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McMahon, Brian. "Differential framing when meaning depends on motive /." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31840.

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Thesis (Ph.D)--Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.<br>Committee Chair: Jack Feldman; Committee Member: Lawrence R. James; Committee Member: Nathan Bennett; Committee Member: Richard Catrambone; Committee Member: Susan E. Embretson. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

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Wiita, Nathan Ellis. "Differential framing of situational strength: an individual differences-based conceptualization of work contexts." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44701.

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"Strong situations" have been shown to decrease behavioral variability, thereby attenuating the criterion-related validity of non-ability individual differences for criteria such as job performance (Barrick&Mount, 1993; Meyer, Dalal,&Bonaccio, 2009). However, it has been suggested that individuals, based on individual differences in implicit motives, may impute discrepant psychological meaning to social stimuli like situational strength--a process sometimes known as differential framing (James&McIntyre, 1996). If different psychological interpretations are attached to strong situation stimuli

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Liu, Kai. "Detecting stochastic motifs in network and sequence data for human behavior analysis." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2014. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/60.

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With the recent advent of Web 2.0, mobile computing, and pervasive sensing technologies, human activities can readily be logged, leaving digital traces of di.erent forms. For instance, human communication activities recorded in online social networks allow user interactions to be represented as “network” data. Also, human daily activities can be tracked in a smart house, where the log of sensor triggering events can be represented as “sequence” data. This thesis research aims to develop computational data mining algorithms using the generative modeling approach to extract salient patterns (mot

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Прокопенко, Ольга Володимирівна, Ольга Владимировна Прокопенко та Olha Volodymyrivna Prokopenko. "Мотиви споживання екологічних інновацій". Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2010. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/17452.

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Rangel, Bianca Tavares. "Motiva??es para ado??o: uma perspectiva da Psicologia Evolucionista." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2007. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/17381.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:37:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BiancaTR.pdf: 221009 bytes, checksum: 1221d932d6e83e0c6980f07204dda07f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-01-19<br>Parental investment increases the offspring s survival, though it decreases the opportunities for the parents to invest in a future progeny. In a broad sense, this investment is directed to one s own descendant, but in some cases, such as in adoption, resources are directed to non-relatives even in the absence of fitness benefits. Once there are many factors involved in adoption, this study investigated ad

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Espinosa, Hernandez Maria Graciela Lefkowitz Eva S. "Sexual behavior and motives in emerging adulthood." [University Park, Pa.] : Pennsylvania State University, 2009. http://etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-4711/index.html.

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Hirsch, Christopher. "Online News Habits: Related Motives, Context, and Behavior." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1512289680289342.

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Pettersson, Helene. "Understanding of human communicative motives in domestic dogs." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19067.

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<p>I investigated the understanding of human communicative motives in domestic dogs. Dogs use human communicative cues, like the pointing gesture when searching for hidden food, but it is uncertain how dogs interpret human communication. 32 dogs were presented with two communicative contexts in an object choice task experimental design. In a cooperative context the experimenter informed the subject where food was hidden by pointing and giving a verbal indication. In a competitive context the experimenter held out her arm towards the correct location in a stop gesture and firmly said no. To be

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Feriani, Luigi. "Understanding the collective dynamics of motile cilia in human airways." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2019. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/288418.

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Eukaryotic organisms rely on the coordinated beating of motile cilia for a multitude of fundamental reasons. In smaller organisms, such as Paramecium and the single cell alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, it is a matter of propulsion, to swim towards a higher concentration of nutrients or away from damaging environments. Larger organisms use instead the coordinated motion of cilia to push fluid along an epithelium: examples common to mammals are the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, the transport of ovules in the fallopian tubes, and breaking the left/right symmetry in the embryo.

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Chance, Aleksander. "Motives Beyond Fear: Thucydides on Honor, Vengeance, and Liberty." Thesis, Boston College, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2770.

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Thesis advisor: Robert Faulkner<br>Whereas many modern political philosophies and social science theories emphasize security or fear as the prevailing motivator of states and human beings more generally, Thucydides' political psychology seriously explores diverse motives. A careful reading of his work shows that honor, shame, vengeance, and the desire for liberty exert great influence in political affairs, including relations between political communities. I argue that this broad account of human motivation gives us a better account of many enduring features of international politics than theo

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Saluan, Christina M. "Motives for Managing Emotions at Work." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1247491725.

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Hilario, Marcus R. "Mediation of the prosocial personality / helping behavior relationship by value motives /." Abstract Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF), 2008. http://eprints.ccsu.edu/archive/00000546/02/1991FT.htm.

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Thesis (M.A.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2008.<br>Thesis advisor: James Conway. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 31-35). Also available via the World Wide Web.

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Roberts, Michael E. "Human collective behavior." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana Unversity, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3330786.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Depts. of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Cognitive Science, 2008.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Jul 22, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-10, Section: B, page: 6448. Advisers: Robert L. Goldstone; Peter M. Todd.

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Sellgren, Ulf. "Simulation-driven design : Motives, Means, and Opportunities." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion, 1999. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-2875.

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Efficiency and innovative problem solving are contradictory requirements for productdevelopment (PD), and both requirements must be satisfied in companies that strive to remainor to become competitive. Efficiency is strongly related to ”doing things right”, whereasinnovative problem solving and creativity is focused on ”doing the right things”.Engineering design, which is a sub-process within PD, can be viewed as problem solving or adecision-making process. New technologies in computer science and new software tools openthe way to new approaches for the solution of mechanical problems. Product

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Richerson, William Robert (Rob) III. "Evolutionary Motives and Consumer Food Choice in Romantic Relationships." UKnowledge, 2014. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/marketing_etds/3.

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This research examines the evolutionary eating patterns of consumers when eating with those they are in relationships with, moving beyond eating decisions made in isolation or in the presence of strangers. Across three studies, unique patterns of consumption emerge when males and females are in different stages of romantic relationships. I demonstrate that the evolutionary motives of mate acquisition and mate retention drive eating patterns for relationship partners relative to their gender. I show that females match the eating habits of males at early stages in the relationship but are more i

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Koutentakis, Dimitrios. "Modeling human driving behavior." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/129895.

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Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February, 2020<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-84).<br>The goal of this thesis paper is to explore models that can predict and anticipate driver behaviors on the road and give probabilities on future actions of neighboring vehicles, while being lightweight enough to be formally verifiable. This thesis starts with looking into related work and doing a short literature review on previous work on driver models. We th

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Woods, Theresa Lynn. "An Examination of Motives, Experiences, and Behaviors of MMORPG Players." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5157.

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Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are growing in popularity and use worldwide. This study seeks to explore the motivations and experiences of MMORPG players through an extensive online survey with more than a thousand participants (n=1,422). The findings support a complex relationship between the variables, including the direct effects of motivations and flow on the time invested by players in MMORPG play, as well as the mediated effects of motivation via flow. Causal relationships are examined in addition to the significance of direct and indirect effects on frequency

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Guillen-Royo, Monica. "Consumption and wellbeing : motives for consumption and needs satisfiers in Peru." Thesis, University of Bath, 2007. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532752.

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This thesis explores how consumption impacts on people’s wellbeing in seven Peruvian communities. It draws on social science literature on consumption and incorporates the key factors highlighted by the research on wellbeing determinants. Generally, it is accepted that consumption increases wellbeing by lifting people out of poverty and that it has a negative impact if it fails to place them at a higher social position. Other aspects defining consumption such as the symbolic meaning of goods, its pleasurable dimension, the role of goods and services as basic needs satisfiers, etc. have not bee

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Whitsett, Tashan Renea. "Motives Why Employees at Fort McPherson Accepted or Rejected Their Relocation." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3643.

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Base closures and relocations reduce costs to the Department of Defense but necessitate the relocation of personnel, organizations, and functions. When Fort McPherson closed, Fort Bragg received the organization's personnel and equipment. The problem in this study was the lack of knowledge and understanding within the U.S. military, especially among civil service and contractor employees affected by realignments and closures, regarding (a) the decision process to accept or reject offers to relocate, (b) the potential health effects related to relocating, and (c) the effect that personnel reloc

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Coderre, François. "The impact of emotional ads : the role of involvement, ad type, and type of purchase motives." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=28714.

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The present dissertation examines the impact of advertising message involvement (AMI) and the type of ad (ADTYPE) on the nature (cognitive versus affective) and level of abstraction of the information that is encoded during ad exposure. In addition, it examines the impact of brand response involvement (BRI) and the type of purchase motives (TPM) on the nature and level of abstraction of the information that is used for making a judgment or choice.<br>An experiment using 372 subjects was conducted. A 2x2x2x2 between subjects design manipulated AMI (low versus high), ADTYPE (rational versus emot

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Volz, Angela R. "College Women’s Motives for Drinking and Sex: Behavioral Correlates, Alcohol-Related Problems, and Sexual Victimization." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1343330070.

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Lundholm, Emma. "New motives for migration? : On interregional mobility in the nordic context." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1421.

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The subject of this thesis is migrants’ motives and the outcomes of interregional migration, as well as how the propensity for interregional migration has changed for different groups over the past three decades. The background consists of a discussion on the role of the labour market in long-distance migration decisions and a discussion on how social and economic change affect the context in which migration decisions are made. The thesis consists of four empirical studies presented in four separate papers. The studies derive from two sources of data. Papers I and II are based on a Nordic surv

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Plowman, Ian Cameron. "Birth order, motives, occupational role choice and organizational innovation : an evolutionary perspective /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18589.pdf.

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Kalwar, Santosh. "Human behavior on the Internet." Thesis, Lappeenranata University of Technology, 2009. http://www.kalwar.com.np.

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In this thesis, "Human behavior on the Internet", the human anxiety is conceptualized. The following questions have guided the writing of the thesis: How humans behave with the Internet technology? What goes in their mind? What kinds of behaviors are shown while using the Internet? What is the role of the content on the Internet and especially what are the types of anxiety behavior on the Internet? By conceptualization this thesis aims to provide a model for studying whether humans show signs of less or exacerbated anxiety while using the Internet.The empirical part of this thesis was built on

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Poletti, Piero. "Human Behavior in Epidemic Modelling." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2010. https://hdl.handle.net/11572/367834.

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Mathematical models represent a powerful tool for investigating the dynamics of human infection diseases, providing useful predictions about the spread of a disease and the effectiveness of possible control measures. One of the central aspects to understand the dynamics of human infection is the heterogeneity in behavioral patters adopted by the host population. Beyond control measures imposed by public authorities, human behavioral changes can be triggered by uncoordinated responses driven by the diffusion of fear in the general population or by the risk perception. In order to assess how an

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Poletti, Piero. "Human Behavior in Epidemic Modelling." Doctoral thesis, University of Trento, 2010. http://eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it/422/1/tesi.pdf.

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Mathematical models represent a powerful tool for investigating the dynamics of human infection diseases, providing useful predictions about the spread of a disease and the effectiveness of possible control measures. One of the central aspects to understand the dynamics of human infection is the heterogeneity in behavioral patters adopted by the host population. Beyond control measures imposed by public authorities, human behavioral changes can be triggered by uncoordinated responses driven by the diffusion of fear in the general population or by the risk perception. In order to assess how

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Wang, Wei. "Human Face and Behavior Analysis." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/11572/367945.

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Human face and behavior analysis are very important research topics in the field of computer vision and they have broad applications in our everyday life. For instance, face alignment, face aging, face expression analysis and action recognition have been well studied and applied for security and entertainment. With these face analyzing techniques (e.g., face aging), we could enhance the performance of cross-age face verification system which now has been used for banks and electronic devices to recognize their clients. With the help of action recognition system, we could better summarize the u

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Wang, Wei. "Human Face and Behavior Analysis." Doctoral thesis, University of Trento, 2018. http://eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it/2925/1/phd_thesis.pdf.

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Human face and behavior analysis are very important research topics in the field of computer vision and they have broad applications in our everyday life. For instance, face alignment, face aging, face expression analysis and action recognition have been well studied and applied for security and entertainment. With these face analyzing techniques (e.g., face aging), we could enhance the performance of cross-age face verification system which now has been used for banks and electronic devices to recognize their clients. With the help of action recognition system, we could better summarize the u

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Lee, Grace Leung. "Cultural Differences in the Relationship Between Feedback-Seeking Motives and Feedback-Seeking Behaviors." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1374499755.

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Contente, Otávio Jose do Carmo. "The impact of corporate social responsibility on consumer behavior: the role of profit-seeking and altruistic perceived motives." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9598.

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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics<br>This research investigates the impact of perceived motives of CSR on consumer behavior. Specifically, it tests the strength that profit-seeking and altruistic motives have on influencing corporate image, consumer trust, perceived quality, perceived risk and purchase intention. The total of 183 consumers from one highly respected organization answered the survey. Results indicate that altruistic motives seem to positively influence all variabl

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Ellis, Jon E. Martin Michael W. "Human behavior representation of military teamwork." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Jun%5FEllis.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Modeling, Virtual Environment and Simulation (MOVES))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2006.<br>Thesis Advisor(s): Christian Darken and Jeffrey Crowson. "June 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75). Also available in print.

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Wright, James Robert. "Modeling human behavior in strategic settings." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58840.

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Increasingly, electronic interactions between individuals are mediated by specialized algorithms. One might hope to optimize the relevant algorithms for various objectives. An aspect of online platforms that complicates such optimization is that the interactions are often strategic: many agents are involved, all with their own distinct goals and priorities, and the outcomes for each agent depend both on their own actions, and upon the actions of the other agents. My thesis is that human behavior can be predicted effectively in a wide range of strategic settings by a single model that synthesiz

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Khosla, Aditya. "Predicting human behavior using visual media." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109001.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173).<br>The ability to predict human behavior has applications in many domains ranging from advertising to education to medicine. In this thesis, I focus on the use of visual media such as images and videos to predict human behavior. Can we predict what images people remember or forget? Can we predict the type of images people will like? Can we use a photograph of someone to determine

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Mahamadi, Abdelrhman. "Bond Graph Models for Human Behavior." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1479485016074583.

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Martin, Michael W. "Human behavior representation of military teamwork." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2754.

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This work presents a conceptual structure for the behaviors of artificial intelligence agents, with emphasis on creating teamwork through individual behaviors. The goal is to set up a framework which enables teams of simulation agents to behave more realistically. Better team behavior can lend a higher fidelity of human behavior representation in a simulation, as well as provide opportunities to experiment with the factors that create teamwork. The framework divides agent behaviors into three categories: leadership, individual, and team-enabling. Leadership behaviors consist of planning, decis

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Przemeck, Judith. "Personnel economics, incentives and human behavior /." [Bonn] : [s.n.], 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017381917&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Smith, Ryan Christopher. "Incorporating Motives into the Theory of Planned Behavior: Implications for Reducing Alcohol Abuse among College Students." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32340.

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College alcohol abuse continues as a major public-health concern. Theory-driven research is necessary to address the severe negative consequences of this college drinking. One theory that offers particular promise is the theory of planned behavior (TPB). This theory posits that attitudes, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and intentions are the causal underpinnings of behavior. The current research investigates the utility of this theory in predicting college-student drinking behavior and investigates the potential benefit of including â motivesâ as an additional theoretic

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Philips-Roth, Emily Anne. "Coping and Enhancement Motives in Female College Drinkers: Patterns of Alcohol Use, Problems, and Risky Behavior." Miami University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1304711407.

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Christian, Amy J. "Human distillations : the visual and conceptual development of a body of work." Virtual Press, 1988. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/724961.

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The creative project was the end result of a year of focused exploration and development in the areas of painting and drawing. The artist created a group of five oil paintings and four mixed media drawings which culminated her year of work. The pieces were exhibited on Ball State University campus as well as being documented and evaluated in a thesis paper.A strong belief in the importance of the ability to pursue an idea or concept to its furthest point led the artist to set the goals of the project. While working on the project, the artist honed her technical skills, and strengthened her per

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Hammes, Janine. "Behavior of Swedes towards Milk Substitute Products." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avd för företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-8144.

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These days, milk substitute products are getting more popular and exist together with milk on the market. These substitute products are appreciated by consumers due to animal welfare, environmental or health related reasons. The purpose of the investigation was to make assumptions about the future situation of farmers and which demographic, personal, sociological, cultural and psychological determinants have an impact on Swedish consumers purchasing substitute products. The proposed methodology to reveal the impact of those factors was a qualitative research. Ten semi-structured interviews wit

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Avallone, Kimberly M. "The Effect of Asthma on Smoking Behavior and Smoking-Related Cognitive Processes among Adult Smokers." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313685556.

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Andersson, Edith, Matilda Andersson, and Sofie Rehnström. "Hey girl, what are your motives? : Exploring the purchase behavior motives of Swedish females when consuming high-end beauty and skincare products and the effects of online personalized advertising." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-48646.

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Background: As retailing moves towards online shopping the number of online purchases have increased substantially over the last year in Sweden (Klarna Bank AB, 2019). The industry of high-end beauty and skincare products has experienced growth in 2019 (PostNord, 2019), which is of interest to investigate. There lies importance for firms in retrieving knowledge of how the target market thinks and reacts. This research allows for a deeper understanding of the motivations of consumer behavior, which will be of high value for retailers and marketers when further operating in 2020 and entering 202

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Gunnervall, Anders. "Motives of potential event visitors : A pre-event case study of the Storsjöyran music festival." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-14090.

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The purpose of this thesis was to study potential event visitors and their motives to either attend or not attend an event. A pre-event case study of the music festival Storsjöyran was conducted and 701 potential visitors’ motives were studied through a web-based survey containing both questions with 5-point Likert-type scale and open ended questions. The main motive for visiting Storsjöyran music festival was to experience the core program (live music), but socializing and to experience the special atmosphere were also important factors. Motives for not visiting the festival were a question o

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Morken, Gunnar. "Seasonal Variation of Human Mood and Behavior." Doctoral thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-326.

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<p>Seasonal variations of mood, behavior and physiology have been of increasing interest. At least two different seasonal rhythms seem to exist: Descriptions of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) with increased weight, increased sleep and fatigue during winter have attracted attention in academic psychiatry and in the general public the last two decades. In addition to such a difference in mood, weight and sleep between summer and winter, many studies describe a spring and fall increase in frequency of suicides and of admissions to hospital for mood disorders. In searching for a possible etiolo

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Engmo, Vidar. "Representation of Human Behavior in Military Simulations." Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Telematics, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-9798.

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<p>The purpose of this master thesis was to investigate the psychological and computational basis for human behavior representation (HBR) in military simulations and identify problem areas of existent software agent frameworks that provide computer generated forces (CGF) with human like cognitive abilities. The master thesis identifies psychological properties that influence human cognition in an operational environment through a theoretical study of operational and cognitive psychology. The psychological properties of human cognition are then connected to artificial intelligence through a the

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Hartford, Jason Siyanda. "Deep learning for predicting human strategic behavior." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59559.

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Predicting the behavior of human participants in strategic settings is an important problem for applications that rely on game theoretic reasoning to design mechanisms or allocate resources. Most existing work either assumes that participants are perfectly rational, or attempts to directly model each participant's cognitive processes based on insights from cognitive psychology and experimental economics. In this work, we present an alternative, a deep learning-based approach that automatically performs cognitive modeling without relying on such expert knowledge. We introduce a novel architectu

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Edlund, Mattias. "Artificial Intelligence in Games : Faking Human Behavior." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-258222.

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This paper examines the possibilities of faking human behavior with artificial intelligence in computer games, by using efficient methods that save valuable development time and also creates a more rich experience for the players of a game. The specific implementation of artificial intelligence created and discussed is a neural network controlling a finite-state machine. The objective was to mimic human behavior rather than simulating true intelligence. A 2D shooter game is developed and used for experiments performed with human and artificial intelligence controlled players. The game sessions

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QUEVA, CAROLINE. "Human following behavior for an autonomousmobile robot." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-142474.

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Robots are used more and more to change people's life. In recent times, some robots have found their place in houses. Those robots are specic ones as for example robotic vacuum cleaners. The next step in robotics' evolution is to make people live with robots in everyday life. This project attempts to make a robot follow a person. To achieve that, a people detector using a RGB-D sensor is implemented. The result of this detector is sent to a tracking algorithm using depth segmentation and a region growing algorithm. At the end, a navigation algorithm containing path planning and obstacle avoida

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Haller, Karon Anne. "The double bind : paradox in human behavior /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1989. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/1085793x.

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Shah, Fahad. "Modeling human group behavior in virtual worlds." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4704.

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Virtual worlds and massively-multiplayer online games are rich sources of information about large-scale teams and groups, offering the tantalizing possibility of harvesting data about group formation, social networks, and network evolution. They provide new outlets for human social interaction that differ from both face-to-face interactions and non-physically-embodied social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter. We aim to study group dynamics in these virtual worlds by collecting and analyzing public conversational patterns of users grouped in close physical proximity. To do this, we

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