PLEXUS Second In ensi e Cou se “Beha iou al Logic & P inciples o Asessing Beha iou ” by
Ja ie Be náce & Ma ín Ma ínez
Decembe , 13 2023: 15.30-18.30
Semina 2280 Philosophy Depa men . Uni e si y o Na a a. Pamplona, Spain
O ganized by PLEXUS. Philosophical, Logical and Expe imen al Rou es
o Subs uc u ali y
In he las qua e o he 20 h cen u y, he discipline o economics su e ed a p o ound
change when psychologis s in e ened in mic oeconomics. Classically, he agen o
economic decisions was conside ed pu ely a ional and cold-blooded, wi h he single goal
o maximizing u ili y. Resea che s like Kahneman, T e sky, Thale , and A iely
expe imen ally showed ha such an agen does no exis in eal li e: hey a e ‘econs’
ins ead o humans. This was he dawn o beha io al economics, an exci ing ield ha
exposed he biases and limi a ions o humans when making decisions. In his sho cou se,
we will ou line beha io al economics' his o y and main indings, posing he p o oca i e
ques ion o whe he logic could also bene i om assuming ha logical easoning is no
ca ied ou by pe ec ly a ional agen s in eal li e bu by me e humans. Is i ime o he
bi h o “beha io al logic”? The second session o he cou se will ocus on he p ocess o
de eloping ools o assess human beha io . A his poin , ma hema ics and s a is ics en e
a ui ul dialogue wi h psychology, aimed a designing ins umen s ha scien i ically
measu e a beha io al cha ac e is ic (namely cons uc ) wi h he highes accu acy and
alidi y. O e all, he main goal o he cou se is o show expe s in logic he po en iali ies
o psychology o assess logical easoning in ac ual human beings.
