Sökning: "Environmental psychology"
Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 148 avhandlingar innehållade orden Environmental psychology.
21. Determinant Factors for Memory Performance in Human Aging: A Study of Environmental, Person-Based, and Non-Cognitive Predictors Contributing to Memory Performance in old Adults
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to examine the importance of environmental, non-cognitive, and person-based variables for memory performance in old adults. Study I was conducted in cooperation with the Gerontology Research Centre and the Department of Psychology in Lund. LÄS MER
22. Effects of Certainty on Decision Making under Uncertainty: using subsidies to reduce production of environmental harmful products
Sammanfattning : The present thesis investigates the effects of an environmental policy, with the focus on producers’ decision making, which may be used as a means to decrease the production of environmentally harmful products. A subsidy system reimbursing a reduction in sales and/or production is with this aim experimentally investigated by simulating a market. LÄS MER
23. Work stress and overtime work - effects on cortisol, sleep, sleepiness and health
Sammanfattning : In Sweden the National Bureau of Statistics has reported an increase in stress-related disorders and sleep problems since the mid-1990’s. They also report that the number of hours of overtime worked has increased. LÄS MER
24. Models of Cooperation, Learning and Catastrophic Risk
Sammanfattning : Our world presents us with dangers and opportunities. Some of these dangers and opportunities are easier to handle if two or more individuals learn to cooperate. This thesis contributes five papers about cooperation, learning and catastrophic risk. LÄS MER
25. A Shield against Distraction from Environmental Noise
Sammanfattning : Working in noisy environments can be detrimental to cognitive performance. In order to perform well people have to find a way to attenuate distraction. LÄS MER