Essays about: "cognitive consistency"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words cognitive consistency.

  1. 6. 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

  3. 7. Glappet mellan teori och praktik : etisk stress, kognitiv dissonans och beslutsfattande inom veterinär yrkesutövning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Johanna Mollbrink; [2018]
    Keywords : etisk stress; kognitiv dissonans; beslutsfattande; veterinärmedicin; psykologi;

    Abstract : Konflikterande intressen inom djursjukvården är en del av veterinärers vardagliga arbetsmiljö och påverkar veterinärers hälsa, yrkesroll, yrkesutövning och beslutsfattande. Konflikterande intressen kan även vara en orsak till uppkomsten av etisk stress, vilket kan definieras som den konflikt eller det lidande som uppstår då en människa inte kan handla utifrån sin moral. READ MORE

  4. 8. Systematically Irrational Decision Making : An Evaluation of Decision Making Competence of Technical Experts and Decision Makers at Scania R&D

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Saheer Sayyed; Johan Duintjer; [2016]
    Keywords : decision-making; individual decision making competence; cognitive biases; heuristics; product development projects; counter acting biases;

    Abstract : Purpose – The purpose of this exploratory thesis is to gain insights into the individual decision making competence levels for the decision makers and solution designers at production level at Scania Research and Development. And develop a simple framework for counteracting the negative influences of the cognitive biases and heuristics on the decision making process. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Effects of a Premature Birth on Behaviour and Cognitive Ability in 4 - 8-Year Old Children : A comparative study over time

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Emmy Lindmark; Lundqvist Jakob; [2016]
    Keywords : Preterm birth; cognitive ability; behaviour; CBCL;

    Abstract : While previous studies have found that a preterm (PT) birth leads to a higher risk for numerous adverse outcomes, including neurodevelopmental and behavioural problems, few, if any, have investigated the consistency of conceivable behavioural problems over time. The aim of this study was to investigate the existence and the stability of behavioural problems from four to eight years of age in a group of 18 children born PT without diagnosed neurological or developmental morbidity, in comparison to a group of 19 children born full term (FT). READ MORE

  6. 10. Empathy for Pain : And its Neural Correlates

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emelie Löfstrand; [2016]
    Keywords : empathy; pain; shared networks; pain matrix; empathy for pain;

    Abstract : The phenomenon of empathy has been fascinating laymen and scholars for centuries and has recently been an important subject for cognitive neuroscientific study. Empathy refers to the ability to understand and share others’ emotions and a characteristic of this ability is the capacity to empathize with others in pain. READ MORE