Search for dissertations about: "cognitive biases"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words cognitive biases.

  2. 1. Social and cognitive biases in large group decision settings

    Author : Emma A. Bäck; Torun Lindholm; Ola Svenson; Vincent Yzerbyt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; large group decision-making; social identity; procedural justice; intergroup biases; attitudes; status quo position; cognitive restructuring; post-decision consolidation; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The present thesis consists of three studies on the effects of group membership in large group decisions. The overall aim was to contribute to understanding how individuals react when decisions are made in large groups. We explored consequences of procedural justice concerns within such groups. READ MORE

  4. 2. In Search of Prototypes and Feminist Bank-Tellers: Exploring the Representativeness Heuristic

    Author : Håkan Nilsson; Peter Juslin; Karl Halvor Teigen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Psychology; Cognitive psychology; Subjective probability; Representativeness heuristic; PROBEX; Category learning; Cognitive modeling; Conjunction fallacy; Psykologi;

    Abstract : According to the heuristics and biases approach, the representativeness heuristic (RH) is one of the heuristics available for assessing subjective probabilities (A. Tversky & D. Kahneman, 1974). A subjective probability assessed by the RH is determined by how representative the target object is of the target category. READ MORE

  5. 3. Cognitive-behavioral treatment and theory in posttraumatic stress disorder

    Author : Nenad Paunović; Terence Keane; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; acute PTSD; crime victims; prevention; chronic PTSD; refugees; cognitive-behavior therapy; exposure therapy; Stroop task; attentional and memory bias; preattentive bias; face recognition.; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : The present dissertation contains four empirical studies. The first two investigated the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral (CBT) treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by randomizing patients to two different groups. The last two are experimental studies that tested parts of the cognitive theory of PTSD. READ MORE

  6. 4. Biases in Visual Selective Attention : Trait Anxious Individuals Avert Their Gaze From Unpleasant Stimuli

    Author : Jean-Christophe Rohner; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; eye-movements; attentional biases; Anxiety; attention; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Cognitive models of anxiety postulate that anxious individuals are inclined to pay more attention to negative than to positive emotional visual stimuli. The main aim of the present dissertation was to test this prediction, employing a measure of the direction of gaze. READ MORE

  7. 5. How Do Bank Officers Make Lending Decisions? An Exploration of Thinking Styles, Cognitive Bias and Lending Technologies

    Author : Carl-Christian Trönnberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lending decision making; thinking styles; cognitive bias; lending technology; sunk-cost effect;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine how loan officers’ think and act when making assessments of loan proposals from companies. The importance of valid loan assessments can be understood through the substantial economic crises that the global economy has suffered as well as the severe problems invalid lending decisions brings for both banks and clients. READ MORE