Search for dissertations about: "cognitive bias"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words cognitive bias.

2. 1. Confirmation Bias in Criminal Cases

   Author : Moa Lidén; Minna Gräns; Peter Juslin; Steven Penrod; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; legal decision making; bias; confirmation bias; criminal cases; criminal procedure; police; prosecutor; judge; legal system; empirical legal research; evidence based law; debiasing technique; Jurisprudence; Allmän rättslära;

   Abstract : Confirmation bias is a tendency to selectively search for and emphasize information that is consistent with a preferred hypothesis, whereas opposing information is ignored or downgraded. This thesis examines the role of confirmation bias in criminal cases, primarily focusing on the Swedish legal setting. READ MORE

4. 2. A cognitive-behavioral approach to generalized anxiety disorder

   Author : Elisabeth Breitholtz; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; Anxiety; generalized anxiety; worry; cognitive bias; cognitive-behavioral treatment; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi; Psychiatry; psykiatri;

   Abstract : Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent anxiety disorder with an estimated lifetime prevalence of about 5%. Relatively little research regarding psychopathology and treatment exists on this disorder. Worry is the dominating feature of GAD together with a set of characteristic somatic symptoms (motor tension, vigilance and scanning). READ MORE

5. 3. Anxiety and attentional bias : studies with the emotional stroop task

   Author : Jenny Wikström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cognitive psychology; Attention; Fear; Anxiety; Kognitiv psykologi; Ångest; Rädsla; Uppmärksamhet;

   Abstract : .... READ MORE

6. 4. Cognitive-behavioral treatment and theory in posttraumatic stress disorder

   Author : Nenad Paunović; Terence Keane; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; acute PTSD; crime victims; prevention; chronic PTSD; refugees; cognitive-behavior therapy; exposure therapy; Stroop task; attentional and memory bias; preattentive bias; face recognition.; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The present dissertation contains four empirical studies. The first two investigated the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral (CBT) treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by randomizing patients to two different groups. The last two are experimental studies that tested parts of the cognitive theory of PTSD. READ MORE

7. 5. How Do Bank Officers Make Lending Decisions? An Exploration of Thinking Styles, Cognitive Bias and Lending Technologies

   Author : Carl-Christian Trönnberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lending decision making; thinking styles; cognitive bias; lending technology; sunk-cost effect;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine how loan officers’ think and act when making assessments of loan proposals from companies. The importance of valid loan assessments can be understood through the substantial economic crises that the global economy has suffered as well as the severe problems invalid lending decisions brings for both banks and clients. READ MORE