Essays about: "Cognitive bias"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 65 essays containing the words Cognitive bias.

  1. 21. Dark Design Patterns in Coin Master : An In-Depth Game Analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Saša Džigurski; Jesper Karbing; [2020]
    Keywords : Dark Design Pattern; freemium; mobile game; game mechanic; manipulation;

    Abstract : In this study we will investigate the evolution of manipulative and experientially devaluative business practices in the mobile game industry from the perspective of game designers. The focus will be placed on the use of Dark Design Patterns defined in previous research by Zagal et al. READ MORE

  3. 22. Cognitive bias and welfare of egg-laying chicks: Impacts of commercial hatchery procedures on cognition.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Tiphaine Palazon; [2020]
    Keywords : Cognition; Cognitive bias; Depression; Early life stress; Emotion; Memory; Optimistic; Pessimistic; Prenatal stress; Welfare; White leghorn.;

    Abstract : Egg-laying hens coming from commercial hatchery go through hatchery procedures considered as stressful and engaging prolonged stress response in adult chickens. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of commercial hatching procedure on the affective state of chicks, on their short- and long-term memory and on their need for social reinstatement. READ MORE

  4. 23. Cognitive Bias as a Measurement of Emotional States in Dogs

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Emma Brännmark; [2020]
    Keywords : Cognitive bias; dog; emotional state; enrichment; personality; welfare;

    Abstract : Cognitive bias can be used when determining emotional states in animals by assessing the animal’s perception of an ambiguous stimulus. In the concept of animal welfare, both physical health as well as mental health of animals are involved. Therefore, cognitive bias can be a valuable tool in order to measure the mental health of an animal. READ MORE

  5. 24. Organizational failure and intelligence: A framework for understanding intelligence failure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Arvid Norman; [2020]
    Keywords : Intelligence failure; organization framework; intelligence studies; organizational theory; Yom Kippur War; confirmation bias; cognitive dissonance; failure; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Failure often captures public attention, especially in an intelligence context were the consequences can be devastating and the successes are rarely visible. Understanding failure is important if we are to prevent it and both the field of organizational theory and the field of intelligence have been interested in the nature of failure. READ MORE

  6. 25. Impact of Overconfidence Bias on Entrepreneurs Financing Decisions : The Case of Growth-oriented Startups in Sweden and Germany

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    Author : Suci Ariyanti; Hayk Mnatsakanyan; [2020]
    Keywords : Startups; cognitive bias; overconfidence; entrepreneurial cognition; capital financing; institutional comparison; entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Background: Both Authors have many years of finance background and as well as studying entrepreneurship motivated to tackle the less researched area in entrepreneurship: entrepreneurs’ behavioural impact on their financial decisions. Such decisions in initial stages of startup formation have a critical impact on company’s future development which raises the importance of understanding the behavioural motives of the entrepreneurs. READ MORE