Essays about: "Psychology of self"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 128 essays containing the words Psychology of self.

  1. 1. Pornography – a supernormal stimulus of the modern age. A correlation study about problematic pornography consumption and personal self-concept.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Adam Havasi; Nicholas Róbertsson; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : pornography; self-concept; consumption; psychology;

    Abstract : Sometimes called the drug of the new millennium, pornography with its intensity, privacy and availability, has all the conditions for being problematic and even addictive. The purpose of this study was to investigate problematic pornography consumption (PPC) and how it might be connected to self-concept. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can Psychological Priming Affect Self-Rated Product Desirability? Preregistered Experimental Evidence from 1274 Individuals

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Shahin Eidinejad; [2023]
    Keywords : Preferences; Priming; Reliability;

    Abstract : Conventional economic theory often assumes that preferences are exogenously fixed and remain constant over time. A growing literature is trying to relax this assumption by endogenizing preferences and shedding light on how they are determined and potentially affected by external factors such as culture, environment, or identity. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of motivations and perceived ability to cycle as a mode of transport in an emerging cycling culture - the case study of Cork Metropolitan Area, Ireland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Nieve Greene; [2023]
    Keywords : travel behaviour; mobility; utilitarian cycling; human infrastructure; built environment; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Politics of Mobility.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cycling as mode of transport can be seen as a sustainable and active mode of travel that can be part of the solution for climate change and urban congestion. Many cities in Europe are now investing in cycling to reduce their carbon emissions and make their spaces more liveable and accessible. READ MORE

  5. 4. AN EXPERIENCE BEYOND WORDS : Numinous vs Awe – a shared phenomenon 100 years apart?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Sara Granström Powiecki; [2023]
    Keywords : The Numinous; Mysterium Tremendum; Self-Transcendent Emotions; Awe; Default-self; Spirituality; Psychology of Religion;

    Abstract : Awe, an emerging topic within the field of modern psychology, has shown to have many benefits, including improved health for mind and body. This essay is trying to explore what links there are between the spiritual concept of the numinous established by the religious scholar Rudolf Otto and the definition of awe put forward by one of the most prominent and influential researchers in the field of Self-Transcendent Emotions, Dacher Keltner. READ MORE

  6. 5. 'The Self' in Law, Psychology, and Neurology: Understanding the Communicative Transference of Neurocognitive Impairments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Lars Linus Broström; [2023]
    Keywords : The Self; Neurocognitive Impairments; Systems Theory; Communicative Transference; Theory Generation; Medicine and Health Sciences; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper has been to create a theoretical framework by which one can understand communicative transference within, as well as between, systems. The paper has aimed to make use of how ‘the self’ in relation to neurocognitive impairments is conceptualized, communicated, and understood within the fields of Law, Psychology, and Neurology, in order to provide evidentiary support for such a communicative framework. READ MORE