Essays about: "Behavioral Science"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 essays containing the words Behavioral Science.

  1. 1. Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of Modern-Day Freak Show Performers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Dana Stepankova; [2023]
    Keywords : freak; freak shows; BDSM; body suspension; edgework; dark play; subculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Author: Dana Štěpánková Title: Breaking the Stereotypes: Exploring Control and Self-Expression of ModernDay Freak Show Performers Supervisor: Sébastien Tutenges Master’s Thesis SOCM04, Cultural Criminology, 30 credits Department of Sociology, Spring 2023 Freak shows have been historically depicted as dehumanizing spectacles exhibiting individuals with physical anomalies. Over time, these shows faded away, but human curiosity and fascination with difference and deviance have brought them back in a new form. READ MORE

  3. 2. Facilitating Student Achievement of Intended Learning Outcomes in Higher Education : Development and Evaluation of a Learning Analytics Dashboard

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Sebastian Buvari; [2023]
    Keywords : Learning Analytics; Learning Analytics Dashboard; Goal achievement; Higher education; Self-regulated Learning; Learning Analytics; Learning Analytics Dashboard; Målprestation; Högre Utbildning; Självreglerad inlärning;

    Abstract : With the continued digitization of higher education, students’ ability to selfregulate their studies in online and blended learning settings has become critical for their academic success. Goal-setting strategies are an important aspect of self-regulated learning which universities aim to support through the implementation of the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) of courses and programs. READ MORE

  4. 3. Identifying users based on their VR behavioral patterns

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Nicklas Ritola; [2022]
    Keywords : Virtual Reality; Biometric; Beha ioral Pattern; Teleoperation; identification; Machine Learn­ing; Data Collection; Computer Science; Computer Engineering;

    Abstract : A$ Virtual Reality (VR) becomes increasingly popular and affordable, and is applied in other fields than entertainment, such as education and industrial use, there is also a grow­ing risk related to its integrity and security. VR equipment tracks user biometric data as a means to interact with the VR environment, which creates sets of biometric data that could be used to identify u ers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sex-dependent differences in human reward processing : A systematic review

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Simon Nyqvist Ghashghaian; [2022]
    Keywords : Reward-processing; sex-differences; dopamine; reward pathways; sex hormones;

    Abstract : Much work has been done in the neuroscience of reward processing, such as; mapping brain areas, key neurotransmitters, and connectivity patterns related to different aspects of reward-related behavior. There are a lot of suggested behavioral and neural sex differences in reward processing, primarily based on animal studies of reward behavior. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fill your belly not your bin: An action research project to reduce food waste at Kunskapsskolan in Trelleborg, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Gyeong Jeong Min; Silvia Mugnaini; [2021]
    Keywords : Food waste; School canteens; Sustainability education; Three Spheres of Transformation framework; Sustainability science; Sweden; Trelleborg; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : School canteens have been identified as a unique case to address food waste due to their dual role: on one hand as big generators of food waste and on the other as settings to deliver education to reduce it. This thesis applies action research methodology to a collaborative project with a school called Kunskapsskolan in Trelleborg, Sweden, attempting to reduce food waste. READ MORE