Search for dissertations about: "Applied and experimental psychology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words Applied and experimental psychology.

  2. 11. 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. 12. Bringing psychological treatment to the psychiatric ward : Affecting patients, staff, and the milieu

    Author : Mårten Tyrberg; Per Carlbring; Tobias Lundgren; Gillian Haddock; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; behavior therapy; inpatients; inservice training; psychiatry; psychotherapy; brief; qualitative research; randomized controlled trial; schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The psychiatric ward is a complex setting. This has to do partly with the severity of the patients’ suffering. Often, they present with such diagnoses as psychosis, self-harm, substance abuse, and suicidality. In fact, they often present with a combination of these. READ MORE

  5. 13. Experimental Simulations of a Subsidy System to Reduce Production of Environmentally Harmful Products

    Author : Lars E. Olsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Competition; Dilemmas; Environmental policy; Experimental Subsidy Game; Interdependent decision making; Reference values;

    Abstract : The environment on earth is threatened by increasing trends in consumption and production causing the highest emission levels ever. Therefore, finding solutions targeting these trends are needed. READ MORE

  6. 14. Tactile Perception : Role of Friction and Texture

    Author : Lisa Skedung; Mark Rutland; Siegfried Derler; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; human skin; tactile friction; finger friction; skin friction; skin tribology; biotribology; tactile perception; haptic perception; psychophysics; haptics; surface roughness; surface texture; contact area; nanostructure; model surfaces; surface wrinkling; printing paper; tissue paper; magnitude estimation; multidimensional scaling; tactile threshold; psychophysical relations; smoothness; coolness; coarseness; softness; force sensor; skin lipids; topical formulations; skin creams; taktil friktion; fingerfriktion; hudfriktion; hudtribologi; biotribologi; taktil perception; psykofysik; haptik; ytråhet; ytstruktur; ytveckning; nanostruktur; kontaktarea; modellytor; friktionskoefficient; kraftmätare; bestruket papper; obestruket papper; tryckpapper; mjukpapper; multidimensionell skalning; magnitud estimation; taktilt tröskelvärde; lenhet; mjukhet; svalhet; strävhet; hudlipider; topikala beredningar; hudkräm;

    Abstract : Tactile perception is considered an important contributor to the overall consumer experience of a product. However, what physical properties that create the specifics of tactile perception, are still not completely understood. READ MORE

  7. 15. Shape from shading, colour constancy, and deutan colour vision deficiencies

    Author : Torbjörn Jakobsson; Karl-Arne Gustafsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; 3-D perception; ambiguous figures; attached shadows; cast shadows; colour constancy; colour vision deficiency; deuteranomaly; deuteranopia; shape- from-shading;

    Abstract : Four studies including ten experiments adresses interrelations between some major and classical issues in visual perception: 3-D perception, colour constancy, colour perception and colour vision deficiencies. The main experimental paradigm to investigate the issues is within that of simulated shape from shading. READ MORE