Search for dissertations about: "folk psychology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words folk psychology.
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1. Choice Blindness: The Incongruence of Intention, Action and Introspection
Abstract : This thesis is an empirical and theoretical exploration of the surprising finding that people often may fail to notice dramatic mismatches between what they want and what they get, a phenomenon my collaborators and I have named choice blindness. The thesis consists of four co-authored papers, dealing with different aspects of the phenomenon. READ MORE
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2. TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE - Offender strategies, abuse characteristics and psychological consequences
Abstract : ENGELSK SAMMANFATTNING: Internet communication technology has enabled new ways for adults to abuse children sexually. By communicating online via smartphones and web cameras, adults can incite children to show themselves naked or to perform sexual acts online. READ MORE
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3. To See or Not to See a Sexually Abused Child in a Picture
Abstract : This investigation comprises five studies of factors determining adults' interpretations of a picture (Threat), drawn to represent sexual abuse of a child. The sexes of the two persons in the picture were on purpose drawn ambiguously. READ MORE
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4. On the origins of physical cognition in 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
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5. Without mast, without sails, without compass : Non-traditional trajectories into higher education and the duality of the folk-market
Abstract : In 1809, the trajectory of Swedish history and the identities associated with the country changed after Finland was lost to Russia. Swedish General von Döbeln explained that the loss left the nation "without mast, without sails, without compass." The research within this dissertation is not of war but of a similar sense of loss. READ MORE