Search for dissertations about: "Billy Jansson"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Billy Jansson.

2. 1. Does the way in which we perceive the world make us susceptible to anxiety?

   Author : Billy Jansson; Lars-Göran Öst; Lars-Gunnar Lundh; Marcel Van den Hout; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Preattentive processing; selective attention; trait anxiety; defensiveness; emotional responses; emotional vulnerability; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : One major focus of anxiety research in recent years has been the identification of cognitive factors that promote increased vulnerability to anxiety. Cognitive formulations propose that anxiety is characterised by an increased tendency to attend to negatively valenced emotional information, and that this bias may play a causal role in the development and maintenance of clinical anxiety. READ MORE

4. 2. An Exploration of the Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS), Response Inhibition, and Possible Implications in Sports

   Author : Lina J. K. Eriksson; Billy Jansson; Örjan Sundin; Carolina Lundqvist; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Large parts of human behaviors are oriented towards achieving a particular goal. Motivational factors in the form of approach and avoidance motivated behavior and executive functions (EFs) such as inhibition are central for goal-directed behavior. READ MORE

5. 3. Assessment and Remediation for Children with Special Educational Needs : The role of Working Memory, Complex Executive Function and Metacognitive Strategy Training

   Author : Petri Partanen; Örjan Sundin; Jan Lisspers; Billy Jansson; Ann-Charlotte Smedler; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children with special educational needs; Assessment; Working memory; Working memory training; Complex executive function; Planning; Metacognition; Mathematical learning difficulties; Barn i behov av stöd; Utredning; Arbetsminne; Arbetsminnesträning; Komplex exekutiv funktion; Planering; Metakognition; Matematiksvårigheter;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the role of different assessment tools and training regimens in assessment and remediation for children with special educational needs in school. A central purpose of assessment explored was that it should inform remediation, teaching and instruction. READ MORE

6. 4. Estimation of Speaker Age : Effects of Speech Properties and Speech Material

   Author : Sara Skoog Waller; Mårten Eriksson; Billy Jansson; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Age estimation; Voice perception; Speech properties; Speech rate; Vocal disguise; Age disguise; Accuracy; Confidence; Spontaneous speech;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate factors related to accuracy in estimation of speaker age and the role of certain speech properties in perception and manipulation of speaker age, as well as their interaction with the speech material that the age estimates were based on. This thesis consists of three studies. READ MORE