Search for dissertations about: "Timo Mäntylä"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Timo Mäntylä.

  2. 1. How do you cue? : self-generated retrieval cues and successfull recall

    Author : Timo Mäntylä; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Successful Recall; Cue Effectiveness; Compatibility; Distinctiveness; Self-generation;

    Abstract : The present thesis deals with the determinants of good memory performance. A more specific objective of the thesis was to examine prerequisites for successful recall performance from the point of view of cue effectiveness. READ MORE

  4. 2. On memory of negative emotion

    Author : Elisabeth Engelberg; Timo Mäntylä; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : The present thesis includes four empirical studies intended to investigate memory of negative emotion. Study 1 investigated the accuracy in memory of circumstantial event information for learning about the news of the M/S Estonia ferry disaster. READ MORE

  5. 3. On Physical Relations in Driving: Judgements, Cognition and Perception

    Author : Gabriella Eriksson; Mäntylä Timo; Ola Svenson; Christopher Patten; Wändi Bruine de Bruin; Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Driver; Driving veh ; Cognition; Behaviour; Choice; Speed; Fuel consumption; Route itinerary ; Thesis; 841 Road: Road user behaviour; 841 Road: Road user behaviour; Psychology;

    Abstract : Drivers need to make judgements of physical relationships related to driving speed, such as mean speed, risks, travel time and fuel consumption, in order to make optimal choices of vehicle speed. This is also the case for the general public, politicians and other stakeholders who are engaged in traffic issues. READ MORE

  6. 4. Interest to Reinvest : Individuals’ use of numerical information for investment decisions

    Author : Nichel Gonzalez; Timo Mäntylä; Ola Svenson; Rob Ranyard; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; decision making; investments; interest rate; asset accumulation; information processing; gains; losses; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how numerical information, such as asset values and interest rates, influences inexperienced investors in their investment decisions. In relation to this, I have investigated the participants’ own understanding of what information they rely on for their own decisions. READ MORE

  7. 5. Gaze control in episodic memory

    Author : Linus Holm; Timo Mäntylä; Bruno Laeng; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The role of gaze control in episodic recognition was investigated in two studies. In Study 1, participants encoded human faces inverted or upright, with or without eye movements (Experiment 1) and under sorting or rating tasks (Experiment 2) respectively. READ MORE