Small changes in the way information is presented can have a large impact on a person's decision to participate in a program¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q1
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Behavioral science research shows that making small changes in the way information is presented can have a large impact on a person's decision to participate in a program. → Naihobe Gonzalez 2017

Evidence¶

Naihobe Gonzalez 2017¶

Naihobe Gonzalez. (2017). Small Changes Make a Big Difference: How Behavioral Science Improved Participation in Advanced Placement (Issue Brief). Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/small-changes-make-a-big-difference-how-behavioral-science-improved-participation-in-advanced

q1 · i? · causal · r?

This is the brief's framing statement, attributed generally to behavioral science researchers rather than demonstrated with data in the brief itself; the brief offers no evidence or citation for it beyond the AP case it examines.

"Behavioral science researchers have shown that making small changes in the way information is presented can have a large impact on a person’s decision to participate in a program."

Discussion¶

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