. o h , a (uh

    a a a pr ) ura ra bhaur, h

    (uh a a bra), ura hr.

    th r h r fu h

    a ar h h a a -aar par ur

    bra. Bu r h h r a pa

    ar: h a r ar ru, pp

    p aju hr bhaur ar, ha h ar h

    r h abu ha h hu . Fr ap, a ua

    h r a r h b bau h a

    h pr. y h ha ar rf

    h pb, r h r prpr rh a .

    Hr, hr r pa ra ha b pr

    a ur a up, h apprah a ppa. Fr ap, a bua h ha h ra

    abu h b p h a bra r hr pa.

    th h h r a aua r hr

    a pr ar h apprah ha h r

    a a r r h rraa ba ha h pauh aua . Fr ap, h b a pa h

    a rua a pr, a ahuh h h

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    a a h prp h hr p hr a h u.

    i ra hr, h a baa a raa -r h

    a r r hr a hr rpua a a

    pr. th ap ura h h r rar

    r h rraa h aua .

    i a, a h ur A da ha p u, a

    ur , hr raa h h , ar bu h

    . Pp h aa bra, apab h

    , a a a a a.6 w h a

    hp u h br ha ahr. mrr,

    a ur bhaur pa b -r. i

    a ar p abu ar a h ph hr.7

    Ju h -r a h r h hr ar

    p a . Fr ap, rarh arr u h

    Us u ha pp h ar p a pr-a h

    hr hburh qu ap a -r ra r

    ra hburh h r b a-a.8

    th ra p ha h a ha ar h

    r ar raa a -r r. Hr,ur a ph chr Frh ar ha r

    bhaur rar a rraa, uh a ar abu ar a

    a arua, a b r raa h

    6 A da, Descartes Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain, n yr, Harpr

    Pra, 1995.7 s Changing the Subject, RsA 2009, pp54-57.

    8 da sa w, da tu oBr, Arura sa, Hua pra r a

    uar prp: ara a rra a a - a, Evolution and Human

    Behavior, . 30, 2009.

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    h rup .9 tha , h a r aaa r

    h a h ab r hr . th

    u ha h Raa cr m uu, bu hu

    b a a a-pa.

    t d c M

    th pa grr sr uu par nu

    th.10 A ha b a, nu h hap h

    hruh ha h hh h ar a. i pra

    h aua .

    nu aa r bhaura , hh hap

    bhaur b r apprah p a pra h

    r ph a ur. th, h hr

    ha, r ra hr a pa . i ba

    h a ha pp a h hr a hap hr

    uur bhaur hruh u ha a

    au u. s r ap, a a aa,

    u h pr h a h , h hr a

    ar, pa h cu, ar a u ar prj

    a . th ar h ur a ba aru-h ra h ar r-a h hr

    a u b ha br rf hr au a prr.

    thr a hr pa a phphr h

    ha h ha bra hu b h a a

    9 Prr Frh ha a h p ra a a a a h RsA.

    10 P Jh, g sh a g sr 2009, nu, th th: t sra r cha c

    Bhaur, The Political Quarterly, 80:3, 361-369.

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    a hap . Prhap h r

    prp uh a apprah gra pa phphr

    Jr Habra. H ur h r ara hh

    ha hu b aur rr a r

    u pr a raab u a pa

    b z.11 th a ha h r

    ur a rh, z b r a h

    u aur a h ahr r ha

    h hu rr ah h ra u h

    r. th a aa ju a ap

    aur uh aur.

    th aa r r h hap bhaur, a

    a u r abra a a u.

    Bu th a ra b p a a apprah ha

    bhaur a ha b bra rhp a cz

    Jur. th dpar trapr, r ap, arr u

    bra rarh a ha.12 or ra h

    ua ar abu h a hua-a ba ar

    (uh a h ar ) b a rhp. th rarhr

    u ha h ar a u ha pp au ba ar a a hr bhaur.

    s h dbra cr m br pp hr

    r h h ha hr bhaur. i u b

    r a ha r h r bau

    11 s r ap, Jur Habra, Justication and Application: Remarks on Discourse

    Ethics, P Pr, 1995.

    12 hp://barh.aaarh..u/+/hp://...u/pr/rarh/a/

    aha/auaha.p

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    ar pa (r ap, h b aua). Bu

    h Raa cr m h apprah ba h a

    ha h r a ha pp a p

    hr bra pr ra rah a u h

    h hu bha, a h ha hr bhaur ar.

    obu h a h dbra cr m a

    pp a, h h r h.

    th a auab a pru a hap bhaur a

    hrr a pb hu b pra. Hr,

    hr ar r abu h a b u. o

    ha a h a a u rup

    ruph, r ua, a a u

    r h th. A grr sr ha aru hr

    ar a ub r a aa abu

    h a a uara ha bhaur

    ha arar.

    Ahr p aa h dbra cr m h p

    a ha bra a a r a a a rpp. i hr, th a b a ar-h-bar apprah

    ha bhaur bau r appa a

    ur r . eru bra a har

    ua a ha pr r ha bhaur ha ha

    prhap b huh. th a a b ua

    a a, r ha pr ha bhaur, bu a rr .

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    a x x

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    Ah g h r rf a b u hr:

    sa rf bh a a u a p-raa

    . d ha b a h ba a r r uu

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    Ar g, rf ha ap a. th

    r r ha pp b aar h r

    principles a a (ha g a h a),

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    pp b aar h prp ahrpa a,

    h a ra r b u b . Fr ap u

    rb h Aaz, aar ha ahrp a u h

    ra auab ar hua a bj a, a u

    h ar prp aru r a rh r a prra.

    Bu h a ha ahrp ha: pru ubj

    b prar a h prp a paa puru

    bj ha p. s rf

    a r a ura h ur prp a

    ha h pr ha . th ha ah b u h

    ur prp r a r purp: u h a r

    a ha ha pru b h a; r rpa h h hr

    prp.

    13 Ah g, Beyond Let and Right the uture o radical politics, cabr, P

    1994, p86.

    14 b.

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    th hr ap rf a g u h r au. A

    pp b r aar h prp r a, h

    ar r p h prp h. g h

    ap arra.15 A b ra rp, pp b

    aar ha arra a h pp a aru ra b.

    iua h arra ( h ) h h prp

    a b a rahp, h ua

    pahp, h u ua pa, a . Bu

    a pr aar h prp arra h a -raa, h a h hr p ha h h ur

    prp br r ap, a -r rahp ha ar

    b -. ch arr a p-raa -

    ha a ra huh hruh h h r a

    aju au h rf a hu auu.

    A rf apprah bhaur ha hr baar h ra prp ha ur bhaur. Fr ap,

    u ar ha a a ba r har. Ara, u

    ar ha a a ba r har a ha, r ra , a z,

    r har r hua r a , bu b a r b a b

    a pa. th ar a rf r ar ar abu

    ha h b a why andhow it is done.

    s h rf apprah bhaur ha h raa

    a bra apprah ha p pp h r

    h ( p a a). Bu r

    bau ar abu h ur prp ha r

    bhaur. thrr h b r r pr ha h

    bra apprah. i a pp h r h,

    bu br qup h ha .. b r auu.

    15 b, pp. 6-7.

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    mrr, a g p u, rf uprab.

    o pp ura h prp a a hr rahp

    pa ha, a h a .

    t rx c M

    A ap h Rf cr m u b h prra

    ha u c Bhaura thrap (cBt) ah h hr

    a r. cBt u ha haru a

    hruh a . th a ar ha huh

    ha ha h pa rr b. th ha ur

    ar upp a ha ha a bhaur. Fr

    ap, r a u pr h u a h

    h h h h ju ahr ura h u a

    rh i a. cBt u h a ha h huh

    bau ba a rr b. th h u (r ap)

    b h ha h a h har bu i b.

    th hp ha b ha h rr huh, h ha a

    pr, ar a a b ra.

    cBt r ha b h r qu 16( ru rup bhaur) ahuh ha h

    ua aa ha u r h -r b r

    aur h qu h uh hrap a. th

    r r b ah pp h ur

    prp ha r hr bhaur a h h a

    u h prp ha a p bhaur. th h

    16 hp://prr./ph/cBthh.h

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    h ar rf. th r h r bau

    h ah pp h u huh pr a a-

    ha bhaura par. s h a a ua.

    Rf cr apprah h r a

    a. th prhap pa h a cBt

    hrapua a a h p-a a

    bhaur bau h ar rr b huh a b

    bu pra a a uu .

    t rx h M

    th Rf H m h bau

    h r , bu pa h aua , a

    prhap pra, ba a r ura

    abu h h ra. s, r ap, -b

    ua a pra a Ah s w sh

    ar phph ura h r

    a (r ), ar ha h r

    au uhapp (aua ) a hqu uh a

    a r r r (h r a

    r h aua ah hruh pra).17 th a ha h pup ha ar h prp a hqu, h

    app h hruhu hr . s h apprah bhaur

    ha a a pp.

    Ahr ap h r h p

    ph pr -b ua pr b mar

    17 hp://.uara..u/ua/2007/a/29/h.u

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    sa. sa ru a prra ah -b

    hr ara h Uk, ar 22 a h, r hr ar.18 th

    ah a h ra barrr happ (rup ur

    h ha ar hp) a a ra barrr uh

    a ru r. ia ar ar ha ah -

    b ra uaa aa a pr a .

    Prhap pra, pup j h ah.

    Rf h apprah bhaur ha ar qu

    a ar u r -r b. i s 3

    pr rar ph ur prp h apprah

    hh r sr. w aru ha hu b a h

    bar apprah ab r bh -ba ra

    a a ha r ua prr p.

    t cx am M

    nu h p r b r 2008 (huh h rur

    ra r r p).19 A ha b ,

    h apprah u bhaur b ha h context hh

    h ar a, a r bau h ar prhap

    ha h ha huh h b.

    or h a hr a h h r p ha

    h r h raa a .20 Bu a thar a

    su pu , h h r e rahr ha

    18 hp://.uara..u//2008/p/10/ahah.happ; hp://...u//_a_/ua/ar3391035.

    19 s Rhar H. thar, ca R. su, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Wealth, Health

    and Happiness, ya, 2008

    20 hp://.pa.r//H_u

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    Hua.21 e ar h bhaur r b

    aua h a b a ur a.

    e ar aa r h h a h a aa

    raa. A thar a su h, e ar ar a aa:

    Hua a e r aa. m h h

    p rraa hr u h, ar a b a

    hr pp, a bra a a abu a a h.

    nu r h prp ha b a ha h

    a h ar pr (ha h arhur), h

    aua h bra u pru ra

    bhaur. s r ap, hhr ra pr

    r 10% o patients who receive this treatment die

    r a 90% o patients who receive this treatment survive

    a a rp . ira pr r

    ar r a r ar bau hua

    b ar r ha h prz a.22 th ar appar

    b a a ha ha h h aua

    a hh urp uh ur bhaur.

    th aua a ru h ha ru urbhaur: r u b h r ur

    a r, hruh h r a. B ura

    prab ba a , bhaura a

    ra p ha a u . s u ra ra

    pr a a a rahr ha a , a u a a r ba

    21 s Rhar H. thar, ca R. su, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Wealth, Health

    and Happiness, ya, 2008, pa.

    22 s kaha, d. & tr, A. (1979), Prp thr: A Aa d ur

    R, Econometrica47, 263-291.

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    ha ra, u ha ju b u b h a a h

    a pr u. th u ha h arh ha

    u ur aua .

    s h cua Aua m r ur aua bra

    a. i ha a a u ur

    bhaur a r bra a h p rahr ha

    h ru. B , a z pa a h

    h r h bau h h a a.

    thr ar u ha appar a a ua. Fr

    ap, hr h ar ua a pub ,

    ha bhaur b r pru.23 th

    a a hrb a pr h r hr rr

    ha hr bhaur. Bu h ha bhaur aua

    r b aru ha ar rr h aua ;

    a rp uh a a aa rpua,

    a h ha , a a

    appar (r bhaur a h ha ha a).

    th nu apprah a r r p bhaur: hr h aua a b u hu a pu r

    h r ; r ap, pa a pur a par

    ab a h b r a a a ra pa

    bau pp uu ah.24 vr

    bhaur ar p uh b fu h ar

    23 s mkz-mhr d, sh w, Fostering Sustainable Behaviour: An Introduction to

    Community-Based Social Marketing, (1999), n s Pubhr.

    24 cu b ah ha pra a ra-r , Ba a., Biology

    Letters2006, 2, pp 412414

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    a ha h nu a a apprah ha aua ru

    ha a p. mrr, r b rarhr a

    mahr a suhap Ur u ha u

    a b a prpr h ppua a

    a b a a a u ra bhaur.25

    t d am M

    whra h Rf H m r b a pp h

    pr a up hr bhaur hruh a aar

    ur prp, h dp Aua m r a

    ar r pa ar. th bu up apab b doing

    thingshu hr ar r b a p a .

    t u mha oah , h dp Aua m

    a praa rahr ha ha .26 Praa

    h aqur b h

    ra b ur aua hruh a, pah,

    abh hab a r . Fr ap, a arpr ar

    h pa a p b ah a r

    r hr. wha pra aqur h ab a u

    ha (h u arua h ruaua), bu a u h h pr rh a

    abrb h a u r ha hr pp . g rh

    h h ha hruh rpa pra. i

    h a mayp u bhaur (..

    I am going to keep the movement o the plane in line with the grain

    o the wood), bu ra pa, h aua

    25 hp://.bhaur.r.u/

    26 mha oah, Rationalism in Politics, iaap, lbr Fu i., 1991

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    , a r-aju ha ar b h

    u. muh ha a arpr ar a ur

    h dp Aua m ar b br abu ha

    apab pra b h aua .

    oah p a ha ha r

    ha ar hr praa a b r ara. i a rahr

    ha allur a praa ,

    a ha ur ar r praa ha ha.

    Fr ap, ahaa h b r h

    para ha . Bu ahaa ar b

    u rap ar a r b r

    pra. A a h phphr w h,

    uh ahaa ar r praa ha

    h h.27 Fr ap, pa a h h a up

    a look, you do this and then that happens. i r

    pa ha a hu rr h aua pra

    a, b up. s h abra

    hua ubj u, praa a-pra.

    th dp Aua m h u h ha u b h r . Rahr, h ha u

    a apab p hruh h aua , h

    a a r r h r

    a ha r h (a up) apab. Fr ap,

    a pr a p b a bar. Hr a

    huh i b a bar ju uh hu h.

    27 s lu w, Philosophical Investigations, or, Ba, 1991, 140-200.

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    wha h u ra, , a j a a. wh h ha

    h r uh h a p h ab

    a hr a a ( h Aara s r,

    h ha h apab ah h u b a

    bar).28 i hr r, h ha ra hr aua

    ha h apab prpr p.

    n a apab ar pra r b h aua

    bu a ar. A hr h ar, h dp Aua

    m h ha h b a ah bhaur ha

    pu h pha ra ha . o ur h r

    a b a a h a h a, bu h

    u ra h aua hruh practical activity.

    th yuh a R har ra a ap h dp

    Aua m a r.29 i hr prj Ballet Hoo h

    ha a rup u pp r pr baru

    prr a ba aa aar h ar.30 th u

    pp r ha ha a, hruh h pr

    , hr au ar a-r, ru a -rp

    r p ha. th practisedbhaur ha bu hapab, a hr au u.

    th apprah h dp Aua m prbab ar r

    ha a h hr hr apab ar b built r

    seriously enhancedrahr ha p utilised. Fr ap, a rup

    28 s r ap, Aara s, Development as Freedom, oUP, 1999.

    29 hp://.uhar.r.u/

    30 hp://.uhar.r.u/a_/BaH.h

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    u pp a ru, rpu r

    hr ar h r, b ab p utilise h

    apab h ara p. whra a rup u

    u pp a upu, rpu r, hr

    ar h r, b uab p u

    apab. th ha arr apab h r pa.

    Ahr aur h dp Aua m ha

    r. ma h bhaur ha u ab

    ar u p-u a r a. Fr ap, u

    pp a ru, h abu h har ru au

    rr r p hr a h. or ha u pp

    hu rp ahr a au -pra, pa

    h b hruh ua. i ubu hhr

    uh r apprah ha uh a pa bhaur.

    o h hr ha, u aura ar ba

    h a -rp, ru, a h r

    a h. Bu h r a r b ar h

    pru. th r hp bpa h aura hua

    b a h pp ha a. th pa pru u pp, a hr ar

    a ra bra h aura hr. Bu hr

    ru a a u bhaur, h dp Aua

    m b prrr. A u pr h ar ar ba

    bau u r ju ha hr a ar . y h

    ha r p up a r apab a au ha h a ha rj ha h b r hr

    hra aa.

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    i uar, h dp Aua m r hruh praa

    a ha bu apab bu a pp ar a

    pa ar. th p h r h I should

    do x because it will yield y.

    1.3 degrees o dierence, not dierences o kind

    A h u ab hu b a pa

    a. th r pha . th Raa cr

    m ha h r pra

    p a, ha r a. sar, h

    dp Aua m a ha pp a arr

    apab p auaa, ha a ar

    a apab ra h aua . th

    a a p r h p a ah

    ap. th Raa cr m, r ap, a

    pp ar pa, bu a a par pp h

    r h.

    s b h ar a uzz . Fr

    ap, h dbra cr m ha bhaur

    b b ah ur prp, bu b ara. Bu ha ra ur

    prp. i h ap bra rhp h

    a ha arr, ur prp ha ruur

    pra, uh a h prp u , u

    qu aura b u. Parpa a h ar u

    h prp rf h r h abu h rr r . th rf a prp h

    h abu -ahr hr a a h r

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    hr bhaur. thu ha ar a a ra-a

    r a a up a a rf r.

    s h u ab hu b rar a r

    phpha bu uu ar r h abu

    bhaur ha. i h r a h

    bhaur ha apprah pra h h r

    a a p. w a ha h r

    apprah h b r (bra pa) prr p.

    Pru ha a prr (rahr ha h ha

    prr a a pr) a rab, rh a hhr

    h pha pa h au r hr b r-

    h r h pr br. sp u h harar

    h hu b hpu r u hh h b

    pr ru, a a hh h b uru.

    w aru ha hr b a a r pa h u h

    Rf H m. i s 3 pr a

    h RsA ha ahr uppr :

    1. ha h Rf H m ha h pa b a r ha bhaur;

    2. ha h ha h pa r a prr p

    ha h h a 21 ur zr.

    i hr r, ha ahr uppr h

    ha h abu h r bra a b auu p ura a r h .

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    r h fh rf pu a a bu h a

    ra b ra a . A h hr hab-ba

    bhaur bhaur u h paruar a p

    , bu hh ara pr r. Hab a b u a

    ra a prbab ar a ha h a ajr hua

    ju uh ra. A h hr h r a a-

    r r bra a h.

    A ap hab-ba bhaur up a ra

    r r h r. yu r p ur a a r

    bra, u p a hruh hab ha ar pr r. y

    ahuh hab pra a h aua h ar upb

    ua r h r . Fr ap, h a rr

    a a 90ph r r a br h a hruh a

    ba hab a ba aua rp, r h

    a pr ra qu uh b . y h a

    h h a aa h b, r h h -

    , r pa , ha h hab ar u b a prr

    r .

    th ap h r par h h r -a a u a pr h aua hruh

    ra hab. th a r h hr a ru: h u p

    think pa a uaar jur, u ar r aua

    a habua bhaur hp u h (ra h ap h

    habua a h u h abu ara ru, r ap).

    i hhh h hr aur h aua a r

    h bra, a h h h ar ra hr

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    aua u, h a pr u r a h a h

    h r aua or r bhaur.

    w a ar h ar h up r ha either

    fu h r or h aua , h hr

    aua p r r ha r h bh. th

    r ha hab pa bh ahuh habua

    bhaur aua u, a b u a r b

    r bra. wh a arpr r a a

    ab, h r a hr habua bhaur ah

    h . Bu a h a h a hr r

    -u ha bhaur rr h .

    th h h bra r bhaur h h a

    aru r a hr . i rahr a h

    b aaab a pu a uu rar r h

    apr ura. th hr bhaura rp

    (p aua, habua, a r) b a

    ab h bra a -, a a h h

    aua pr. s hr b ra r ap

    h rar.

    2.2 steer

    wh h hr- bhaura , hu r

    sr a a u uu a h abu h Rf

    H m (apa sr hrar r a h

    ha ua abu b pa).

    our bhaur a b sr b h r (a a

    r), hh h u r. Fr ap, h rr

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    apprah a b h ra h auaa

    h para ar pa ar h apha h ra

    ap para h.33 th bau h h pr

    ha h ar p up, hh rr ura b

    . i h a aua bhaur ha b sr r

    hu. wh r, ur bhaur hab-ba a

    aua. th h a r pr a h a

    a par ar h abu ha ar , ar

    ju . Bu a sr ur aua bhaur

    a ur h a r h ar a hh p, a u-

    a, r aru bau ha a b rr h

    ba a. i h a sr ur aua bhaur ra,

    h h a . s h r sr, h abu

    bh h ra a ra ua bhaur, hruh a

    ura ur prp.

    A arr a h abu sr bhaur a

    Jaha Ha a a pha a a rr.34 th pha

    rpr ur ba aua rp a hab. th rr

    ur a-r a r -a apa. th

    rr ra a a-pru ar a h u h pha. i a, ha h pha

    a r r a a a. Fr ap, h pha

    hur h a h a. ohr ap h pha

    bhaur a ra r a u ar ha

    ar h. Bu pra ar p h rr ha

    a a raua ar h pha. w ar h pha

    33 hp://u.r/?=a+hr+r

    34 Jaha Ha, The Happiness Hypothesis, 2007, Arr B, pa.

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    , a sr ur bhaur ra r a ra

    ur hruh rpa pra a a a.

    t p h a pha a rr a h

    ua r hruh hh h pha a. th rpr

    h a a pha bhaur. cha h

    a h h pha bha a ha h ab . nu

    r b ha h au h r. sr a r b

    hr ha h r, r ha h ua h rr.

    Bh h sr a hp ra h h pha bha.

    s h r h a sr a pha

    hruh a ua r ap ha ha h

    h a fu hr bhaur (ha u ar uu

    ), bu a ha a ra sr a b rr b hr

    ra sr h pha. B b aar h

    r -a b br ab u ar

    rur. w a ar bh r r ha h

    ur h (a h nu), a h h a b hap

    r h br b u h hab h pr r. s z

    a sr hr bhaur hruh a-, rpa praa ha h h hh h a h. thu

    h a ha h para r -a a

    h ha h r ar aar a, h

    b hap bhaur.

    2.3 but is steer contradictory?th a sr a a a a prhb

    h Rf H m bhaur ha. y huh

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    h hr ha r bhaur uppr h apprah

    sr, a appar b rar. i uh ur

    bhaur fu b a a aua pr,

    h a thinking abu ur ha a ph

    hp? Bu ahuh uh ur bhaur pr r

    p huh, huh can stillu bhaur. A b ar

    abu h bra r bhaur, pp ar r h.

    th ar a r a r a rahp h

    h a hr h ar ha h a h eelabu

    bhaur, r ap, r ab a hr abu

    ha h hu .

    Ha a h, u uh u ha

    abu bra a ph a uu rh

    r r h parpa u hr bhaur.

    thr b h abu h ubj ar bra

    ha ha h a pp . A sarah-Ja Bar

    rar a a a a h RsA,35 ur paa

    p a u aur, prua pp h h

    a paar au.

    our rarh u ha a abu bra aa a ru

    a pru rahp b rr a r,

    a a a r p au ar u bhaur. o

    jur ha a ha bra a aa

    h a ar abu h. A ha b au , car

    d u ah h pup abu h pa aur

    35 hp://.hra.r//au-a-pa-/2009/h----ar

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    h bra ha ra ha b rh

    h ar h ar p uaa

    a a u. wr b Pau Har-J h Uk

    a u ha ar abu bra ha uaa

    prra.36

    thr ha b u a (h abu h)

    ha h ha a r a a a

    ab.37 Fr ap, a r rbr h hu

    ha h r r.38 i r aar

    ha u r h hr ar (hh

    a p abu the process oremembering abu

    h p a r), u b har r u a

    u ur au r r a a. th a ru r ra

    hr pp a. i r aar ha ur rpra

    hr a b ur b ur ,

    u b pr rrb r, au a ra. A aa,

    h abu the process o relating to others in general,

    abu paruar ra ahr pr.

    i bh a a pa r hua b habu h ur prp ha r hr bhaur h

    a ju rb. i r aura r hua h abu

    h, hr h a h bra ha u

    36 hp://.hra.r//au-a-pa-/2009/h----ar

    37 Arhur P. shaura, tar a c nur ma cu ac 9, 313323 (2000)

    38 shaura, A. P., & squr, l. R. (1986). mr a ar: A u h -

    - ph a pa. Journal o Experimental Psychology: Learning,

    Memory and Cognition, 12, 452460.

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    a a, pa (hua ar

    h p a a h ra, a

    a b apab r a). s b ur r aur

    a h, a a a b p h Rf

    H m h abu h ur prp ha r

    h h ra h r a aua

    ur bra. ma paruar ur b

    ur bu ha r pra ar

    u.

    ma a a r rf bau a

    ura ha ha ha ura. Fr ap, a

    p a uh a ura h r

    r ha what memory isr h pr qu. A a

    h ar ura ha h u

    ar r. Bu h ra h, hr au

    r ha b r ur hr r a h

    ra ha ha h pa r p. s a

    a h qua rf au. th h

    b br qupp h r hr, h ha

    h bu p r uh a a a b parrpb r h h u .

    th sr apprah p ap ha h aura

    rf b br br u h u aua

    pr pa r ur bhaur. A u b

    u ha appar u. Fr ap, ar u u r r hur hr ,

    a ar rr h a b rap h ur

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    prp ha r r a a ra. sr

    r a a u aar h ur prp

    bhaur ha ar prhap a u,

    r a a. Fr ap, ar ha h p a

    hab h ur a a pa rar, bu

    ha h rar rp aa ar h r u

    h bhaur, ar b a aar h ar

    rahr ha u u . th h h sr apprah

    ur aura rf, hruh ar abu h ur

    prp ha r habua bhaur.

    o h jur ha a a r a, ar abu

    h bra r bhaur a hh prz r ha

    ur u ha p u au (a a

    h ab ha uh u a r

    ha hr aa). th a b a r pra r

    Ar a ha h pa hua pa

    r huh abu huh, h hh h aru h

    happ .39

    whar jur rar h appa a au a, ar a pa pru r ha

    bhaur, b ra rar a r

    hua b.

    th ra br u rarh u.

    mu a h abu h a

    39 s B x h Nicomachean Ethics.

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    A ar ur r ha ha a b bhaur

    ha a behavioural approach hap bhaur. Bra

    pa h a r h h cua Aua m

    u arr, rahr ha ha h z hruh

    ra a p .

    i u h p h paph a h r

    nu. Hr, aru ha apprah bhaur

    ha hu a a pu jpar h prr

    p, hh a b uar r ruh a:

    Autonomycz b ab a r hr

    rr ah hr u pa hrr h pb.

    Responsibility cz b apab pa hr par

    ur uh a a a r a ru

    a rahp.

    Democratic engagement cz b ab r

    ra (hhr aa r a) a p h a a

    rf hr r.

    Communal action cz ha a a a

    a a abra h ahr r ah a a h har prb.

    th paph ha sr a apprah bhaur

    ha ha a h prr p. A a r h

    Rf H m, sr a a a ua

    ha a h a rhp h prp ha urhr bhaur. th a sr pr ha r h

    bhaur ha r p pp h.

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    i h a rf r sr uprab.

    Rbr ha rf ura ha h a ha

    ur. th h h ar ha hr au r a b

    p ha a ha au r. s h a: h

    z ar abu h pra habua bhaur a h h

    a b b u, h b bh hab? w h b

    br qupp abh hab r p h ua? i

    hr bhaura r r b ha h a h

    ur a h pha, rr a ua r u ha

    h. i u (ha paraa) b ar r h rr

    r h pha, b b aar h r hr hr a.

    i hr r, bau h sr apprah rf,

    (a a apprah) p r a u. th

    b a ar r prr p bhaur ha ha

    nu bau p u -

    h bra uh a ar , aua r z h

    pb rah a hrh bhaura p,

    r hh , u pb h r.

    i h r sa Bra paph, Changing the Subject, aru ha a u r ha u

    ab pp p h apab b r auu,

    a r hr u har prb ( a

    rpb r h h h a), a a ra

    hhr ru a , hh b

    ar r hua happ.42

    42 Changing the Subject, RsA, 2009.

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    A r aru uppr h r uh u a h

    ra ua. thr a ah u

    ha pp p apab ra rpb a

    au, uh a -r a appa ( a h),

    hu aqua a uppr.43 sar, h Uk pu

    ru rra a rra h pra phr:

    pp p ar r h ha h hruh

    ua a.44 w ar h a ua ha

    a u a uhapp. Bu a uh a

    pr aqua a r ua a pa

    hr a a h ahr r h rp h

    har prb a.

    th aru abu h a ua pr

    bh h p a ua au, rpb,

    ra a a ua a. tha ,

    pr h r pb prr p.

    sr, a p h Rf H m bhaur

    ha, a hp ba h ra ua. i

    ah pp abu h ur prp bhaur, ha h pa r au r pp a br

    r hr bhaur r a r p. Bu a, h

    h a h ua r, a pp aar hr

    rp h hr a hu h r a uppr

    43 s Changing the Subject, RsA, 2009; ppr, Freedoms Orphans: Raising youth in a changingworld, 2006; Building Character, d, 2010; Ar or, The Challenge o Afuence:

    Sel-Control Britain since 1950, or Ur Pr, 2007; da ga, Emotional

    Intelligence, n yr, Baa d, 1997.

    44 s da dr, Injustice: Why Social Inequality Persists, Br, P Pr, 2010.

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    hap bhaur, a a h r pa hh

    a har prb.

    2.5 the value o learning about ourselves

    Rf ura, a ha b a, a

    ura ha ha h pa ha h a ha

    ur, a r h pa r au.

    naura rf uh a ar r p

    r ha h a ur a r

    au p: a h aar h prp

    ha r r u, hr au r eo ipsoha

    a a ha r hr a r a r r .

    sr, h hr ha, a r ura ha

    potentially rf. i ra h aura rf

    ar r u, u ar abu h r

    prp bhaur a p r h r pu h u

    . s sr uara a ha h a ha

    ur, a uara rar au. A pr

    h ha h a ha rr ar h

    ur prp hr bhaur ha h u h h a h aa. A h h ha h ha

    a hr r au h rar hr bhaur.

    o h hr ha, h h . w hr h qu ra

    h ru h paph, hh b hhr

    abu bra a bhaur useula relevant. i hur prp ha pp ar hruh a sr apprah

    br abu a p ha pp ra hr

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    bhaur ha r r au h

    a ha b r ar h qu.

    t b ura sr ha h pa b a u

    rf r, arr u a a p rarh, hh

    pr h . th a quaa a bra

    rarh, pr prar h rahr ha

    quaa rarh r ar ra a. thrr

    ur ha sr r a ha parpa

    pr b a ha ra hr bhaur ar

    r h r urhr a a qur.

    B pa parpa h -a pr r

    h bra u ha r h rar sr

    bhaur, bh ra (u bhaur hruh ) a

    ra ( ha h h). s

    h r a hruh u r r bra,

    . A p a a ha

    ha parpa r ara r pr .

    th r a parpa pr a ha sr h b a uu ara h Rf

    H m, a a uu p apprah uh a

    nu, h a ha hr ar appa,

    ju a hr ar h appa nu.

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    section 3

    teAcHing steeR

    3.1 our research question

    w arr u a a quaa u pr hhr pp

    pr b b aar h ur ha

    ha r hr bhaur. i hr r, ur a a u

    hhr abu bra h b pr at all. th

    u ha ra r h rarh ha h b.

    Hr, h u a r a h ru r urhr

    u ha a h a sr apprah ha

    bhaur.

    3.2 the ive steer principles

    th parpa ur rarh ar p prp -a. th prp r pa r bra

    u a r apa b a. th prp

    r a b hau, p uu ru hub r

    ura a u bhaur hruh -a.

    th r r r h abu h ba a urra

    a hh h bra u r ap, haaua pr ur para, r a a a

    ru hruh huh a u .

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    th pa h prp h parpa bu

    ha b bu up h h h r ua.

    th u b r uur rarh rf, ahuh

    ua hu b ru u a p

    ra aru rf r. cua

    ra a pa sr, a

    bu a ar rappr b ahr a arr hu b

    r hr h apprah, a a arab

    b r aa.

    th rarh, hr, a r ba h

    ua ra. dur h rhp,

    parpa ha p u a har hr huh

    a abu h auh a h app h.

    th a parpa h ha ura h

    r h. mrr, b h rhp h,

    h parpa p a ar hr h a hr ap

    app h ar hr ra . l parpa

    prpr u a app h h a, ha

    prpr abrb, ra b ab u bhaur b

    b a a .

    th rp h F Prp u ar r r

    a h appar parpa. th ar pa br r

    hr bau h r ra a a rhp

    a hr hur. A h rhp a h ru, bu

    rf prp a br r. i ha ha ha ru prp apar r h ra

    r parpa qu.

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    p 1 h k

    Automatic System (b ) th aua

    r hruh ba a huh.

    th a a h uau, r a,

    a a a r p u par h r. i

    bra bu a a a. Fr ap, ba

    h pr r har a a ar p r

    h r a par j, h ur; a ar

    p, a a. th rrr ur a u ba aup

    a u ruh. th aua ura

    h a.

    Controlled System (ar ba h pr-ra r ara

    h bra) th babar h h r,

    bra h a pa. th hr

    h h a h abu h Should I go to an RSA

    research workshop? It might be interesting, so why not. w a

    prb h h par ur bra b h ra

    abu h, a ur a.

    d-a ru r h r hr,rahr a p a aup. th aup a a r

    h para, r a a , a f h pa

    h . th p a h r h prb b

    r pa a.

    g ap -a hr h rhr ar ba h. i u ar ha

    a a a h ur pr-ra r (ur p)

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    r ur au-p ar a a trap my opponents queen,

    a ur aup hua a hua aua.

    th pp ur ha h a what about

    this one?45

    m a ar aua ba hab

    ur a a, ju h ar u . Fr

    ap, u r, h bu, h a

    a a up a. w h a a p a h bu

    h i a , r r a up a ra

    i a . w ju h h bau h ar pr

    r a ar u h. i hr r, ar ru

    aup a h .

    yu h h h a ha ur hab u b a

    up ur pr-ra r (ur p) a ur h a

    bha r. s r u rah r a bu, r r

    u h , ur p u p a r u

    bha r.

    Bu ha ra prbab u r ar rh ra:

    1. Autopilot rules yur bra r a h a a h

    a h ajr ur bhaur aua.

    i a p h p rh r h h/h ra

    45 s Uu huh pr u, ../h/

    PrrFr.?r_=13489722; Jah lhrr, th eura Hu, hp://.

    rr./rpr/2008/07/28/080728a_a_hrr

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    , a a p u ru a h a

    a pb h h uprpur ha h

    aup.

    2. The pilot is weak i pr ha r arr

    u, h pp r -r (h h p pp

    r bhaur), a r ha ubj u

    harr r -r aa arar.46 th

    p r r qu.

    3. Novelty wears off quickly th aup aa r

    ura a h. th bau h r u

    a ura a , h r u ar ur a

    u. s h u h , uh a

    h , u a rar a hr a pa

    a u . Bu ar a , h rar

    appar.47 th aup u u

    h a ha .

    yu ha ru ra har ha hab p b u

    ur p. yu hu up, bu r ha hr h a

    h abu ha a a pha b uppr

    u ha hab. Fr ap, arra h ha r h a ur r p h

    bau u ur r u . g h

    a u h j r, a a rp h

    a par ur ru r pr ur a rar r

    ha a a a.

    46 Jah lhrr, How We Decide, eburh, caa B, 2009

    47 shuz w, g ra h pa a rar, Neuron, 36, 2002, pp 241-263.

    shuz a., a ura ubra pr a rar, Science, 275, pp 1593-1599

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    th h ha hab a a a app

    pr a. i br ha h b ar

    h hh h aua pra, bau

    ha ha r habua bhaur.

    p 2 g , mm

    m

    yur aup a a pr bau

    aua. U ur p a ru hruh hua,

    b ra a h a , rahr ha b

    h b ra u a p a a

    . th a h aup a r u a

    . i u a raura a h h u

    jup u a u, ha h b bau ur aup ha a

    ra r p ra a a

    ha u ha a r, ha ur ah , ha

    ba r r hr, hhr u

    h ar br a . o u hu ru ur

    u , bau h ar h ru a pa

    aua. yur u aua r .

    t h par h bra ha h aup -

    a ar h arr ua r (Acc) a h rbra

    r (oFc). th a u aar, hruh , ha

    p u b h a h raura. th ur

    u , ur huh.

    th a bar h ph. H h a pa

    rar, bu h u h p h a h, h

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    h ru, a h a h a ar r h uh a

    . th a aru h hr a h bur, bau

    hr a bub ara a , p r a a

    ar a ru . s h a a a ara ha h ra

    r u pa r. wha h a h a h

    u. nar a h au r a h ur bau

    h a ab u h pr-ra r (h p) h ra

    abu a ua.

    p 3 w f, j

    Ahuh aaz a a , h aup

    h . su ha h ha h pp

    a pra bu a hu r a ar, h ar

    b r b ru hr u ra.50 A ha , h

    bau h aup a r uh aa a . Fr

    ap, h uh u a hu , hhr ap,

    h a , h ar r r, h b , a

    . th aup a a a h ra a r

    hr. i u a h h ur p, u u

    r h a a , a u u h h

    pur. s h a hu rh a u bu , ha b a qu . o h hr ha, pp h

    bu hu a ar b a h a hr p

    , r rpr b a h hr h.

    Bu u hu a a u r p pu.

    yu hu ru ur u bu a a r u

    50 A Ap djrhu, th Raa Uu, djrhu a., Rabu Ur

    nj

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    r h . th a ha u a u ,

    ur aup ru hruh a h ar. Bu u hu a

    b h ha u ar ba ur a ru

    a ra, a pa h hu u a bu

    r u h u r u.

    yur p a hp ur aup b p h r

    , bu a b rr uh. Ju bau u

    a p pa h u a a u u

    u r, a ur aup ha huh aru

    abu .

    p 4 w ,

    w ar a aa. our bra a u hh u- h

    hr a a uu . our aup

    ha hr pp ar a h.51 i a aura r

    u a hr pp a hap ur bhaur h ha

    h ar . Fr ap, u ha h ha

    a h br abu h pr a h. y hr

    u ha h ha u a h a The last person

    to use this hotel room reused their towels, h r pp ru hr ha a a abu h pa

    h r.52 w ar abu ha hr pp h.

    ohr u ha h ha r a r ar a

    qu r, a pr hh p a

    51 hp://.hra.r//au-a-pa-/2009/ur,-r--a-

    rpb.

    52 s ma gr, Changing the Subject, RsA 2009, p45 r a h rr.

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    , a parr, hr a ur a hur-

    ahrr. our bra ar up rar u ha a

    a .

    i pr pp r r 100 a r 110

    rr. Parpa h 100 a r.

    Bu h h a b a ar, ha pp ar r

    100 a ar a 110 a ar a a a, h ar aa

    a r h arr u.54 th rpa bhaur u

    h bra puh u a rar. i hr r, h

    aup a h , a h p a b r r

    a up h r hr. tha h ar r a r

    ra abu -r pa. w a aa r ur

    r uh .

    w ar a pr ra ur ab r ap

    90% Us rr ra h ab ara h a.55

    w a h h ha r r u ar ur au,

    bu h ha r r hr pp arehr au.56 A

    a ra h h h u

    ar r r a pa ur ha a a h.57

    54 s A du rar r h h a a prbab rar. mr,

    J. & gr, l., 2004 sp; 130(5):769-792.

    55 s, o. (1981), Ar a r a r u ha ur rr?,

    Acta Psychologica, 47 (2, Fbruar 1981): 143148.56 hp://.pa.r//Fuaa_arbu_rrr

    57 s r ap Urh Hra, (2004). or Rr Ph. Cognitive Illusions:

    a handbook on allacies and biases in thinking, judgement and memory. l, Ph

    Pr.

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    Fr h a ajr hua hr a u

    ha b pub a, a-a u

    a ppru r pra . Pp h a

    ra hr ab r pa ba r h -r u

    ha b a aar hr hr. mrr, uh a

    u, rb u uppr ah hr a -r

    hr h r r ap, rb

    bh a ua r , rb u ar.

    i ur r ur ar rqur a a

    ur . s ha uh uppr

    ha pp uppr u r pa, r u

    ar b ura. i u a b br a r

    , a b r ra, uu ra

    hr abu ur . th a r u ha u ha

    ur , a uppr u p ha .

    th a a appr u ur ura a ur

    ab. our bra ar up u h a

    uppr, hu har a .

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    APPlying steeR

    4.1 our research

    w h rhp a b 24 parpa ra r

    h ra pub. th a parpa a bh rhp,

    ahuh a a h . th parpa r a

    - ap a r ar a a a b r

    ar - a h baru. th parpa

    r pa.

    Parpa a ar quar r

    ahr a bh rhp. A h r rhp h parpa

    r auh h Five Principles, a u h h u app

    h -b h ah. th p a quarprr h b h ah. th h p ruur

    ar r a - pr a a a r rb

    h ha a a hhr ar abu h F

    Prp ha hp hr -a. Parpa ha

    h ar a a rhp a p a

    quar. thr a br rup u a h h rhp.

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    B pr a rpr h ra parpa

    u h F Prp a h ar h pr a

    h r rhp. daa a ahr b a quar,

    ruur ar, rarp rup u, a -

    up ph r. th aa (hhr rpr r )

    pr ur h a ub-h. w u h irpra

    Pha Aa apprah aa quaa aa,

    ju h h prp aura (h prp ha

    aa a u h ar urpr).

    4.2 applying steer in the real world

    4.2.1 Positive changes and general relevance o the material

    th ara hr parpa pr u hr

    bhaur hruh h F Prp ra h :

    changing habits

    ar trust instinctive decisions r

    ar h think through instinctive decisions

    taking more time to mull r pra .

    i a a ar ha a h parpa huh ha z

    ra u b r rf ar abu bra a

    -a, a ha h ar a ra a

    positive changes.

    ma parpa p h ar r h rhp p ha hr ab a . th

    a ra ha urr bhaur a au, a

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    a ha uur bhaur. th ab p

    p ha pr ar u h ub-h b.

    wh prp pr hr h ra h

    ara h ha b auh abu, a a parpa r r

    p. th a a ha h u h abu h

    bra pr h r. th r

    a b r parpa rp aru qu, a

    a ar r. th pr h a ar

    h r-arh qu: is learning about brains and behaviour

    relevant and useul?th a uppr h ha

    a h pp j.

    i huh h a a a pr h r

    r praa a appab (a pp au a -

    hp a pr).

    th 100 br ha a -hp b. [Parpa (P) 1]

    i u h h h ap h

    ru. i a r r a h aup r a h r

    br a . i ha b a r r jur -

    r. [P6]

    i huh app . i h ha a h a

    hh i a rr h uur. [P8]

    i app a ab ha a uar ba a a har

    b r. [P14]

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    i a r rarab a h p a h aup ur a

    h a ra. y, i i a ar abu a h aa

    bra. [P17]

    i r pr b h ur bra r i a app . [P23]

    F r ur, a ur abu [P22]

    k a b abu h ur ra r ha a aar h

    u h p a aup h bra. [P17]

    Fr h rp bu ha a parpa u h

    pr ar abu h hr bra a hr -

    a a bhaur pr ,

    , a a ha h a u b uu.

    A parpa u h ra a r. o

    a r a r u u h u b uu.

    p 1 h k

    4.2.2 Changing habits

    Parpa Prp 1 r uu r

    a bra a hab, a a b p

    ap p hab. i a, h h

    Prp h hpu a:

    i ar ha hab ! tha pr a h rua h

    ha ur . th ra a , a i h i ura

    a -r r. [P1]

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    Ahr parpa ar ha Prp 1 hp hr a

    r r hr bhaur huh u ha ha

    hab har. sh a u ha ar abu h hab ar

    r b h bra a r -ah:

    ...a ju up a i ju rah ba a a

    hab har h uppr a ra a

    i uh ah bau i ra h ur bra

    r [P23]

    A ahr parpa u Prp 1 uu r a

    a pa ap up :

    i aa rr abu h i p uh prraa a i

    u r ha b aura r pp a a

    h ! [P8]

    sar Parpa 23 ab h h h u -

    a a b ura h h a a .

    sh ar ha Prp 1 hp hr a r r hr

    bhaur huh u ha ha hab har.

    4.2.3 A more positive view o habits

    wh r h ar a quar,

    parpa u h p b ha

    hab rr a h.

    th u h p ra h ra a

    ur h r rhp. wh rb pa ap ha

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    hab a parpa a u aar a

    qu ( ra hah) a a pra ar.

    Bu a a p h ra ha h , h ra ha

    h ha h hah b ra h ha u rab.

    [P17 rrr P21, wrhp (ws) 1]

    [P1] h abu up ar a h h abu r abu

    h... h ba abu h h aua bu h

    ra a r abu a h a a h a

    h ba abu hr uh. [P8 rrr P1, ws 1]

    th u ha ar ar abu h F Prp

    parpa ar bhaur ha a h p

    a h hr r, rahr ha a h u hr r

    a h ar a a.

    i a ju a hab ha parpa rb ha.

    Parpa 7 ha ha h a r a h ru

    a hh h a hr h ha a ra p

    pr fb a ra h:

    ...a ha a h ha rp bhaur a a

    u r aar hr p, hr ra. [P7, dar r (d)]

    sh a:

    ... h ur uua par a huh a ha ru

    aarph. th aar h ar p. [P7, d]

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    g parpa apa h u ha hab,

    qu r ha h b ha , u

    rf a u h F Prp, a aru ha

    abh hab.

    Ater thinking about Principle 1, do you eel more condent about changing

    an established habit once you set your mind to changing it?

    th ru u ha parpa rp ar ha

    hr r ura ra r b har ha hab,a ha h r ha h, h hu h r abu

    ha h h hh hr hab ar a,

    rahr ha u pr a. Parpa h

    bh a r a a pra.

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    p 2 g , mm

    m

    4.2.4 Impulses and thinking things through in novel situations

    A h r rhp a rab ajr parpa u

    h h u ru hr u ha h h

    h h a h b r ar.

    Ahuh a a ra pra,

    parpa r a . th a

    ha -a ru r b u ra

    h -r rf. sra parpa rpr

    b rab b b huhu a a

    .

    e parpa h r ha r ar hr

    h apprah -a u h au

    rpra r h pp apprah hr .

    i urpr ha, a, i ha h a huh a ha ur

    u p. i b ru uh r. [P6]

    i b b qu pu a u h b r u

    -a ...i a hp r a ar a p h

    ru . [P2]

    i uua a ap bu ha ar a abu h pr

    i i a a r h r r ha i hu . [P15]

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    i para ar r ( abu b a prpu

    ha a ahr a a h a pub

    rapr) Parpa 22 rb h paur aa

    h r b r aru a rua b pau

    a ra hr:

    i a r ru a h rh r ru (). s i

    ru u a pau .

    i u b pau a . [P22, d]

    A h r rhp parpa appar a h

    h a .

    Do you eel satised on the whole with the decisions you

    make on instinct?

    k h F Prp rh pp

    ara hh hr ju.

    0not at all a bit quite pretty very

    Q2

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    Ater having thought about Principle 2, do you eel more condent about

    making decisions on instinct?

    0less the same

    Q6

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    4

    8

    12

    16

    20

    o h uu u parpa ha

    b h a h a ua u a

    hrr b r b a habua rp.

    Ater having thought about Principle 2, do you eel that when the situation is

    new in some way, you are more likely to stop and think about decisions you

    might usually make on instinct?

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    th , a h h ha parpa r happ

    ru hr u ra, u h ar qu h

    b r -a a r aua

    . s parpa rpr h abu r h

    ru ur u a h h h hruh u

    aa, bu, ra, parpa b ab fu

    b h . ma parpa b r r

    ra abu hr u bu r a a b r b

    r ar h hr .

    p 3 w f, j

    4.2.5 Mulling things over

    s i a h pur h , a p h

    h hruh h up h pr/, qu . i r a

    h ba a qu pra u, a

    rarh br a a . [P6, Qu (Q) 2]

    i uua a h h r u, i a r ha . [P15]

    A a h ap u h r, a parpa

    a rb h b b r aru h ra

    . th h hruh br a a p

    purha a a ap ha urr ra hruhu

    h ar, quar, a rhp.

    th Prp r ha a ar bhaur

    h a. Fr ap, Parpa 15 rb arra r

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    bu r b arr u hr hu:

    i uua a ap bu ha ar a abu h pr i

    i a a r h r r ha i hu . [P15, d]

    4.2.6 Becoming more reective and sel-aware

    e h h Prp r ar -a r h

    br, parpa rb ra -aar a a p.

    i h i u ha a h a hu h ra bu

    hp ura -a pr br [P14, d]

    Hr, Parpa 1 rb hr h pr hr r

    a par:

    i u Ru 2 hpu bu ar a hp ura

    bhaur, a ha .

    i ar ha ar a ar hab a

    ha ha b aura r . m au

    hr hr i i b urab. [P1, d]

    Parpa 10 a ra hr ab a

    , bu a a rar r -aar

    rar pa bhaur h a ba r hr :

    y, rf a -a ha a a

    h ru . i h ha h ha b paruar appar ha

    p h ar a. [P10, Q2]

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    A h r rhp, h ajr h parpa a b

    happ h a pra a u .

    Do you eel condent about making dicult and important decisions?

    Hr, a h rhp a ar ajr rpr ha h

    ha ra Prp 3 (a u r p a

    pra ) h h u hr bhaur.

    Ater thinking about Principle 3, do you eel you are more likely to take your

    time over dicult and important decisions?

    0not at all a bit quite pretty very

    Q4

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    w a arr ha qu-r -a appar

    b r aura a parpa, ha ar abu

    h r rr h pr a ra

    r a hh ba. th rp qu 9 (

    pru pa) h ha parpa r happ u h

    r a u h au h. s h ra ar

    r h ba b happ abu hr ab a

    u a pra , raab r ha a

    u r h pb a h h r

    ap. Prhap parpa r ara pra ur a

    p a Prp 3 a a h r . or prhap

    h a a a a pr h . ehr a

    parpa h a r h u hr aup

    u bhaur a u hr p rr h aup

    r.

    p 4 w ,

    4.2.7 Not being swayed by others

    th raph ra h ha a h r rhp parpa

    rpr b ar happ h hr ab r h a hr hr -a.

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    Do you eel you oten make bad decisions because you get carried along by

    what other people think?

    Hr, parpa rpr ba ha h u uu

    h abu r a fu hr .

    i a pr u Ru 4 a pa up r i a b

    rba abu bh hr ba. [P7, d]

    i a paruar r Ru 4 a h i pra ha a

    hr a huh ru . i a aar ha b

    a b hr a a h h r a h i

    qu . n ha i r , i r a happ. [P6, Q2]

    Parpa 5 rb u prua a ar

    uu ha a hpa app [P5, d].

    Parpa 6 p h Prp a a ha ha h a ar a rb b

    happ h hr ua h:

    0very often pretty often quite often not often hardly ever

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    ...i pa ha i a a p ba a ha a happ,

    a h ru fu h a. t b h, i ar

    abu h 4h ru, i prbab u ha a h a . [P6, d]

    ehua r Prp 4 a rf a bu ab

    ra parpa r a prur

    -a.

    Ater thinking about Principle 4, do you eel more condent about resisting

    social pressure on your decision-making?

    p 5 w ,

    4.2.8 Being more realistic

    thr a parpa ar Prp 5.

    wh a u Prp 5 ha a h r bra abu hr ab a pr h uur, h

    ajr huh h u.

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    Ater thinking about Principle 5, do you eel you are more likely to be realistic

    about your own abilities and your predictions about the uture?

    Parpa up a r b hr apa

    r ra a aura h a pra rpb r

    a, h h happ.

    When things go wrong with your decisions do you usually think it is your

    ault?

    0less the same

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    0yes no

    Q21

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    th u a r pra au a

    a aur, bu ar ar r .

    4.2.9 Involving others in decision-making

    o h hr ha, parpa r ra -p

    ar h ap Prp 5 r h u hr.

    Ater thinking about Principle 5, do you think you are more likely to speak

    to other people, so that you can get eedback about your abilities and your

    predictions o what you will do in the uture?

    wh ajr u ar r rar ha a ba ur

    ju h b . [P4, Q2]

    ... har r h a ru par a aa r

    ha . [P4, d]

    e h h r h hab aa har pra a ha h r b h b

    :

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    m i i ha b r a prr u

    h hr. Hr, ha ra Ru 5 prhap i hu ha

    au a b. [P15, Q2]

    Parpa 6 rb u h hr parr a

    ha a pra ura prur:

    i rar u hah prb h a hr pr, bu h a

    a r uu ha ahr p .

    i u pra h hr, a h a a u

    r u h ua a ha a pa r h uur. [P6, d]

    sar, Parpa 7 pr urpr a h ar hr a

    b hp:

    Ru 5 a h! i a bhr hr pp bu h ar

    happ hp! [P7, d]

    Parpa 14 rpr hr pr ura hr r

    rf hr p a h u Brh. i h a h u ha b b

    pa h up a h r h:

    Ar h i h hr abu h a bra a. i a ha i

    ha r a r pa hr a h u a

    p ur a a ua a a p -a.

    th hr r r r a ha h a b ru. [P14, d]

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    i a ra a pra ha h pp u r

    bh ru a ab. Bu hr uh ru a

    a a h a pr a a barrr hr.

    4.3 barriers to change

    ma parpa a app h ar r

    h rhp, bu aa ur u. Ahuh

    parpa ra a pr pp r

    a abu hr -a. ia h a

    ra ra a ra ar ha pr

    h r a .

    4.3.1 Internal actors: personality

    Parpa 18 ha hr b barrr ru hr

    ar ra:

    th b barrr r Ru 2 . i r-aa a

    h h ha ? , a u b a ha a

    uu -a pr. [P18, Q2]

    Parpa 19 a pr a r, uabuu prrr pu -a. Fr ap, h a h r

    quar a a ha ur u

    b a ba h a uab :

    n - h i f aa .

    i ar u h r a rj a

    ar a ha ju u h. [P19, Q1]

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    i ar ha h har a a b ba

    a . [P24, d]

    4.3.2 Internal actors: medical and psychological conditions

    B h pra harar uh a h,

    parpa a p rr, a r

    ab ha a u r h u h

    ar r h rhp.

    Parpa 2 h a aar h Prp bu a

    ar ab app h. drb ha h rar a ba

    ra a -rr h ha h r h

    ra Prp, bu a app h:

    i huh Ru 3 a u h hab, hr i a

    pu.

    i h abu Ru 1, a ba hab, bu . [P2, d]

    H a ha h ur r AdHd, a rf ha h

    a a ur-pru bhaur [P2, Q2]. Hr, hrar a h h ab r h u a

    uu app h Prp (uh a r prua r

    a r u a h u) [P2, d].

    Parpa 5 ha ru pra hr, h h a

    ha h ha ur r r a ra h aa (tiA).sh ha h a paruar har r hr Prp 1,

    u h ha a h ra ra r [P5, Q2].

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    4.3.3 Other people: not wanting to hurt others

    s parpa ha hr -a a

    bau h ha r h pa hr pp,

    uua a br r r:

    ...h hr pp uh a a r br, i a

    aa ha i a, ha u .

    i ha a br, i ha a pr. s i ha

    a a h ha ar h b r [P1, Q2]

    s a h ruh hur pp. [P9, Q2]

    4.3.4 Other people: social pressures

    Prur a aa r p ua. ia

    Parpa 23 rr h ra, a a h a,

    a ra hr -a:

    s i prur b .. h

    h i ar ar h h a a -z--a apprah

    eua - bu h a: a h ha h. [P23, Q2]

    Parpa 5 rb h r a r a uura

    u a ar ha a har r hr Prp 4:

    cuur a r ha up r ua . hh ra r

    a a u r a , h qur ar

    a hp r h b. [P5, Q2]

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    Parpa 7 a 14 bh rr h ar, bu aua

    rb a a ra ar rahr ha a ra prur:

    i a ar b r hh p u r a a a

    r pp a . [P7, Q2]

    i h i rr abu au a u. [P14, Q2]

    Parpa 18 ha h a b h ha aura

    b ar a h h ur :

    th apa hr a a u b a h

    r. Hr, h a a pr h a u a b

    ru r pra ha b ru . [P18, Q2]

    Parpa 8 a r a h ha u

    h appa Prp 4, bu h h h aua

    ra h a positiveh:

    i au -a a h r (i p ra

    ar a r - u nrhr ira). [P8, Q2]

    Hr, p h qua, h hr pp

    fu hr -a r ar p.

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    Do you think that on the whole other people have a negative or positive aect

    on your decision-making?

    4.3.5 Other people: not getting the right advice

    s parpa r a u hr, bu ha h

    pp h a u abu p

    u.

    sar, Parpa 5 a p abu h Prp,

    bu ha:

    ...h b Ru 5 appab bau i ha a a

    - i ha ua [P5, Q2]

    Parpa 8 a paruar auu abu h uu

    a r hr:

    Pp ar uua ruhu r aura abu hr pu, bau

    h a up u (.. br pu h

    0negative positive both neither blank

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    , bau h ara a uprab ra r ). th h

    a r hp, bu h ha hr aa. [P8, Q2]

    4.4 Motivation to change

    A h parpa hr a r ra h a

    h ara h rhp, a a a r ab ar

    hab ha h h ha a a ha

    ha ba h pa. Hr, a r parpa r

    u abu h uu h ara r a a

    ar ubr ar ur ha h hqu r

    uu r ra h pra.

    4.4.1 Undecided about the useulness o the Principles

    Ahuh h p ra ar r Parpa 8 rar

    ha h Prp ha a ha hr bhaur.

    Hr, h appar p ap app h Prp:

    nra i har bu i r h a ha happ.

    i h ar h r h a, bu ra b . [P8, d]

    wh Parpa 8 rb raa ha hr

    urr bhaur h a ha h u h rhp

    r a a uu a hr pa bhaur

    h qu .

    Parpa 10 a ra r p abu h Prp, bu ar r app r a pr h r aba

    abu hr u:

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    B rpra Ru 5, aa ab a a bj

    a ra ab B rpra Ru 5 i ha

    a a a hh i ha ara a. [P10, d]

    Parpa 24 ha h rhp r r r, bu

    h a u abu hr ra uu:

    i u ha ha a r h r h

    bra. i h ru r appab, bu uur i u u h a

    a ba. [P24, Q2]

    Parpa 19 a a ar p, a u ha h h

    uh r ha rr r a p

    a h:

    i ha b r r a aa r ha a ar pr.

    w a h i a h uur? Har ra. Prhap

    hu u a r abu a ar ar ha r aura. i

    ha har ha a h hr p. [P19, Q2]

    4.4.2 Not seeing the material as relevant or helpul

    wh a h h abu h auh Parpa 9

    ha:

    i app . [P9, Q2]

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    th u a a pb hh ar uua

    u. th parpa h pra h h

    Prp uu a p a ab-ara ab a

    a prb. Ara, hr a ha b

    a a h ra hr ab a

    ura ha pp ra.

    thr a rh uppr a parpa r h F

    Prp b auh r ra.

    Do you think most people would benet rom thinking about their decision-

    making in terms o the Five Principles?

    th uppr hu b aa h baru ha h

    parpa b ha pp ara pra h

    h F Prp.

    0yes no both blank

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    Do you think people tend to think in terms o the Five Principles?

    i hu a b aa h baru ha a

    parpa b ha h h Brh

    uppr -a.

    Do you think British society as a whole encourages good decision-making?

    0yes no

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    0 yes no both unsure blank

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    4.5 research relections: conidence in steer

    th rarh u ha h sr apprah a

    ha pa r ab rf ar rr pr

    ua. i ar abu h har ha hab,

    h pra ra ar ar u h, a

    h ra ha hruh rpa r h b a

    ha h, parpa r h r sr

    hr bhaur bh ra a ra. th

    h a h a abu u hr bhaur r

    ra hr .

    th hr -a hr parpa pr

    h b ap r bh -r a

    rf aur: rbr b ar rp

    ua abh a, a rbr u r

    u . i h r -a pr,

    pa ab ar bruh pa, rr

    ra a h hruh h ua a ha. i h

    pr h aup h aua bra a

    u r a h a a pra , ahuh

    u b h bra a r ra h ra a h.

    th rf pr a pha (rp)

    h p a aup, r, pu r h rr a h

    pha. i h r h rr r h hua h

    pha rp habua a ua. i h hpha a r r u ha , a h rr ha

    a r h b a a h prpa. th aur

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    h pr aa u ha h sr apprah ap

    ab a rf rahp bhaur. i bh a

    r ra sr ha ar rua. mrr, h

    quaa aa r ur u uppr h

    ha parpa u ha bh h rf ra

    h h h a hr br .

    Ahuh parpa ar b r a

    hruh h hr, hr a ar a r

    h rar rr h ba - a uur-a

    ju, ha hr a h rar ha hab,

    r u a u h r.

    A r pr r a fu, parpa

    ar r h a hr pp ha r hr h. th

    appa Prp 4 a a ra r

    abu a hr bu h a rf pra rua,

    uh a ha a ru r ab h h

    a (ra parpa ra h).

    i urpr ha Prp 1 3 r p rrf ha Prp 4. A rf apprah u

    bhaur b pb h urhr a fu ar

    ar r a pr a. A aa h

    ha aru hr ru a ab pp. th

    rp Prp 5 ra r aa. th a ha

    parpa r abu r a prurar h rhp u h ra a

    quar h h ra a. Prhap parpa a

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    ha b a b hr h u

    pa u a a bau pr ruur, a prur

    r pra barrr.

    th a ra a u h h sr

    apprah bhaur ha. Pp a b rf abu

    ha h a ura, a h a b pr

    u bhaur a r r hh h ha

    r. ma fu bhaur ar ruura ha ,

    aur h b h a ua z.

    t r h sr apprah b b h

    r ruura ha r ap, rua r ba ra

    a.

    s hu b a ha hr ar h uu

    sr. nrh, ra uu uh b ra

    aru p ara. i h a hr

    h b b app.

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    section 5

    steeRing A BetteR coURse?

    th rp r parpa ur rarh u

    a p ar h qu hhr abu

    bra a bhaur ra a uu pp. th a

    u hr p r a hhr a sr

    apprah bhaur ha h b ruu. B a

    a ara hh h b urhr .

    Fr, huh, rh u brf h pa rf

    r. wh g r abu rf h 1990

    h ra pp raa. H a a rf, ha , a

    aar h ur prp a raa, a b

    aura rf, ha ar a aar h urprp , r ap, r u. Bu h aura rf,

    b aar ur prp uh a h a

    r a b p h a ha ura ha

    necessarily. o ar p, a r, hr ba

    h a a au r ha pa p.

    Bu a rf r. g au ha , r

    ap, z ba aar h a ha arra a h

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    a r a -r rahp, h hr r ura

    arra u ha ar, ju a h r a r

    ha h a h ar ha r a b p.

    Bu h pp h uh rf pr: a

    r rf a r clever people,58 g

    r u. y h a. wh har ap

    a rf h r r, a pp p hr

    b aar h rqu ur prp a a, r h

    h r h. g ha au ha h

    ara pr p r hh hra ,

    a u ha a a ua u a

    urraua h . Bu ra ha.

    our rarh, hr , u ha h ara bra

    a bhaur, hr p r rf a z.

    sr, a a ara h Rf H m, u b

    ruu a h arra bhaur ha apprah.

    th b ap sr h b r bhaur

    ha h par z, hruh ha r bhaurar r h a uppr . Ju h h b

    u b ra hruh ha p a pra b

    brf a b.

    o pa prb h a sr h ara

    ar ha u h ur

    58 g, Ah (1994) Beyond Let and Right the Future o Radical Politics.

    cabr, p7.

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    prp bhaur. i h rarh arr u ba

    h F Prp ap bra a bhaura ha

    qu abh b . Bu, a , h

    rh h ab. A huh r

    h Prp r ha ur b h ba a

    abu bra a bhaur, h ur urhr rarh, h

    a a ur u b pra ha pru huh.

    A rf apprah bhaur ha ar a

    h prb hh a ar a.

    w a r ha h qu h rpr a

    ua h Prp r r h a a p

    hh b a ru a a a rf

    apprah bhaur ha. w prr a u hr.

    5.1 a steer or better policy

    ou b ar a u r h appa

    h sr apprah ara pub p.

    The Steer approach could be taken into the mainstream through

    education.

    A u arr, mar sa a Ah s ha

    ara a h Rf H m h ara

    hruh ua. thr rab ra hr

    r a r h hrapu a a hrapu

    ua.59 suh r ra au h h a h a

    ah pp h b happ. th uh pa a

    59 s r ap, kahr e a d Ha, The Dangerous Rise o Therapeutic

    Education, Ru (2008).

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    para bhaur r h ah pa hqu

    p h a qu, r prhap a a papr

    r p a prb.

    s h a cBt r h a-hrapu a urr

    a b ju: h a h a a ah pp

    hr bhaur, ahuh ar ha h

    ar par r r. i h ju b ahr

    pr u pp aa hr . Bu ha

    aaab h ua u ha h r hhr

    cBt r pru apab hr ha ru

    ha u.

    i ra, ar abu hua b ur Ah s

    ua ar a bra arra a hqu ha

    p qup a pup h r hr r a

    a happ . i hr r, s r ar a

    harar a bhaur r a ar prhap r paaab

    a a pr ua hruh rf . y

    a r h a ha s w c h

    -pa, hh a a r happ ha arra a raua w c a b p u

    h afu h a.

    th rr ha, hr a b p pu

    ara ua a r sr r h

    a h h F Prp pr hr. th u pup a r ra a h hr bhaur pra, ur

    pa h br r r . our rarh u

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    fu, a pr h a a rar-ju,

    b pu ur ru. Pr ha u h

    ar aa a rr a h p, a a ahr a

    aa rr. sruur pr--pr uprr pr

    h b ap h pr, ha ura r

    uh aup u b ha, h a h a

    ua u uppr pa u aa ruph r

    a ua a. ta h ap a r

    aa, ru pr--pr upr h a a a h a

    baa a ha a a arr r r u ju.

    th upr u ha p a ruur ra ha

    ura ra bu uppr u ju a.

    Ura h bra aura p pp b ba a

    u ruph u pr a ura u r a

    -r h a uppr .

    Proessions that deal with rehabilitation, and people that are

    rehabilitating themselves.

    th sr apprah ra hr u h ha

    hab, r pu a u r pra -ha

    . our rarh a ha ar abu h hab arr b h bra pp r abu ha

    h, prhap pr a uu -a ha a aa

    -ah. A h a r pp abu h b

    ha r aa hab.

    th rarh a a ha h sr apprah h hppp -r habua bhaur ha apprpra

    ua. mrr, ar h- r a pra

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    a u h r h b a uu ar r

    pp r a h -ha

    ar h ra rhaba. our rarh a ha h

    sr apprah h b a uu a ar h pra

    u.

    Behaviours, such as those relating to health, where habits are changed

    slowly.

    th sr apprah paruar apprpra hr. cha

    bhaur r h a br hah rqur ha hab.

    Parpa ur rarh h a ar r

    abu h ar ar abu h ur ha

    ha r bhaur. th a happ r hr

    pu . th a u ha h sr apprah

    h hpu b u a pp ha hr

    hah-ra bhaur. g ha parpa a pr

    h r ab a ru a h h

    u b u, a a r

    hr hah pra h pa h ru r, h a

    h a ah abu h ur prp

    hr bhaur.

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    section 6

    wHeRe next FoR tHe sociAl

    BRAin PRoJect?

    Jonathan Rowson, Senior Researcher, RSA Projects

    i h h rarh u h paph ar p

    ra r ha pr h r a a h

    sr apprah, a a a pr h Rf

    H m pub r , u p, hah

    a ua. w a u p a r ur

    hra au bhaur ha h paruar rr

    ha Harar ph Rbr ka a la la a

    ur iu cha, a h p a

    h aup ha a a a ru ra h

    sr apprah.

    A reexive approach to changing health-related behaviours

    A r u h ha h r har pa h

    h ha hr hab, b ab

    hruh uu. i uh b a

    ha; u a apprpra a uppr. wrh parr, hp p a prj ha rru

    ur (a) : ha h sr apprah a

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    pp rar pr pr hr hah b ha hr

    hab.

    Taking metacognition seriously in education

    A u ab, h pup j ar abu hr

    bra a bhaur, a uh ar ha a p pa

    ar u. wr h parr, u h RsA

    tp Aa, pa b a

    paruar a, a a h aur a hr

    rar hr a a b h.

    Deliberative and ethnographic work with the Police

    w ar hp r h p r hhr h

    sr apprah h b a uu r hr ua

    a -a, a pr h qua hr

    rahp h ah hr a h h pub. w apa

    ha h ra r pr a ba bra

    rarh ar h r ara u h h ra pub,

    b h bra parpa p r a.

    th ra r h appab h sr apprah bh pr a bhaur. Ab r h uur h

    prj a u r h a a r ra a

    a h f , h a p ur ab

    abra h pub r. w a hp a ur

    a h a ra b, aa r ura a

    pr h r prp bra a bhaur ha.

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