Essays about: "construal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word construal.

  1. 1. GREEN CITY ZONE A Case-Study in a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative within a Smart City

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Florin Gabriel Dascalu; Nicole Dawn DiNatali; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : net-zero emissions; multiple stakeholder management; construal level; temporal distance; system thinking; sociotechnical system theory; project management; smart city;

    Abstract : As climate change concerns have taken a central spot in mainstream discourse, there has been an emergence of green smart city projects, resulting in an increased demand for research in these areas. As the EU has pledged a reduction of emissions, various projects have arisen, such as Climate Contract 2030, Move21, and this thesis’ subject – the Gothenburg Green City Zone. READ MORE

  3. 2. The dilemma of choosing between work and family: The role of social distance in advising friends or strangers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Clara Ruoff; [2023]
    Keywords : Work-family conflict; dilemma; moral decision-making; construal level theory; time perspectives; work-family centrality;

    Abstract : The prevalence of work and family in people’s lives combined with limited time and resources often results in a moral decision between work and family, posing a dilemma between hedonistic values for work and altruistic values for family. This study aimed to understand the processes of decision-making in work-family dilemmas and tested three approaches. READ MORE

  4. 3. Beyond the Canvas: A Mixed Methods Study of Awe-Experiences in Virtual Reality Featuring Abstract and Figurative Art

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Wilgot Qvant; Nike Stolpe Wikström; [2023]
    Keywords : awe; Virtual Reality; VR; emotions; abstract art; epistemic emotion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose: This thesis delves into the dynamic relation between awe and art, specifically focusing on abstract versus representational art within immersive Virtual Reality (VR) environments. Prompted by the expansion of awe research since Keltner and Haidt’s seminal work (2003) and the research gap on art and VR, this study explores whether the level of abstraction in art influences the intensity of the awe experience. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does Culture Really Have a Role in Self-Construal?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Viktoria Zewaldi; [2022-10-12]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Self-construal predicts how individuals view themselves in relation to others in their social context. Three possible self-construals (independent, interdependent and metapersonal) are discussed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Construal of motion events and linguistic relativity: Comparing German and Spanish speakers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Laura Rebecca Dominique Timm; [2022]
    Keywords : aspect; boundedness; cognitive semiotics; construal; linguistic relativity; motion events; phenomenology; Semiotic Hierarchy; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates a possible influence of language on thought in the domain of motion event descriptions using a cognitive-semiotic framework. Previous studies (e.g., von Stutterheim et al. READ MORE