Search for dissertations about: "ecological psychology"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words ecological psychology.

  2. 21. Differences Between Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychotherapy : An Effectiveness Study

    Author : Johan Blomberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy; psychoanalysis; outcome; naturalistic field study;

    Abstract : Although the differences between psychoanalysis and psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy have been the subject of debate for a long time, there is nevertheless a striking lack of systematic empirical studies of extended psychoanalytical treatment. The aim of this thesis is to use empirical evidence to describe similarities and dissimilarities between psychoanalysis and psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy, as well as the prospects and difficulties inherent in studying the outcomes of these treatments within the framework of a naturalistic quasi-experimental field study. READ MORE

  4. 22. Contours of Cognition

    Author : Trond A. Tjøstheim; Kognitiv modellering; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; computational; cognitive; neuroscience; perception; memory; spatial cognition; trust; pupil dynamics; reflection; thinking; intelligence; reinforcement learning; foraging; allostasis; decision making;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the nature of cognition. It posits that cognitive processes primarily are means to maintain allostasis in organisms whose ecological niches require movement to approach food-resources and avoid predation. READ MORE

  5. 23. On the origins of physical cognition in corvids

    Author : Ivo Jacobs; LUCS grupp för kognitiv zoologi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; physical cognition; causal cognition; tool use; evolution of cognition; anthropomorphism; corvids;

    Abstract : Physical cognition involves a host of cognitive abilities that enable understanding and manipulation of the physical world. Corvids, the bird family that includes crows, ravens and jays, are renowned for their cognitive abilities, but still little is known about their folk physics. READ MORE

  6. 24. The Psychological Study of Mass Communication Effects : On the validity of laboratory experiments and an attempt to improve ecological validity

    Author : Kjell Nowak; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  7. 25. Knowledge elicitation as abstraction of purposive behaviour

    Author : Anton Axelsson; Anders Arweström Jansson; Mats Lind; Annika Wallin; John Flach; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; knowledge elicitation; expertise; context; human factors; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion;

    Abstract : Researchers use knowledge elicitation methods to document expert knowledge for the primary purpose of understanding cognitive processes and with this understanding, technical solutions to resolve human factors issues can be produced. This dissertation offers a novel perspective on knowledge elicitation as an abstraction process. READ MORE