Sander van der Linden
Research student
Sander is a doctoral researcher in applied social and environmental psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Sander's research is concerned with the design and evaluation of behavioural interventions. Sander studies the psychological factors and conditions under which people are more likely to change their behaviour (ie in a more pro-social / pro-environmental manner). Part of his research deals with theories of dual-processing in the brain. He is particularly interested in how individuals process different types of stimuli (eg analytical versus experiential information) cognitively and emotionally and how both processes interact and mediate onto behaviour.
Sander also holds the following positions:
Background
Sander holds an MSc in Public Policy (specialising in Applied Social Psychology) from Maastricht University, The Netherlands. He also holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Hons) degree from the HES School of Economics and Management, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and attended California State University (Chico). Before joining CCCEP, Sander worked for various NGOs and professional (consultancy) organisations.
Research interests
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Behavioural change;
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Social and evolutionary psychology;
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Environmental behaviour;
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Mathematical psychology;
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Behavioural economics;
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Neurological foundations of emotions and their role in social behaviour.
Media articles
2011
Book Review: Nudge, Nudge, Think, Think: Experimenting with ways to change civic behaviour
|Sander Van Der Linden, British Politics and Policy (LSE blog), 20 November
Nudge is no magic fix. The potential consequences of behavioural interventions need to be weighed carefully based on an understanding of underlying behavioural processes
|Sander Van Der Linden, British Politics and Policy (LSE blog), 25 July
How the illusion of being observed can make you a better person
|Sander van der Linden, Scientific American (Mind Matters), 3 May
Research articles
Van Der Linden, S.L. December 2011. Achieving behavioral change: towards a new framework for communicating information about climate change. Working Paper for the Planet Under Pressure Conference (London, March 2012). External link to PDF of paper| (627KB)
Van Der Linden, S.L. December 2011. Charitable intent: a moral or social Construct? A revised theory of planned behavior model. Current Psychology, v.30. External link to full article|
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