Essays about: "social psychology"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 345 essays containing the words social psychology.

  1. 31. Bleed and Identity : A conceptual model of bleed and how bleed-out from role-playing games can affect a player’s sense of self

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Kjell Hedgard Hugaas; [2022]
    Keywords : Sense of Self; Identity; Role-Playing; RPGs; Larp; Bleed; Transformative Play;

    Abstract : The RPG concept of bleed describes the spillover of physical states, mental states, physicality, values, opinions and other similar concepts from player to character and vice versa. Over the years there have been several specific types of bleed suggested by numerous theorists, but how these suggested types stand in relation to each other has yet to be theorized. READ MORE

  2. 32. Civilian Coping Strategies in War : A Qualitative Content Analysis of a Diary from the Siege of Breslau in 1945

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Greta Middendorf; [2022]
    Keywords : Civilians in War; Diary; WWII in Germany; Lazarus and Folkman’s theory on psychological stress and coping; Qualitative Content Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate how civilians coped with life-threatening situations in WWII through analyzing the diary of a civilian from the siege of Breslau in 1945. There are two main issues this study attempts to address. Firstly, current Peace and Conflict Studies lack integration from theories from psychology. READ MORE

  3. 33. Predicting Neighborhood Attachment in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Lennart Paul Bischoff; [2022]
    Keywords : Neighborhood attachment; residential environment; environmental psychology; prediction; model; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Neighborhood attachment is an important and influential concept in environmental psychology. Yet, there is a lack of quantitative research that allows predictions to be made. Additionally, whereas neighborhood attachment is influenced by various variables, most studies only have assessed a few predictors. READ MORE

  4. 34. "Hot hand" in Esports: Quiet Eye Does Not Generalize to Multiple Targets in a Computerized Task

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Jan Krajník; [2022]
    Keywords : Quiet Eye; Eye Tracking; Esports; Gaming; Vision; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The effect of ”Quiet Eye” (QE), an oculomotor behavior predicting improved performance, has been identified in a variety of sports studies in the past 30 years. Most commonly, longer QE durations and earlier QE onsets results in higher accuracy of the participants. Recently, Dahl et al. READ MORE

  5. 35. Re-Treat Yourself

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Veronika Jalas; [2022]
    Keywords : spa; retreat; mental health; Sälen; Tandådalen; nature; architecture; stress;

    Abstract : In my thesis project I wanted to learn about how architecture affects people and how we can design spaces that can make people feel less stressed. I started out by researching about environmental psychology and the senses and combined what I learned into a building that can help promote mental well being. READ MORE