Essays about: "spatial cognition"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words spatial cognition.

  1. 6. The effect of early environment on the adaptability of chicks : exploring cognitive aspects

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

    Author : Kirste Colleen Mccrea; [2020]
    Keywords : adaptability; choice; early environment; environmental complexity; holeboard; poultry; spatial cognition;

    Abstract : Due to the many challenges that laying hens face throughout their lives in the production system, raising hens with the ability to adapt and cope within their environment is vital from both a welfare and production standpoint. The early environment of chicks has been shown to have lasting effects on the health and well being of laying hens later in life. READ MORE

  3. 7. How Chinese - English Bilinguals Think About Time : The Effects of Language on Space-Time Mappings

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Qiu Jun Zhang; [2020]
    Keywords : Linguistic relativity; Chinese - English bilinguals; mental representations of time; spatial-temporal metaphors; language experience;

    Abstract : The last decades have witnessed the resurgence of research on linguistic relativity, which provides empirical evidence of possible language effects on thought across various perceptual domains. This study investigated the linguistic relativity hypothesis in the abstract domain of time by looking at how L1 Chinese - L2 English bilinguals conceptualize time in two-dimensional space. READ MORE

  4. 8. Cognition and Emotion in Cinematic Virtual Reality : What are the challenges in production to creating an emotional response?

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Barbara Kubitzek; [2019]
    Keywords : Cinematic Virtual Reality CVR film; Cognition and Emotion; Production Challenges; Presence; Immersion; Remediation; Cinema of Attractions; Directing Techniques; Storytelling Strategies; Virtual Reality; Film Studies Theory and Practice; Filmisk Virtuell Verklighet; Kognition och Känsla; Produktion;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the challenges in production to create a live-action cinematic virtual reality film that aims to trigger a certain emotional response in the viewer. Cinematic virtual reality (CVR) is the term referred to throughout this thesis that has been used by Mateer (2017) in his paper. READ MORE

  5. 9. Embodied Understanding in Computer Programming : A semiotic analysis of metaphors used in programming

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Andreas Larsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Embodied Cognition; Computer Programming; Computer Science; Conceptual understanding; Conceptual metaphors; Social Semiotics; Qualitative analysis;

    Abstract : Language can be seen as a bridge between the way we think and our actions. From a social semiotic, language becomes a resource with which collective knowledge can be distributed. The way we talk about an artefact is a reflection of our conceptual understanding thereof. READ MORE

  6. 10. Mental map: A reliable definition of choice or a distorted recognition of space?

    University essay from KTH/Systemanalys och ekonomi

    Author : Wen Zhang; [2015]
    Keywords : Mental map; activity space; activity travel pattern; Stockholm.;

    Abstract : Mental map is considered as an individual’s mental representation of his/her spatial cognition. People learn from the environment and add information to their personal mental map. It becomes important when we try to understand the relationships between one’s travel decision processes and their choice sets. READ MORE