Search for dissertations about: "Carl-Martin Allwood"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Carl-Martin Allwood.

2. 1. Child molesters and children as witnesses : spatial behaviour, modus operandi and memory recall

   Author : Jessica Ebberline; Carl Martin Allwood; Ulf Holmberg; Pekka Santtila; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Geographical offender profiling; spatial behaviour; modus operandi; memory recall; Psychology; Psykologi; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Dragnet; child molesters; geographical profiling; Modus operandi; confidence; child witnesses; accuracy;

   Abstract : Offenders who target children are a negative phenomenon in our society. These offenders are often seen as the worst of the worst of criminals and are therefore a priority for investigators trying to solve these crimes as fast as possible. READ MORE

4. 2. Overconfidence and Format Dependence in Subjective Probability Intervals: Naive Estimation and Constrained Sampling

   Author : Patrik Hansson; Peter Juslin; Carl Martin Allwood; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : A particular field in research on judgment and decision making (JDM) is concerned with realism of confidence in one’s knowledge. An interesting finding is the so-called format dependence effect which implies that assessment of the same probability distribution generates different conclusions about over- or underconfidence bias depending on the assessment format. READ MORE

5. 3. Restricting participation : Unaccompanied children in interpreter-mediated asylum hearings in Sweden

   Author : Olga Keselman; Ann-Christin Cederborg; Per Linell; Carl-Martin Allwood; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Children; conditions for participation; interpreter-mediated asylum hearings; communication.; Barn; delaktighet; tolkmedierade utredningssamtal; kommunikation.; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The overall goal of this thesis was to highlight different communicative aspects of participation in interpreter-mediated asylum hearings with unaccompanied Russianspeaking children who had applied for asylum in Sweden between 2001 and 2005. Participation in the asylum process is guaranteed to these children by the Swedish Administrative Law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which are incorporated in the Swedish Aliens Act. READ MORE

6. 4. Motivation and episodic memory performance

   Author : Leonard Ngaosuvan; Timo Mäntylä; Carl-Martin Allwood; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Motivation; Memory Performance; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : In everyday life, motivation and learning are connected like music and dancing. Many educators realize this and work hard to improve their students' motivation. A motivated student may repeat and self-rehearse the content of a chapter more often, which leads to better learning. READ MORE

7. 5. Eyewitness testimonies : The memory and meta-memory effects of retellings and discussions with non-witnesses

   Author : Farhan Sarwar; Carl Martin Allwood; Åse Innes-Ker; Jan Andersson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Eyewitness; Confidence; Meta-memory; Free recall; Focused questions; Retellings; Forensic information; Central information; Peripheral information; Reminiscence and Hypermnesia; Central information; Peripheral information; Forensic information; Retellings; Free recall; Confidence; Focused questions; Meta-memory; Eyewitness;

   Abstract : This thesis investigated the effects of eyewitnesses retellings and discussions with non-witnesses on the eyewitness memory and meta-memory judgments. In Study I, the effect of eyewitness discussions with non-witnesses (persons who had not experienced the event) on eyewitness memory and meta-memory realism for the overall information about an event was investigated. READ MORE