Essays about: "Imageability"

Found 4 essays containing the word Imageability.

  1. 1. Att mäta gångvänlighet : en undersökning om urbana designkvalitéers inverkan på gångvänlighet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Emma Törner; [2022]
    Keywords : gångvänlighet; urbana designkvalitéer;

    Abstract : I dag ser vi hur övervikt och stillasittande i allt större grad gör människor sjuka i världen. Som landskapsarkitekter har vi en möjlighet att påverka detta genom stadsplanering och utformning av gator och offentliga platser. READ MORE

  3. 2. Challenging the dual coding theory : Does Affective Information Play a Greater Role in Abstract Compared to Concrete Word Processing?

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Ingrid Almgren; [2018]
    Keywords : abstract word-processing; DCT; ERP; semantic representation; concreteness effect; imageability; recognition task; categorization; emotional valence;

    Abstract : It has long been held that concrete material has a processing advantage over abstract material, as predicted by Dual Coding Theory (Paivio,1991), although this has been challenged. For example, based on evidence for behavioural and neuroscientific studies, Kousta,, Vigliocco, Vinson, & Del Campo, (2011) proposed that emotional valance had a greater influence in the processing of abstract words, and that under some circumstances there may be no concreteness effect and might even be an abstractness effect. READ MORE

  4. 3. MusicFootprints: designing interactions for outdoor places

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Danai Tsouni; [2015]
    Keywords : public space; music; interaction design;

    Abstract : This thesis is a research on how people can create a stronger connection to a place through the music that they are listening to in the specific place. It is about making a place’s identity stronger through social interactions based on people’s musical choices. READ MORE

  5. 4. Connecting a Hill to an Inner-City : A Study and Plan Proposal for Kungshöjd in Gothenburg

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Henrik Karlsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Gothenburg; Kungshöjd; Space Syntax; Imageability; Plan Proposal; Stakeholder;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to develop a realizable design and plan proposal for Kungsgatan on Kungshöjd that connects it to the inner-city of Gothenburg and takes into account the concerns of its stakeholders – such as residents, property owners, visitors, businesses, etc. To do this, the thesis surveys the stakeholders, evaluates and utilizes relevant theoretical planning tools, looks at other comparable projects, and finally produces plans, drawings, diagrams, etc. READ MORE