Sökning: "cultural psychology"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 122 avhandlingar innehållade orden cultural psychology.

  1. 11. Individual differences in the aging memory : Mediation accounts, moderators, and contextual factors

    Författare :Ola Sternäng; Åke Wahlin; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Nancy Pedersen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cognitive aging; interactions; context; mediation accounts; cross-cultural; longitudinal; individual differences; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Within the field of cognitive aging, mediation accounts propose that age affects cognitive abilities through a mediator variable. Most of these mediation accounts are developed based on studies with cross-sectional designs. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Looking good : a study of gendered body ideals among young people

    Författare :Carita Bengs; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; body ideals; young people; gender; consumer culture; ideal images; advertising; mass; Kroppskultur; Kroppsuppfattning; Ungdomar;

    Sammanfattning : The main objective of this thesis is to study how social and cultural norms regarding body and appearance are perceived and interpreted by young people. This is done by studying both how these perceptions affect young people and how the body is controlled and altered through practices such as dieting, exercise, plastic surgery and the use of steroids. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Embedded in a context : the adaptation of immigrant youth

    Författare :Ylva Svensson; Håkan Stattin; Frosso Motti-Stefanidi; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; immigrant youth; adaptation; development; settings; contextual features; linkage; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : With rising levels of immigration comes a need to know what fosters positive adaptation for the youth growing up in a new culture of settlement.The issue is increasingly studied; however, little of the research conducted has combined a developmental with a contextual approach. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Predictive Eye Movements During Action Observation in Infancy : Understanding the Processes Behind Action Prediction

    Författare :Dorota Green; Gustaf Gredebäck; Claes von Hofsten; Bennet I. Bertenthal; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Action prediction; action understanding; eye movements; eye-tracking; culture; infnacy; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Being able to predict the goal of other people’s actions is an important aspect of our daily lives. This ability allows us to interact timely with others and adjust our behaviour appropriately.The general aim of the present thesis was to explore which processes best explain our ability to predict other people’s action goals during development. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Vocal Expression of Emotion : Discrete-emotions and Dimensional Accounts

    Författare :Petri Laukka; Patrik N. Juslin; Erik Börjesson; Roddy Cowie; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; speech; emotion; vocal expression; emotion dimensions; acoustic cues; categorical perception; nonverbal communication; speech synthesis; cross-cultural communication; decoding accuracy; emotion intensity; meta-analysis; discrete emotions; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigated whether vocal emotion expressions are conveyed as discrete emotions or as continuous dimensions. Study I consisted of a meta-analysis of decoding accuracy of discrete emotions (anger, fear, happiness, love-tenderness, sadness) within and across cultures. LÄS MER