Essays about: "cognitive distance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words cognitive distance.

1. 1. Investigation on Enhancing Fire Threat Perception in Virtual Reality through Subject-Expectancy Effect

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

   Author : Hsuan-Ting Liu; [2023]
   Keywords : Virtual reality; safe distance; subject-expectancy effect; thermal radiation; placebo effect; fire scenario.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the use of subject-expectancy effect on enhancing fire threat perception in virtual reality. The study involves a virtual fire scenario design and 33 participants who experience virtual fires of three different scales in the scenario using a head-mounted display as visual and auditory perception and adopting physical movement in real world as their way of locomotion. READ MORE

3. 2. A Visual Programming Language in Virtual Reality : A Usability Evaluation and Its Potential for Reducing Sedentary Behavior

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

   Author : Adam Jonsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Virtual Reality; Visual Programming Languages; Sedentary Behavior; Usability; Cognitive Dimensions; datauppsättningar; neurala nätverk; blickdetektering; texttaggning;

   Abstract : Sedentary behavior is linked to numerous adverse effects on a person’s health, such as obesity, depression, and a higher risk of cardiovascular events. Professions that are primarily sedentary have increased due to the growth of office-related occupations, one of which is software engineering. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring the foreign language effect in bi and multilinguals

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

   Author : Sebastian Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : foreign language effect; multilingual; bilingual;

   Abstract : Would your decision-making be different if you used your foreign language? This is a topic that has gained attention in the field of cognitive psychology in recent years. Work today often involves two or more languages and at times requiring processing of information in a language that is not ones native. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring persistent homology as a method for capturing functional connectivity differences in Parkinson’s Disease.

   University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

   Author : Naomi Hulst; [2022]
   Keywords : persistent homology; topological data analysis; computational topology; parkinson s disease; parkinson; functional connectivity; stable rank; ihållande homologi; topologisk data analys; beräknings topologi; Parkinsons sjukdom; parkinson; funktionell konnektivitet; stable ranks;

   Abstract : Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the fastest growing neurodegenerative disease, currently affecting two to three percent of the population over 65. Studying functional connectivity (FC) in PD patients may provide new insights into how the disease alters brain organization in different subjects. READ MORE

6. 5. "Literally giving the main character vibes" – Examining Emotional Capital and Parasocial Relationships on YouTube

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Marta Kruhlinskaya; [2022]
   Keywords : emotional capital; parasocial relationships; mediated relationships; social media; YouTube; discourse theory; DTA; digital media; online communication; virtual sociality; emotionality;

   Abstract : In an ever-evolving social media landscape, online communication has become more prone to the revelation of our affective states. In this study, I investigate how iterations of emotional capital, an extension of Pierre Bourdieu’s four forms of capital, shape social interaction in mediated relationships on YouTube, a platform that fosters a participatory culture. READ MORE