Sökning: "Information avoidance"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 167 avhandlingar innehållade orden Information avoidance.

  1. 1. Norms in Prosocial Decisions : The Role of Observability, Avoidance, and Conditionality

    Författare :Per A Andersson; Daniel Västfjäll; Gustav Tinghög; Arvid Erlandsson; Gaëlle Vallée-Tourangeau; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Prosocial behavior; Norms; Observability; Information avoidance; Prosocialt beteende; Normer; Observerbarhet; Undvikande av information;

    Sammanfattning : Prosocial behaviors benefit other people and range from donations to charity to behavior limiting the spread of disease, such as masking and vaccination. The overarching purpose of this thesis was to contribute to our understanding of how social norms and conformity affect prosocial behavior. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Exploring the bits and pieces of curiosity : an information-theoretic approach to understanding what compels information-seeking

    Författare :Gustaf Wadenholt; Linus Holm; Paul Schrater; Ronald van den Berg; Kou Murayama; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Curiosity; uncertainty; information seeking; information gaps; learning satisfaction; learning reward; extrinsic reward; distraction; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the computational mechanisms that drive curiosity, the motivational state for learning for its own sake. Curiosity is operationalized as information-seeking behaviors and self-reported curiosity. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Formal Methods for Scalable Synthesis and Verification of Autonomous Systems : Mission Planning and Collision Avoidance

    Författare :Rong Gu; Cristina Seceleanu; Kristina Lundqvist; Eduard Paul Enoiu; Rajeev Alur; Mälardalens universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; autonomous agents; synthesis; verification; planning; collision avoidance; formal methods; model checking; Computer Science; datavetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Autonomous systems (a.k.a., agents) are often designed to move and execute tasks, without or with little human intervention. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Assessing Escalation of Commitment as an Antecedent of Noncompliance with Information Security Policy

    Författare :Miranda Kajtazi; Darek Haftor; Anita Mirijamdotter; Stewart Kowalski; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Information security policy; Escalation of commitment; Noncompliance behaviour; Self-justification; Sunk cost.; Informatik; Information Systems;

    Sammanfattning : For organizations, emphasizing investments in security technology has become the norm. Trending security technologies are important for an organization’s information security strategy. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Strategiska förhållningssätt till informationsteknik i små företag

    Författare :Sven Junghagen; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Small Business; Information technology; Diffusion; Strategic dispositions; Strategic contexts; Application contexts; Dynamics; Uncertainty avoidance; Småföretag;

    Sammanfattning : Both information technology and small business are considered to be of great importance for economy today. Several empirical studies have however showed that the diffusion of information technology among small business have been limited. LÄS MER