Learning about Our Vices from Devices: A Model of Individual Learning with an Application to Consumer Food Waste
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2023
Abstract
We formulate an empirical learning model suitable for understanding individual behavioral responses to personal devices and sensors. We estimate this model using data collected about personal decisions of food selection, intake, and waste during a study in which users photographed their meal selections and plate waste over the course of a week with a cell phone. We found substantial learning-by-doing effects in plate-waste reduction: Those who document greater plate waste in their photographs waste less on subsequent days. Further, we identified that participants reduced plate waste by learning to eat more rather than by learning to select less food.
Recommended Citation
Qi, D., Roe, B., Apolzan, J., & Martin, C. (2023). Learning about Our Vices from Devices: A Model of Individual Learning with an Application to Consumer Food Waste. Retrieved from https://repository.lsu.edu/clinical_research_pubs/103