Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Document Types "Master thesis"
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A Wild Choose Chase: Exploring Researcher Degrees of Freedom in Event-Related Potential Preprocessing Through Multiverse Analysis
(Master thesis, 2024-05-31)Begrepet forskeres frihetsgrader («researcher degrees of freedom») refererer til de ulike metodologiske valgene som må gjøres av forskere som utfører en vitenskapelig studie. Ethvert resultat fra en studie er et produkt ... -
Acceptance and use of ChatGPT among German-speaking students and teachers
(Master thesis, 2024-06-07)Artificial intelligence (AI) has received widespread interest in recent years, particularly following the launch of the chatbot ChatGPT. This study aimed to explore which factors influence the adoption of ChatGPT in students ... -
Acute effects of blue light on alertness
(Master thesis, 2022-11-19)The discovery of a third-class retinal photoreceptors (ipRGCs) sensitive to the short wavelength light (from 460nm to 480nm) have influenced research on circadian rhythms over the last two decades, with increasing research ... -
Angst og depresjon som risikofaktorer for uføretrygding
(Master thesis, 2001)The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of anxiety and depression as risk factors for disability pension. The empirical data was obtained from the two health-studies in Nord-Trøndelag County in Norway in ... -
Arbeidsengasjement som forklaringsmekanisme for sammenhengen mellom transformasjonsledelse og proaktiv medarbeideratferd. En kvantitativ dagbokstudie over 30 døgn
(Master thesis, 2019-05-08)Knowledge of factors that foster proactive behavior among followers is likely to be essential for organizations in today’s dynamic environment. The aim of this diary study is to investigate the role of daily work engagement ... -
Arbeidsmiljø i et toppsikret fengsel. Konfrontasjoner, utbrenthet og mestring
(Master thesis, 2001)This study examined social and psychological factors at work, interpersonal contact including various types of confrontations with inmates, burnout, and copingstrategies among correctional employees in one of the biggest ... -
Autentisk ledelse og situasjonsbevissthet
(Master thesis, 2017)This study presents the relationship between authentic leadership and situation awareness. This is linked to subjective risk assessment and unsafe actions in workplace. The study is a pre-registered replication, and it ... -
Behandling av unipolar depresjon med Elektrokonvulsiv terapi - En systematisk litteraturgjennomgang av studier på Elektrokonvulsiv terapi og dens innvirkning på anterograd hukommelse hos pasienter med unipolar depresjon.
(Master thesis, 2016-09-30)The aim of the present study is to map anterograde memorydysfunction among patients with unipolar depression following terminated treatment using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). ECT represents one of the most important ... -
Biased Thinking in the Face of Uncertainty: Exploring the Process of Diagnostic Decision Making Within the Field of Psychiatry
(Master thesis, 2018-06-07)A considerable amount of medical errors are indicated to occur during the diagnostic process. Various forms of faulty cognition on the part of the physicians have been identified as sources of diagnostic errors, including ... -
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 ... -
Circadian and metabolic consequences of shift work; a rat model
(Master thesis, 2015-10-01)Shift workers are at risk for metabolic health problems. Previous research suggests circadian rhythm disruption as an underlying mechanism. In my thesis, I investigate the circadian and metabolic consequences of shift work ... -
A Cognitive examination of Top-down and Bottom-up Processes involved in the generation of False Auditory Perceptions: a Signal Detection analysis
(Master thesis, 2018-06-20)In a recent model, Waters and colleagues (2012) proposes that auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) arise in hallucination prone groups due to an interaction between cognitive top-down and bottom-up process. This interaction ... -
Cooperation in the Heat of the Moment: The Effect of Leadership Behavior on SwiftTrust
(Master thesis, 2018-06-13)Development of trust demands personal knowledge and is time consuming; at least so scholars have argued for several decades. Very little work has been done to investigate why in some cases people act as if there are high ... -
Cortisol levels in survivors of the Utøya shootings two to three years after the event
(Master thesis, 2016-05-18)Survivors of the Utøya shootings 2011 are at risk at developing PTSD/PTSS symptoms. Previous research has addressed the biological markers associated with the development of PTSD/PTSS, with special attention to the HPA ... -
Daglig bruk av selvmålsetting som forklaring på individuelle daglige variasjoner i oppgaveutførelse. En kvantitativ dagbokstudie
(Master thesis, 2019-05-07)The aim of this study is to examine factors that influence daily variations in individuals’ task performance. This was measured with a daily diary design. Daily use of self-goal setting is assumed to increase daily task ... -
Daglig sammenheng mellom empowermentbasert ledelse og job-crafting: Den mulige modererende rollen av nevrotisisme
(Master thesis, 2016-05-15)This quantitative diary study adds to the existing job-crafting literature by examining daily influence of empowerment leadership (autonomy and development support) on follower's job-crafting behavior ( increasing challenging ... -
Daglig sammenheng mellom passiv ledelse og manglende sikkerhetsetterlevelse: Den modererende rollen til promotion-fokus og prevention-fokus. En kvantitativ dagbokstudie blant norske krigsskolekadetter
(Master thesis, 2019-04-26)A major focus for today’s organizations is workplace safety. It is in the organizations best interest to look after its employees, avoid injuries and accidents, and financial consequences related to an accident. Thus, ...