Essays about: "habituation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the word habituation.

  1. 1. Svenska hästägares erfarenheter av lastning med häst

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Elsa Widström; [2023]
    Keywords : häst; lastning; träning; transportfordon; enkät;

    Abstract : Studies have shown that struggle during loading of horses is a well-known problem. Horses are flight animals who usually avoid dark and narrow places where the view of their surroundings are limited. Horses are also naturally neophobic, which can cause problems when loading and training horses to load. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hawk-kite as a scaring method for avian pests in Kenyan rice fields

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Linnea Hollsten; [2023]
    Keywords : bird; crop; damage mitigation; pest control; repellent;

    Abstract : The human population is increasing globally, and so are the human-wildlife interactions and conservation conflicts. One source of conservation conflict is the crop damage caused by wildlife. Crop damage is negatively affecting farmers, but also the wildlife due to lethal methods used to reduce the damage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Akrasia and Addiction in the age of Social Media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Benjamin Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Akrasia; Weakness of will; Freedom of the Will; Addiction; Social Media Addiction; Dopamine; Dual system theory;

    Abstract : The concept of weakness of will, or Akrasia, relates to questions regarding the rationality of our choices. Philosophers such as Richard Holton and Alfred Mele have spearheaded the debate since the turn of the century, but quite recently arguments put forth by Nick Heather and Edmund Henden have catapulted the question into a subgenre between the medical, psychological, and philosophical fields. READ MORE

  5. 4. Getting used to the pain : An exploratory multiple case study on habituation to pressure

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Sandra Holmberg; Francis Ocaya; [2023]
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  6. 5. Thumbs Down, Thumbs Down, Thumbs Down : Does the Feedback-Related Negativity (FRN) Habituate?

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Aurelia Daniels; [2023]
    Keywords : FRN; ERP; EEG; habituation; sensitization;

    Abstract : The feedback-related negativity (FRN) is a negative event-related potential (ERP) component associated with the presentation of task feedback. The possibility that the FRN may habituate has been briefly mentioned in previous research (Garrido Chaves et al., 2020), but not yet been actively investigated. READ MORE