Search for dissertations about: "Mental Models"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 201 swedish dissertations containing the words Mental Models.

2. 16. Designing for Usable Privacy and Transparency in Digital Transactions

   Author : Julio Angulo; John Sören Pettersson; Simone Fischer-Hübner; Erik Wästlund; Joachim Meyer; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Usable privacy; usable transparency; usability; user experience; mental models; mobile devices; digital transactions; e-commerce; user interfaces; Information Systems; Informatik; Computer Science; Datavetenskap;

   Abstract : People engage with multiple online services and carry out a range of different digital transactions with these services. Registering an account, sharing content in social networks, or requesting products or services online are a few examples of such digital transactions. READ MORE

4. 17. Strategies and maladaptive behaviours in complex dynamic decision making

   Author : Anders Jansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Dynamic decision making; complex problem solving; mental models; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Research on dynamic decision making using so called microworlds has followed two differentapproaches: the German approach of "komplexes Problemlösen" where the central problem has beenseen as that of action control and the dynamic decision making approach, where the central problemhas been seen as that of task control, In this thesis, these approaches are combined in order to seehow people regulate their behaviour so that they can manage to control a complex, opaque anddynamic decision task. The general objective of the thesis is to see how people develop mentalmodels and formulate goals as a function of observability and action possibilities. READ MORE

5. 18. Designing for Autonomy

   Author : Mikael Laaksoharju; Iordanis Kavathatzopoulos; Donald Gotterbarn; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; design method; design philosophy; user-centered design; theorizing; falsification; interaction design; hypothesis; mental models; autonomy; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction;

   Abstract : In this thesis, two problems are addressed.The first problem is how designers of computerized artifacts come to understand what they should design. READ MORE

6. 19. Social capital and inequalities in mental health among young adolescents in Sweden

   Author : Mikael Ahlborg; Petra Svedberg; Jens M. Nygren; Maria Nyholm; Malin Eriksson; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescence; Inequalities; Lifestyle; Mental health; Social capital; Socioeconomic status;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore social capital and inequalities in mental health among young adolescents in Sweden. This is a compilation thesis comprising four studies. Studies I and II are quantitative studies of crosssectional data from the Swedish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. READ MORE

7. 20. Cause-Specific Mortality and Physical Fitness in Mental Disorders - Epidemiological and Internventional Studies

   Author : Malin Henriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mental disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Physical fitness; Exercise; Intervention Studies; Primary Health Care; Dose-response; Randomized Controlled Trial;

   Abstract : Mental illnesses are common and constitute a substantial health-related and financial burden on both the individual and society. Mental disorders in general have increased risk of somatic morbidity. An early age of onset is commonly seen in anxiety disorders and the prevalence of these disorders has increased in youth in recent years. READ MORE