Search for dissertations about: "cognitive modelling"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words cognitive modelling.

  2. 21. The Dynamic Development of Cognitive and Socioemotional Traits and Their Effects on School Grades and Risk of Unemployment : A Test of the Investment Theory

    Author : Elias Johannesson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fluid intelligence Gf ; Crystallized intelligence Gc ; cognitive abilities; socioemotional traits; academic achievement; unemployment; discrete-time survival analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the dynamic development of cognitive and socioemotional traits and how these traits influence academic achievement and predict risk of unemployment. Data was retrieved from the Evaluation Through Following-up (ETF) database. READ MORE

  4. 22. A Division-of-Labor Hypothesis : Adaptations to Task Structure in Multiple-Cue Judgment

    Author : Linnea Karlsson; Peter Juslin; David Lagnado; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; multiple-cue judgment; exemplar models; cue abstraction; cue-combination rule; Cognitive science; Kognitionsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Judgments that demand consideration of pieces of information in the environment occur repeatedly throughout our lives. One professional example is that of a physician that considers multiple symptoms to make a judgment about a patient’s disease. READ MORE

  5. 23. Should I stay or should I go – Factors associated with hospitalization risk among older persons in Sweden

    Author : Jenny Hallgren; Anna K. Dahl Aslan; Eleonor Fransson; Marie Elf; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Older persons; hospitalization; risk factors; cognitive decline; qualitative content analyses; longitudinal; Cox regression; latent growth curve modelling;

    Abstract : An increasingly older population will most likely lead to greater demands on the health care system, as older age is associated with an increased risk of having acute and chronic conditions. The number of diseases or disabilities is not the only marker of the amount of health care utilized, as persons may seek hospitalization without a disease and/or illness that requires hospital healthcare. READ MORE

  6. 24. A Systems Tool for Prescriptive Policy Analysis : Labelled Causal Mapping Method for Policy-oriented Modelling, Simulation and Decision analysis

    Author : Osama Ibrahim; Aron Larsson; David Sundgren; Maja Schlüter; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Public Policy; Systems analysis; Causal mapping; Policy modelling and simulation; Policy evaluation; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : The elicitation and processing of relevant information is the core of any policy decision-making process. Modelling is about making sense of the available information. Models are able to incorporate the contextual influences on policy making (e.g. READ MORE

  7. 25. Dimensionality and Predictive validity of school grades : the relative influence of cognitive and social-behavioral aspects

    Author : Cecilia Thorsen; Christina Cliffordson; Jan-Eric Gustafsson; Patrik Scheinin; Högskolan Väst; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Predictive validity criterion-referenced grades norm-referenced grades social-behavioral aspects crystallized abilities fluid abilities; Utbildningsvetenskap; Educational science;

    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the relative influence of cognitive and social-behavioral aspects on compulsory school grades and the importance of the different dimensions for the predictive validity of grades. Data is retrieved from the Gothenburg Educational Longitudinal Database (GOLD) and the Evaluation Through Follow-up (ETF) database. READ MORE