Finding the ‘nudge’ in hypernudge

Bibliographic Data

ID11240086
AuthorsStuart Mill (0000-0002-6698-0983, University of Leeds, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume71
Pages102117
Publication date2022-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTechnology in Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-791X • E-ISSN: 1879-3274
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102117
OpenAlexW4295698780
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited46

‘Hypernudge’ describes a group of phenomena which occur at the intersection of behavioural science and computer science, and law. The term been increasingly used in the latter field, though sparingly in behavioural science. As such, ‘hypernudge’ remains largely absent from the behavioural science lexicon, inhibiting the field from participating within vital discussions surrounding the use of psychological insights with ubiquitous computing. In this article, I search for the ‘nudge’ in hypernudge by critiquing the differences between the two concepts from a behavioural science perspective. I ‘find the nudge’ in hypernudge by conceptualising a hypernudge as a system of nudges which change over time and in response to feedback. In this sense, a hypernudge is not a type of nudge, but an arrangement of nudges. This article then engages in an extensive discussion of the implications on this concept for the hypernudging programme, and for nudging more broadly

Behavioural economics · Behavioural sciences · Choice architecture · Economics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Intersection (aeronautics · Lexicon · Nudge theory · Perspective (graphical · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Engineering · Philosophy · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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