HyunJun Wee
- Provisional PhD Title: Towards a Better Understanding of the Role of Habits and their Antecedents in the Decision to Break Moral Rules of Conduct
About
HyunJun (Junie) Wee is pursuing a PhD under the supervision of Professor Kyle Treiber. He holds an MA (Hons) in Economics and Psychology (First Class) from the University of St Andrews and an MPhil in Criminological Research (Distinction) from the University of Cambridge.
His PhD is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Research
His PhD research investigates the mechanisms by which people come to habitually engage in criminal behaviour. He has broader research interests in group dynamics, action theory, and moral psychology, and is also interested in logic and the philosophy of science.
Key words: Habit, habit formation, reinforcement learning, goal-directed behaviour, moral judgement, moral behaviour, offender decision making, Situational Action Theory