[Isl] Russell Sage Foundation

[Neil Charness]

Thanks, David. I am circulating this to the ISL Listserv.  Didn't see a strong tie-in to aging directly, but it might fit with aging as a testbed.

Best, Neil

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From: David Lipten <dlipten at foundation.fsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 9:34 AM
To: Neil Charness <charness at psy.fsu.edu>
Cc: Nancy Smilowitz <nsmilowitz at foundation.fsu.edu>
Subject: Russell Sage Foundation

Neil,

Here is information pertaining to a new opportunity from the above for your consideration. Laurel Fulkerson thought it might be a fit for someone there. As always, please let me know if there's interest and how I can help:


the foundation invites proposals for its special initiative, Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context. Through the initiative, grants will be awarded in support of innovative research on decision making in the social sciences that examines causes, consequences, processes, and/or context from a behavioral or alternative perspective. The foundation intends to support research with multiple methodological perspectives and that can further the understanding of decision making processes and human behavior in the contexts of work, race, ethnicity, immigration, and social inequality, broadly conceived. Scholars in psychology, political science, sociology, and other social science fields are invited to submit a proposal.

RSF has identified a particular interest in the following areas:

Biases and Misperceptions - An important contribution of behavioral science has been to uncover the role that biases play in decision making and behavior across multiple contexts. RSF is interested in studies examining implicit and explicit biases in employment, criminal, judicial, political, educational, and other important settings. To what extent and how do conscious and unconscious biases and misperceptions affect decisions and behaviors? What are the consequences of these actions?

Motivations and Incentives - Individuals respond to incentives and a broad array of social, political, psychological, and cultural motivations. RSF is interested in supporting research on motivated decision making and behavior that has consequences for social, economic and political inequalities. To what extent and how do motivations (e.g., sense of belonging, group identity, self-improvement, etc.) affect behavior and decisions related to well-being, mobility, or political participation? What role can collective deliberation play? What kinds of motivations are subject to change or interventions?

Habits and Behavior Change - A great deal of human behavior is not openly motivated, in the sense that it is habitual, intuitive, taken-for-granted, or otherwise not reflective. This kind of behavior can be a challenge for those seeking changes related to social, economic, and political inequalities. How are socio-economically consequential habits formed and changed? To what extent does group membership affect the process? What are the limits of nudges and similar interventions that seek to modify the choice architecture involved in important decisions?

Affect and Emotions - Emotions shape people's decision making and behavior, both consciously and subconsciously. The role of affect or emotions can be especially important to understand among powerful decision-makers. What role do emotions play in social, economic, political and legal decisions and behaviors? To what extent are the consequences for human welfare and related policies beneficial or detrimental? To what extent and how can detrimental effects be countered?

Networks and Contexts - Many decisions are made with the help of social networks whose members may be turned to for information, advice, support, or other needs. Networks also influence the way many such decisions are made and have been shown to be important in the context of the job search, college enrollment, voting, and other topics relevant to mobility, poverty, and inequality. To what extent and how do contexts and networks - their structure and composition - affect decisions and behavior? To what extent and how do neighborhoods, organizations, and other contexts in which people form and maintain networks shape these processes?

To be eligible, all applicants (both PIs and co-PIs) must have a doctoral degree.

Letters of Inquiry are due August 21. Upon review, select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by November 21, 2019.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, information about previous grant recipients, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.
Link to Complete RFP<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.russellsage.org_funding_decision-2Dmaking-2Dand-2Dhuman-2Dbehavior-2Dcontext&d=DwMFAg&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=CYRsm9C_r32RIuYi11MWPRPWKJe6CyxUDAD8OIZdiDs&m=Yw4vriLXGdbvCg-7oAj0k2zH5P4IhyLY3wm7P-Tr9wc&s=WAyYCd0oQR-sffYjuPIgmtRNIhGoxlQesgfnvOFUzAI&e=>: http://www.russellsage.org/funding/decision-making-and-human-behavior-context<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.russellsage.org_funding_decision-2Dmaking-2Dand-2Dhuman-2Dbehavior-2Dcontext&d=DwMFAg&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=CYRsm9C_r32RIuYi11MWPRPWKJe6CyxUDAD8OIZdiDs&m=Yw4vriLXGdbvCg-7oAj0k2zH5P4IhyLY3wm7P-Tr9wc&s=WAyYCd0oQR-sffYjuPIgmtRNIhGoxlQesgfnvOFUzAI&e=>

Thank you.
David


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