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I’m having a hard time understanding what you mean. Can you give some examples?
by DougN7 4y ago
I’m having a hard time understanding what you mean. Can you give some examples?
- patcon 4y agoSorry, in short: Assume partner (A) and (B) have existing social ties, ie. they're not strangers, and the closer, the better. Options: (experimenter says) 1. "Hey A and B, for every day you meet your fitness goals, I'll give you 25¢" 2. "Hey A, for every day that B meets their fitness goals, I'll give you 25¢. Hey B, same goes for you." With proper mechanism design, dollar for dollar, option (2) can be up to 30x more effective than (1). At least in Pentland's studies, the dollar amount is token and intended to be so small as to be negligible. It being an excuse to strengthen the social relationship (around the new activity) is where the power to change behavior comes from.