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Wendy Wood

My research addresses how we form and change our habits, along with the ways we explain habitual behaviors.

Professor Wood is no longer advising students and cannot admit any new students. For more information on the PhD program in Marketing please see https://www.marshall.usc.edu/programs/graduate-programs/phd-program/marketing.

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Marketing

The latest interviews, quotes, citations, and research in the media.

Quoted: Wendy Wood in WebMD

Wood explains how our “second self” subconsciously controls automatic habits, both good and bad, to free up our brains for more complex tasks.

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Quoted: Wendy Wood in Irish Examiner

Irish Examiner cited Wood’s research, which shows that, over timer, fewer cues are needed to making actions automatic and create habits.

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Quoted: Wendy Wood in Good Housekeeping

Wood, Provost Professor Emerita of Psychology and Business, shares with Good Housekeeping the key to form good habits.

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Cited: Wendy Wood in Forbes

In an article about forming good habits, Forbes cites research from leading expert WOOD, Provost Professor Emerita of Psychology and Business, who asserts that willpower is overrated.

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