Essays about: "behavioural traits"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words behavioural traits.

1. 11. Effects of Failure Severity, Robot Embodiment, and Personality Traits in Interactions with Faulty Robots

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

   Author : Olle Wallberg; [2020]
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   Abstract : In modern society, voice-based systems intended to assist humans in day-to-day tasks are populating both industrial and domestic environments. This increasing use of robots is making users more likely to be exposed to robot failures, often requiring costly human intervention. READ MORE

3. 12. Familiarity and personality affect social support in juvenile pigs in a foam stunning situation

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

   Author : Astrid Söderquist; [2020]
   Keywords : animal welfare; behaviour; familiarity; personality; pigs; social support; stunning;

   Abstract : Animals in distress can experience an attenuation of their stress response if provided companionship. This thesis studied the social support phenomenon in 72 nine-week old juvenile pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) of the crossbreed Yorkshire/Hampshire. READ MORE

4. 13. Behavioural study of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) : individual boldness and personality

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : John-Christophe Hessler Frelinckx; [2019]
   Keywords : house crickets; Acheta domesticus; boldness; behavioural traits; personality in insects;

   Abstract : The study of personality in species can be used to better understand the dynamics of a population. Personality is however a wide concept and is often divided into easier and identifiable terms when it concerns animalia such as “Behavioural traits”. One such trait is boldness which is often used as a distinguishable trait. READ MORE

5. 14. Conspicuous Sustainability : Harnessing the potential of the social economy in order to acheive sustainability goals

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Johnny McCreesh; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; conspicuous consumption; status; experimental economics; behavioural economics; environmental psychology;

   Abstract : Conspicuous consumption is a form of economic behaviour in which social pressure influences consumption decisions. Considering the current understanding of the detrimental ecological impact of excessive consumption practices, this paper overviews the potential to lessen wasteful consumption trends by utilising conspicuous consumption. READ MORE

6. 15. Does Lifestyle Affect the Attachment between Dogs, Canis familiaris, and Their Owner?

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

   Author : Ida Fischer; [2018]
   Keywords : Attachment; dog-human bond; lifestyle; breed differences; sex differences;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate if the dog’s behaviour and the interactions between the dog and the owner   differ depending on lifestyle, breed or sex of the dog. For this we employed the Strange Situation Procedure, a test inspired from Mary Ainsworth´s study,   which investigated the attachment of human infants to their mothers. READ MORE