Essays about: "construal level"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words construal level.
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11. The role of psychological distance in knowledge acquisition and absorptive capacity : A quantitative study investigating Nordic firms targeting the elderly population
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : An aging population is becoming an increasingly growing global phenomenon, and 2050 is said to be a historical breaking point where 65+ will outnumber those between 0-5 years old. However, previous research has failed to provide sufficient explanations for consumer behavior for this particular segment, and a large incidence have been found to share the belief that technology fails to be adapted to meet their needs properly. READ MORE
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12. Time, Abstraction and Morality : A quantitative study investigating the interactive effect of time perspective and abstraction on moral concern
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)Abstract : Based on Construal Level Theory (Trope & Liberman, 2010), the present study examines the impact of temporal distance on moral concern. A manipulation on individuals’ mind-set has been made in to abstract (High level) versus concrete (Low level) mentality to inspect the ability to effect peoples’ moral concern. READ MORE
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13. Abstractions in Judgment: Does Construal Level Influence the System Specific Reasoning of Dual Process Theory?
University essay from Lunds universitet/KognitionsvetenskapAbstract : .... READ MORE
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14. Semantic analysis suggest Dark Past and Bright Future
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Based on the findings of the Ingroup Allocation Model (IAM), which suggests that people use evaluative communication to form and maintain groups and as a result increase the individuals’ inclusive fitness, we present the Dark Past & Bright Future (DPBF) hypothesis. This framework suggests that people use positive evaluative statements to induce behaviors that are consistent with the speakers’ goals. READ MORE
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15. For Future Reference; Cognitive Empathy is Augmented Over Temporal Distance: An investigation of temporal distance influence on empathy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : The goal of this experiments was to investigate a possible link between emotional and cognitive empathy and temporal distance. Along the lines of the Affect dependent time discounting hypothesis (Liberman & Trope, 2000) it is proposed that emotional reactions to empathic events decrease with temporal distance and cognitive reactions to the same empathic events increase. READ MORE