Essays about: "Addictive Factors"

Found 4 essays containing the words Addictive Factors.

  1. 1. From Minutes to Millions: Explaining the Link Between Time Scarcity and the Addicts of Microtransactions : A Quantitative Study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Sebastian Dietrichsteiner; Amir Hukic; [2023]
    Keywords : Randomized virtual cosmetics; Definite virtual cosmetics; Limited Time Scarcity; Purchase Intention; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Addictive Factors; Microtransactions; Gaming Industry; Gambling;

    Abstract : Microtransactions is a relatively new concept within the gaming industry witha very large monetary value for businesses. Companies utilize persuasivedesign strategies such as time-based scarcity in order to incentivize players tospend money on microtransactions which in turn creates addiction towardsmicrotransactions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Binge Eating Disorder : Neural correlates and treatments

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Malin Brundin; [2019]
    Keywords : binge eating disorder; impulsivity; reward systems; dopamine; neuromodulation;

    Abstract : Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most prevalent of all eating disorders and is characterized by recurrent episodes of eating a large amount of food in the absence of control. There have been various kinds of research of BED, but the phenomenon remains poorly understood. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Neuroscience of Decision Making : The Importance of Emotional Neural Circuits in Decision Making

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Markus Karlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : neuroscience; somatic marker hypothesis; decision making; free will; moral responsibility;

    Abstract : The neuroscience of decision making is laying the puzzle of how the brain computes decisions. It tries to sort out which factors are responsible for causing us to choose one way or the other. This thesis reviews to what extent emotional brain processes and their neural circuits impact decision making. READ MORE

  5. 4. BIG TOBACCO HAS CANCER. IS INNOVATION THE CURE? Marketing innovation in the context of regulation: A case study of the tobacco industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Romain Aubert; [2012]
    Keywords : Tobacco; Marketing innovation; smoking; regulation;

    Abstract : Objectives: The tobacco industry has faced increasing marketing regulations since the danger of smoking was widely acknowledged in the 1960s. Critics have pointed out that the "big tobacco" have unlimited resources to circumvent regulations. READ MORE