Search for dissertations about: "behavior norms"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 83 swedish dissertations containing the words behavior norms.
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11. Procedural justice, social norms and conflict : human behavior in resource allocation
Abstract : Research questions, results and Empirical Data This book studies the allocation of scarce resources among competing needs and wants. Chapter 1 Luck, effort and Redistribution on procedural justice provides one possible explanation for the vast differences between US and Western European tax an redistribution levels. READ MORE
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12. Using social norms in energy conservation interventions
Abstract : When designing interventions to promote pro-environmental behaviors, practitioners may choose between techniques based on for example education, incentives, commitments, or social norms. These intervention techniques may, however, target different kinds of motivation, and therefore differ in their psychological and behavioral implications. READ MORE
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13. Human Norms for Robotic Minds
Abstract : Interactions within human societies are usually regulated by social norms. When humans fail to cope with norms, their behavior may be perceived as antisocial, amusing, provocative, dumb, or even uncanny, depending on the intention ascribed to the actor by the observer. READ MORE
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14. Eating Disorders : Steps Towards an Increased Understanding
Abstract : Eating disorders and disordered eating attitudes and behaviors are characterized by an over-evaluation of weight and shape, under or over-controlled eating, as well as engagement in compensatory behaviors. The disorders are associated with psychological suffering, acute and long-term health impairments, a high rate of suicide attempts as well as an increased risk of mortality. READ MORE
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15. Risk and Rationality : Effects of contextual risk and cognitive dissonance on (sexual) incentives
Abstract : Paper [I] theoretically analyzes how the level and uncertainty of future prospects affect incentives to abstain from sexual risk taking in the presence of HIV. The results suggest that, for individuals with limited access to HIV treatment, uncertainty of future health may be an important factor driving unsafe sex practices and support the empirical finding of a weak link between sexual behavior, HIV prevalence, and HIV knowledge in poor countries; therefore suggesting that AIDS policy needs to be calibrated in order to fit within different social contexts. READ MORE