Welcome to Behaviour Lab 🧠

[devvyn]

Thank you for your interest in ethical behavior engineering research.

⚠️ Please Read First

1. README.md - Project overview and ethical requirements
2. LICENSE.md - Mandatory ethical use requirements
3. CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md - Community standards

🎯 What This Project Is

Evidence-based research on how to ethically influence human behavior through:

• Priming (cognitive, not discredited social priming)
• Nudging (choice architecture)
• Human-AI interaction design

Strong ethical framework built-in.

❌ What This Is NOT

• A manipulation toolkit
• Dark pattern library
• Commercial exploitation guide

💬 How to Participate

• Questions? Open a Discussion in General
• Research ideas? Use Research category
• Ethical concerns? Use Ethics & Safety
• Observe misuse? See MISUSE_REPORTING.md
• Want to contribute? See CONTRIBUTING.md

🙏 Community Values

We prioritize:

1. Human welfare above all
2. Ethical responsibility in every contribution
3. Evidence-based approaches only
4. Transparency about methods and tradeoffs
5. Defensive awareness - help people recognize manipulation

Thank you for being part of a responsible community.

Questions? Ask here!

[devvyn]

Author Robert Greene wrote some books on human behaviour which also elucidate dark patterns, ambiguously for either awareness or for application. Does this behaviour lab know all about this stuff? Maybe I want to use a dark pattern on myself with guardrails in place for practical purpose, ethically.