Essays about: "Motivated Cognition"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the words Motivated Cognition.

  1. 6. The Visual Conveyance of Narrative : From A Cognitive Perspective

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Ossian Borg Gyllenbäck; [2019]
    Keywords : narrative; visuals; video games; mise-en-scene; fabula syuzhet; engagement; casual cognition; narrativ; visuell; datorspel; mise-en-scene; fabula syuzhet; engagemang; kausal kognition;

    Abstract : This qualitative study aims to explore, from a cognitive perspective, the influence visuals have on conveying the game's narrative and how this engages the player. The focus being to further the understanding of how both visuals and narrative affect the overall experience. READ MORE

  3. 7. Climate change beliefs and attitudes relationship to informational influences and demographic factors

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Tobias Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Influence; Identity; Cognitive Dissonance; Cognitive Consistency; Motivated Cognition;

    Abstract : One of the biggest challenges for the modern society is that of climate change. Despite the growing accumulation of scientific evidence that points towards a strong need for action to be made regarding anthropogenic (human made) climate change, there is a lack of unity in what actions are needed and an outspread passivity amongst both establishments and the public. READ MORE

  4. 8. The nature of conservatism and liberalism : A cognitive neuroscience perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Hans Eldblom; [2017]
    Keywords : conservatism; liberalism; amygdala; ACC; political ideology as motivated social cognition; threat; uncertainty; the chicken and the egg problem;

    Abstract : In this essay, the author explores the nature of (1) conservatism and (2) liberalism, through a cognitive neuroscience perspective. Traditionally, political behavior and ideological reasoning have been understood in terms of social forces. READ MORE

  5. 9. Avoiding the conjunction fallacy: Who can take a hint?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Simon Klein; [2017]
    Keywords : Conjunction fallacy; nested-sets; need-for-cognition; NFC; numeracy; cognitive reflection; individual differences; debiasing.;

    Abstract : Humans repeatedly commit the so called “conjunction fallacy”, erroneously judging the probability of two events occurring together as higher than the probability of one of the events. Certain hints have been shown to mitigate this tendency. READ MORE

  6. 10. MAIA: The role of innate behaviors when picking flowers in Minecraft with Q-learning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Henrik Siljebråt; [2015]
    Keywords : reinforcement learning; q-learning; minecraft; innate behavior; artificial intelligence; conditioning; neuroscience; dopamine; prediction error; cognition; learning; neural networks; cognitive science; Science General;

    Abstract : Recent advances in reinforcement learning research has achieved human level performance in playing video games (Mnih et al., 2015). This inspired me to understand the methods of reinforcement learning (RL) and investigate whether there is any basis for those methods in neurobiology and animal learning theories. READ MORE