Elliot Berkman
Supervisors: Matthew Lieberman
Phone: (541) 346-4909
Address: 1227 University of Oregon
Department of Psychology
Eugene, OR 97403-1227
Phone: (541) 346-4909
Address: 1227 University of Oregon
Department of Psychology
Eugene, OR 97403-1227
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Design: I present an integrative value-based choice model of health behaviour, which characterises the mechanism by which a variety of factors come together to determine behaviour. This model imports knowledge from research on behavioural economics and neuroscience about how choices are made to the study of health behaviour, and uses that knowledge to generate novel predictions about how to change health behaviour. I describe anomalies in value-based choice that can be exploited for health promotion, and review neuroimaging evidence about the involvement of midline dopamine structures in tracking and integrating value-related information during choice. I highlight how this knowledge can bring insights to health psychology using illustrative case of healthy eating.
Conclusion: Value-based choice is a viable model for health behaviour and opens new avenues for mechanism-focused intervention.
Design: I present an integrative value-based choice model of health behaviour, which characterises the mechanism by which a variety of factors come together to determine behaviour. This model imports knowledge from research on behavioural economics and neuroscience about how choices are made to the study of health behaviour, and uses that knowledge to generate novel predictions about how to change health behaviour. I describe anomalies in value-based choice that can be exploited for health promotion, and review neuroimaging evidence about the involvement of midline dopamine structures in tracking and integrating value-related information during choice. I highlight how this knowledge can bring insights to health psychology using illustrative case of healthy eating.
Conclusion: Value-based choice is a viable model for health behaviour and opens new avenues for mechanism-focused intervention.