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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 65 avhandlingar innehållade orden SOCIAL SCIENCES Social sciences Psychology Cognitive science.
1. The malleability of political attitudes : Choice blindness, confabulation and attitude change
Sammanfattning : This thesis is an empirical and theoretical investigation of choice blindness, in particular in the domain of political attitudes. Choice blindness is a cognitive phenomenon in which people do not notice dramatic mismatches between what they choose and what they get while still offering seemingly introspective arguments to explain their (putative) choice. LÄS MER
2. Individually tailored internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adolescents, young adults and older adults with anxiety
Sammanfattning : Anxiety disorders share the feature of excessive fear, anxiety and related behavioural disturbances. Fear is defined as the emotional response to a real or a perceived imminent threat and anxiety is the anticipation of a future threat. LÄS MER
3. Reasoning with Bounded Cognitive Resources
Sammanfattning : Reasoning is an essential element of intelligence. Automated reasoning in formal and symbolic systems is a major topic in computer science and artificial intelligence (AI). Programs for computer-assisted and automated theorem proving are being constructed and used by mathematicians and logicians. LÄS MER
4. Restructuring the socially anxious brain : Using magnetic resonance imaging to advance our understanding of effective cognitive behaviour therapy for social anxiety disorder
Sammanfattning : Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a common psychiatric disorder associated with considerable suffering. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective but a significant proportion does not respond or relapses, stressing the need of augmenting treatment. LÄS MER
5. Situated Play
Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses computer game play activities from the perspective of embodied and situated cognition. From such a perspective, game play can be divided into the physical handling of the game and the players' understanding of it. LÄS MER