Psychology and Human Behavior SIG
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SIG RESOURCES
Modeling Psycho-Social Dynamics mind map (July 2020). We used this mind map as our presentation format.
Reputations Offerings and Quality Model (Post-Workshop Update – August 22, 2020). This zip file contains the CLD, and “Stock and Flow” versions of the model in Stella. A new company wants to hire and keep creative people to design innovative products and services (offerings). Innovative offerings increased the company reputation and win new customers and new creative employees. However, quality problems arose and diverted some of these creative people to work on tedious tasks. They are not happy and their loyalty to this once exciting company wanes. Customers are not happy either, and they sever their relationship with the company. The company’s reputation declines and they have trouble hiring enough new creative people. The situation improves once the company addresses the quality issues.
Reputation Crisis Management Model (Post-Workshop Update – August 22, 2020). This model illustrates the effect of a reputational crisis and an organization’s response to it. David Diermeier’s book Reputation Rules (2011) provides the source material.
Annotated Bibliography: Modeling Psycho-Social Dynamics. Gambardella, P. J., & Lounsbury, D. (2020). The references in this annotated bibliography result from a literature review.
A Co-flow Structure for Goal-directed Internal Change (2017) Gambardella, P. J., D. E. Polk, D.W. Lounsbury, and R.L Levine. Systems Dynamics Review, Volume 33, No. 1, pages 34 -58 (January/March 2017). A free version of this paper is available at the US National Library of Medicine website. Examples of this co-flow structure appear in the 2017 “Modeling Psychological and Sociological Dynamics” workshop slides.
Modeling Psychological and Sociological Dynamics (2017). Gambardella, P. J., & Lounsbury, D. (2017). The slides of a workshop we presented at the International Conference of the System Dynamics Society on July 20, 2017. Associated Models and Supplementary Material. The models are in the Vensim and Stella applications. PDF of Slides. PDF of Slides and Note pages.
Careers in Psychology using System Dynamics
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Find psychology related bibliography. Add articles or books. See also the annotated bibliography.
Access past SIG meetings. Watch SIG youtube recordings.
Explore psychology-related models. Add models.
Psychology courses using System Dynamics. Add courses.
PSYCHOLOGY FRIENDLY
Friendly journals to publish your System Dynamics, psychology-based work. Check out “Publisher” in our bibliography to find further publishing options.
The Psy-SIG supports and promotes System Dynamics threads in a number of conferences and other events.
SIG OVERVIEW
We explore the use of psychological and social processes in System Dynamics models. They lead to a deeper understanding of a problem. And enhance theory and practice in psychology, history and other social disciplines. We support members through a variety of initiatives. These include networking, education, collaborative modelling projects, and manuscript consultation and review. Our members are diverse. Their expertise includes social science, mathematics, physics, public health and psychology.
Pascal Gambardella, PhD
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