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Promoting team effectiveness : how leaders and learning processes influences team outcomes

Herre, Christiane ; Klumb, Petra (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2010.

Investigating mechanisms of feature-based visual selection : evidence from analyses of inter-trial, developmental, and affective modulations

Grubert, Anna ; Krummenacher, Joseph (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2010.

Friend or foe? : value preferences and the association between intergroup relations and out-group attitudes and perceptions

Eicher, Véronique ; Perrez, Meinrad (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2010.

The aim of this dissertation thesis was to analyze the values, out-group attitudes and perceptions of Israeli, Palestinian, American and Swiss students. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been going on for several decades and it is therefore important to understand the values and mutual perceptions of the groups in conflict, as well as of third parties and bystanders. The first major focus of...

Cultural similarities and differences in couples' adjustment to competing family and work demands

Wang, Zhiyun ; Perrez, Meinrad (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2010.

Conflicting work and family demands can lead to individual and interpersonal stress in close relationships. The literature suggests that individuals from various cultural contexts differ in how they organize domestic work in the family and in the support they receive from other persons. At the same time, past findings suggest effects of culture on individuals’ emotional behaviors and...

Investigating attentional mechanisms underlying feature integration : evidence from within- and cross-modality behavioral and eye movement studies

Chavaillaz, Alain ; Krummenacher, Joseph (Dir.) ; Kerzel, Dirk (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2010.

The present work is aimed at contributing to a better understanding of the spatial and temporal mechanisms underlying integration of feature signals within and between sensory modalities under search conditions. Furthermore, it investigates the respective contribution of feature signals in the elaboration of memory for the search context in a complex visual search task. Chapter 2 presents an...

Cognitive and neural humor processing : the influence of structural stimulus properties and theory of mind

Samson, Andrea C. ; Huber, Oswald (Dir.) ; Ruch, Willibald (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2008.

The aim of the present dissertation is to broaden the knowledge of cognitive humor processes that are the basis of humor appreciation through a multidisciplinary approach: psychological as well as cognitive-linguistic humor theories were taken into account. The focus of interest lies mainly on the incongruity-resolution step of humor processing in relation to structural properties of humorous...

Adaptational processes in affective disorders : Conceptual, empirical and clinical perspectives

Kramer, Ulrich ; Bodenmann, Guy (Dir.) ; Drapeau, Martin (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2008.

The process of personal development : a critical study of the theories of Bernard Lonergan and Carl Rogers on personal development

Slattery, Gabriel ; Luyten, Norbert (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 1974.

Transition to retirement and aging : change and persistence of personal identities

Teuscher, Ursina ; Retschitzki, Jean (Dir.) ; Spini, Dario (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2003.

This doctoral thesis deals with the question of how self-images change when people are getting into the age of retirement. Two main issues are addressed regarding the development of personal identities in that life stage: (1) The content of identity: the question if and how retired people have a different way of defining or characterizing themselves than employed people. (2) The age identity...

Tracing the decision maker

Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Michael ; Huber, Oswald (Dir.) ; Kühberger, Anton (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2005.

This thesis focuses on two themes: a methodological and a decision making one. The methodological part introduces the development of a computerized information search tool. The program, called WebDiP (Web Decision Processes), enables the researcher to track participants while they are searching for information in a database. An experiment can be done either in the laboratory or on the Web. The...