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Amy Bucher, Ph.D.

Applied Behavioral Science for Health and Well-Being

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Keep Change Alive: Three Psychology-Based Tactics

Earlier this week, a friend of mine asked me what, as a psychologist, I thought we could do to ensure that the commitment to action […]

Psychology , ReflectionPosted on: November 13, 2016January 19, 2017

“Simone Doesn’t Count”: When Subcategorization is Positive

Subcategorization is a social identity dynamic that can have either negative or positive ramifications for behavior. This psychological process happens when a person or group is deliberately […]

PsychologyPosted on: August 18, 2016August 17, 2016

How Social Media May Help Curb Con Artists

If you live in a big city (or maybe even if you don’t), you’ve likely been targeted at least once for a well-known scam. A […]

PsychologyPosted on: May 20, 2016May 17, 2016

Building Community Through Shared Identity

Dedicated co-working spaces are proliferating, and it’s probably a huge relief to small startups and remote workers who can finally enjoy community and collaboration without […]

Case Study , PsychologyPosted on: April 27, 2016April 26, 2016

How To Get Your Friends to Trek to Your Neighborhood for Dinner

Even though Boston, where I live, is relatively small, I still find myself sticking to my immediate neighborhood and declaring certain others as “so far […]

PsychologyPosted on: March 28, 2016March 27, 2016

Relatedness for Social Good: Microlending

If you wanted people to donate money to help a stranger, how would you do it? A good first step to take would be to […]

Case Study , PsychologyPosted on: March 25, 2016March 23, 2016

Unemployed? Feeling Lonely? Some Reasons Why

The always-fascinating FiveThirtyEight Economics blog published a report on the ways unemployed people spend their time in comparison to folks with jobs, drawing on data […]

PsychologyPosted on: July 21, 2014December 6, 2018
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