Search for dissertations about: "creativity performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words creativity performance.

  2. 1. Performance and Flotation-REST in Tests of Marksmanship, Problem-solving and Perceived Exertion

    Author : Henrik Bergman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Flotation-REST; archery; performance; primary- and secondary process; creativity; originality; EMG;

    Abstract : This present thesis examines whether or not relaxation as floating may be exploited to reinforce primary process (inner-directed) orientation, and thereby enhance performance, creative problem-solving ability and originality. Two Articles are presented both using randomized factorial design. Article I include two subexperiments. READ MORE

  4. 2. Variations in Functional Lateralization

    Author : Peter E Wendt; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; posterior association cortex; prefrontal; DLPFC; regional cerebral blood flow; normal subjects; lateralization; asymmetry; performance; creativity; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; cognitive; ethanol; activation; visual stimulation; functional; verbal; divergent; spatial; Neurologi; neurofysiologi; neuropsykologi;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to study asymmetric activation of the neocortex in normal subjects, using the rCBF technique and different cognitive tasks. The aim was also to study individual and group variations of asymmetric activation, as well as factors pertaining to these variations. The thesis is based on four investigations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Do you dare to think outside the box? : Impacts of alcohol, negative affect and evaluation apprehension on inhibition of creative performance

    Author : Nina Svensson; Per Kristensson; Renée Perrin-Wallqvist; Ingegerd Carlsson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Creativity; inhibition; group work; alcohol; emotion; creative self-efficacy; evaluation apprehension; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Conditions relating to evaluation apprehension, alcohol and affect were investigated in relation to creative performance. Study I compared group work with individual work, and control conditions were compared with de Bono creativity-enhancing techniques. READ MORE

  6. 4. Child-Robot Behavioral Alignment and Creativity Performance

    Author : Maha Elgarf; Christopher Peters; Tom Ziemke; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology;

    Abstract : In recent years, robots have been prevalent in almost all domains. One of the most common applications of social robotics is for education with children. This dissertation addresses the integration of creativity-related education in child-robot interactions. Creativity is a required skill in the 21st century. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cultivating the Sacred : Ritual Creativity and Practice among Women in Contemporary Europe

    Author : Åsa Trulsson; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; dance; sacred places; authority; pilgrimage; power; intersubjectivity; somatic modes of attention; the body; embodiment; habitus; goddess spirituality; new age; paganism; practice; ritual criticism; multi-sited fieldwork; ritual; anthropology of religion; performance; music; healing; gender; sacralisation; everyday spirituality;

    Abstract : Ritual creativity may seem like a contradiction in terms, yet the religious landscape in contemporary Euro-America is permeate with experimentation of ritual forms, different modalities of action, imagination and play as routes to authenticity. The present study examines different settings in Europe involved in such ritual creativity, which would commonly be classified as postmodern spirituality, new age or Paganism. READ MORE