Search for dissertations about: "Altruistic behavior"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Altruistic behavior.
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1. Preschoolers' peer competence : Developmental perspectives on prosocial behavior, aggression, and social cognition
Abstract : This doctoral thesis explored three broad aspects of preschoolers’ social competence: prosocial behavior, aggression, and social cognition. The longitudinal study followed forty-four children (initially 22-40 months), who were observed in natural peer interactions at their daycare centers during a two-month period in each of three con-secutive years. READ MORE
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2. To be right or to be liked? : Correlates of preschoolers’ informational and normative conformity
Abstract : Humans conform. That is, humans align their behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs with others to learn and adapt. When we are uncertain, naïve, or believe that others know better than us – we can conform for informational reasons and imitate behaviors or ideas observed from the majority of those around us. READ MORE
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3. Essays on Behavioral and Experimental Economics – Cooperation, Emotions and Health
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers that explore issues in human behavior and their implications for policy design. The main method used in all four papers consists of lab experiments, a method that facilitates both variation in key institutional features to allow causal inference and analysis of sharp theoretical predictions in a clean environment. READ MORE
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4. Hope and worry : exploring young people's values, emotions, and behavior regarding global environmental problems
Abstract : This dissertation explores young people’s engagement concerning global environmental problems. To be able to reverse these problems, it is vital to involve the public in the strivings for a sustainable society. However, environmental problems are complex, imbued with uncertainties and ambivalence. READ MORE
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5. Temporal Distance and Morality : Moral Concerns Loom Larger in the Distant Future
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation was to examine whether the temporal distance of moral events affects the moral judgments and decisions people make in response to those events. Drawing upon Construal Level Theory (CLT; Trope & Liberman, 2003) which posits that the distant future is represented at a higher, more abstract level of mental construal than the near future, and that high-level mental construals shift attention to core values and higher-order principles, the main proposition of this dissertation was that people would show greater moral concerns in response to distant future events than near future events. READ MORE