Blar i Faculty of Psychology på emneord "culture"
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Agents and patients in physical settings: Linguistic cues affect the assignment of causality in German and Tongan
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07-07)Linguistic cues may be considered a potent tool for focusing attention on causes or effects. In this paper, we explore how different cues affect causal assignments in German and Tongan. From a larger screening study, two ... -
Causal Attribution. Cross-cultural models for explaining events
(Master thesis, 2017-06-13)The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the association between culture and causal attribution for Saami and Norwegian participants. Data was collected through cognitive mapping, a technique aimed towards the ... -
The Cultural Challenge in Mathematical Cognition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)In their recent paper on “Challenges in mathematical cognition”, Alcock and colleagues (Alcock et al. [2016]. Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda. Journal of Numerical Cognition, ... -
Employment as a tool of integration and empowerment? Experiences of female African migrants living and working in Norway
(Master thesis, 2018-06-21)This research study designed to explore female migrants from Africa experiences of employment as a tool for integration and empowerment into Norwegian society. It explores different social and economic effects of employment ... -
Fylkesnemndas ansvar for å ta hensyn til barnets kulturelle bakgrunn og medvirkning - En kvalitativ dokumentanalyse av fylkesnemndsvedtak hvor formålet er fosterhjemsplassering av barn med etnisk minoritetsbakgrunn
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)Formålet med denne studien var å undersøke hvordan Fylkesnemnda for barnevern og sosiale saker forstår og vektlegger kultur og medvirkning i fylkesnemndsvedtak, hvor formålet var fosterhjemsplassering av barn med etnisk ... -
Hvilke organisatoriske trekk er forbundet med redusert risiko for bruk av mekaniske tvangsmidler i det psykiske helsevernet
(Master thesis, 2018-06-08)Through the years there has been focus on excessive use of coercion in Mental Health wards. This kind of intervention challenges human rights. Health policy is to minimize such practice. This paper aims to clarify which ... -
Kultur eller levekår? En kvantitativ studie av forskjeller i hjelpetiltak for barn med og uten innvandrerbakgrunn.
(Master thesis, 2019-12-17)Bakgrunn: Familier med innvandrerbakgrunn er overrepresentert i barneverntjenesten. I forskningslitteraturen blir dette knyttet til både ulikhet i levekår og kultur. Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å undersøke hvordan disse ... -
Variability in the alignment of number and space across languages and tasks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-04)While the domains of space and number appear to be linked in human brains and minds, their conceptualization still differs across languages and cultures. For instance, frames of reference for spatial descriptions vary ... -
When do past events require explanation? Insights from social psychology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Some past events incite more wonder about their causes than do others. For example, negative events require explanation more than positive events. We review social psychologists’ theoretical and empirical insights on what ... -
You must be joking! Benign violations, power asymmetry, and humor in a broader social context
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-19)Violated expectations can indeed be funny, as is acknowledged by incongruity theories of humor. According to the Benign Violation Theory (BVT), something is perceived as humorous when it hits the “sweet spot,” where there ...