ACCOUNTING FOR THE USE OF BEHAVIOR TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGY

Authors
KIPNIS D
Citation
D. Kipnis, ACCOUNTING FOR THE USE OF BEHAVIOR TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGY, The American psychologist, 49(3), 1994, pp. 165-172
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
The American psychologist → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003066X
Volume
49
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
165 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-066X(1994)49:3<165:AFTUOB>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Considerable scholarly effort in social psychology is devoted to the d evelopment of techniques that change behavior In this article, the soc ial and political forces that have guided the development of these tec hniques are examined. Also, ethical and psychological issues associate d with the use of behavior technologies are discussed. These issues ar ise from the fact that to change behavior, it must first be controlled .