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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Social closeness"”.
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Influence of social closeness on children’s trust in testimony
… interpersonal similarity, an indicator of social closeness, influenced children’s epistemic trust in others’ testimony. Three- to 5-year-olds met two puppet informants, one of whom matched their preferences and physical attributes. Children were encouraged to request novel objects’ names …
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Investigating the interplay of different recommendation sources and social closeness on consumer behaviour in the context of gift purchase
Gift giving is a socially and psychologically rich activity influenced by relational closeness and the credibility of recommendation sources. This thesis explores how recommendation source (AI vs. human) and social closeness (close vs. distant relationships) affect recommendation acceptance and …
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I Play For Togetherness: Impacts of Audio-Visual Asynchrony on Feelings of Social Closeness in Adult Community Wind Band Musicians
… of audio-visual asynchrony on feelings of social closeness in adult community band musicians. This study is situated within the fields of music cognition and sociology and explores how changes to the cognitive load of a performing musician by means of conflicting sensory information affects …
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Overhearers’ perceptions of familiarity between interlocutors in computer-mediated communication based on GIF usage
… what GIF usage suggests about interlocutors’ social relationships. In particular, through a perception experiment among young adults, this study investigates how GIF usage affects perceptions of social closeness between interlocutors. I find that participants perceive interlocutors to be …
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Exploring the construction and maintenance of social relationships within an elite female football club using photo interviews and visual concept relationship mapping methods.
Social relationships and friendships form a central part of individuals’ lives and can both enhance and hinder their experiences in a variety of settings. In team sports, this is especially true as relationships between teammates are integral to team performance, success and wellbeing. Importantly, …
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The Role of Psychological Distance in Influencing Consumer’s Future Behavioural Intention in A Digital Service Encounter: A Cross-National Investigation of Motor Insurance – UK And Nigeria
… enjoyment, trust, satisfaction, familiarity, and social influence as antecedents of continuance intention and recommendation intention. Furthermore, relevant cues of the mediating role of psychological distance particularly, temporal, social and physical/spatial distance dimensions was …
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The role of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and parental misperceptions in risk for child physical abuse
… too. In this case, the unwantedness depends on social proximity of the communicating parties. For detecting these unwanted calls, I propose a framework that analyzes incoming calls for unwanted behavior. The framework includes a VoIP spam detector (VSD) that analyzes incoming VoIP calls for spam …
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System and Methods for Detecting Unwanted Voice Calls
… too. In this case, the unwantedness depends on social proximity of the communicating parties. For detecting these unwanted calls, I propose a framework that analyzes incoming calls for unwanted behavior. The framework includes a VoIP spam detector (VSD) that analyzes incoming VoIP calls for spam …
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The Impact Of Autobiographical And Vicarious Events On Narrative Identity
… that vicarious events from within a person's social network can be as germane to identity development as autobiographical events if the vicarious event involves someone with whom the person is socially-close rather than socially-distant and is an event in which the self was more proximal …
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The Impact of Psychological Interventions on Wound Healing
… wound healing process and to further investigate social support interventions using a different intervention type. First a systematic review was conducted looking at previous studies that investigated the effects of psychological interventions on wound healing. The results of this review …
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Interpersonal influences in human visual attention: from behaviour to EEG.
Human evolution has shaped us into social animals, who are continually immersed in social interactions, constantly performing tasks with others and sharing our reality with them (Dunbar, 2003; Tomasello, Carpenter, Call, Behne, & Moll, 2005). For many of these interactions to be successful, it is …
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How Message Framing and Activating Constructs Reduce Psychological Distance: Strengthening Connections Between Supporters and Beneficiaries
… the increasing adoption of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles has led companies to shift their focus beyond mere economic value creation. While environmental issues continue to matter, companies are increasingly turning their attention to the social aspects of ESG. This …