Essays about: "social psychology"

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  1. 6. 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

  3. 7. The Word for World is Forest : A multidisciplinary approach to teaching about genocide

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Marco Zalazar; [2023]
    Keywords : Genocide; Dehumanization; Peace Education; Le Guin; Cognitive Estrangement; Engaged Reading; Socratic Pedagogy;

    Abstract : The current position proposed as a possible antidote to future human conflicts is to educate our students about the horrific consequences of past atrocities. To this end, this research paper will examine the possibilities of teaching the students to recognize and reject dehumanizing attitudes in society. READ MORE

  4. 8. Using Social Media and Personality Predictions to Anticipate Startup Success

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Daniel Stenson; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Startup Success Predictions; Founder Personalities; Natural Language Processing; Social Media Analysis; Big 5 Personality Framework; Feed-forward Neural Network; XGBoost.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the potential of integrating predicted founder personalities, based on the Big 5 Personality Framework, into Machine Learning (ML) models to enhance the accuracy of early-stage startup success predictions. Leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, we extracted personality insights from founders' tweets, focusing on US startups funded between 2013 and 2015. READ MORE

  5. 9. Diablo: Immortal, A Pay-to-Win Study

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Keming Zhang; Ruiqi Liu; [2023]
    Keywords : Pay-to-Win; Free-to-Play; Mobile Game; Theory of Consumption Value;

    Abstract : Background: P2W games (Pay-to-Win) occupy a significant position in the Chinese gaming market, attracting a large number of players to participate and spend money. However, there is still a knowledge gap in understanding the motivational factors behind the behavior and psychology of Chinese players in terms of their purchase motivation in specific games Diablo: Immortal. READ MORE

  6. 10. 'The Self' in Law, Psychology, and Neurology: Understanding the Communicative Transference of Neurocognitive Impairments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Lars Linus Broström; [2023]
    Keywords : The Self; Neurocognitive Impairments; Systems Theory; Communicative Transference; Theory Generation; Medicine and Health Sciences; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper has been to create a theoretical framework by which one can understand communicative transference within, as well as between, systems. The paper has aimed to make use of how ‘the self’ in relation to neurocognitive impairments is conceptualized, communicated, and understood within the fields of Law, Psychology, and Neurology, in order to provide evidentiary support for such a communicative framework. READ MORE