• A Literature Study to Explore Empirically: What Is the Scientific Discipline of Human Factors and What Makes It Distinct from Other Related Fields 

      Laumann, Karin; Rasmussen, Martin; Boring, Ronald (Chapter, 2018)
      The aim of this paper is to investigate which topics are studied within human factors, what are the “levels” studied (individuals, work group, organizations, societies), and which methods are used. The questions were ...
    • Challenges with data for human reliability analysis 

      Laumann, Karin; Blackman, Harold S.; Rasmussen, Martin (Chapter, 2018)
      A lack of empirical data is often been presented as a large challenge for HRA, which begs the question: why is this so difficult? HRA methods were not developed as objective quantitative test methods, but more as qualitative ...
    • Conceptual Framework for Therapeutic Training with Biofeedback in Virtual Reality: First Evaluation of a Relaxation Simulator 

      Fominykh, Mikhail; Prasolova-Førland, Ekaterina; Stiles, Tore C; Krogh, Anne Berit; Linde, Mattias (Chapter, 2017)
      This paper presents a concept for designing low-cost therapeutic training with biofeedback and virtual reality. We completed the first evaluation of a prototype - a mobile learning application for relaxation training, ...
    • Depression: Is Rumination Really Adaptive? 

      Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Haarklau Kleppestø, Thomas; Larsen, Simen Mjøen; Jørgensen, Bjørn Emil Gloppen (Chapter, 2017)
      Within evolutionary approaches to depression there is a rather even split between theories that propose that depression and symptoms of major depressive disorder are not adaptive and those that propose that depression is ...
    • Driving Simulators in Teaching and Learning: A Qualitative Study 

      Sætren, Gunhild Birgitte; Vaag, Jonas Rennemo; Pedersen, Pål Andreas; Birkeland, Toril Fagerli; Holmquist, Thor Owe; Lindheim, Catharina; Skogstad, Martin Rasmussen (Chapter, 2021)
      Background: Different learning styles require different teaching methods, and the use of simulator as a learning tool can thus be an important contribution to driver instruction. Road traffic is a highly complex and high-risk ...
    • Energy equality and energy sufficiency: new policy principles to accelerate the energy transition 

      Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe (Chapter, 2019)
      Energy equality (EE) is a novel concept, and its tentative definition was recently presented as follows: “Providing all individuals with equal opportunities of using energy services, energy technologies, and consuming ...
    • Energy Justice and Intergenerational Ethics: Theoretical Perspectives and Institutional Designs 

      Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Corvino, Fausto; Löfquist, Lars (Chapter, 2020)
      In this work, we discuss how both contractualism, in the Western tradition, and communitarianism, in the African interpretation based on the idea of Ubuntu, conceptualise intergenerational justice. Even though both ...
    • Evaluating the use of virtual reality in work safety: a literature review 

      Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin (Chapter, 2020)
      Addressing the challenges related to the safety of the work routines is one of the top priorities for any modern industry, and constant investments are explicitly tailored to reduce work-related risks and to train employees ...
    • Evaluation of Sexual Behavior in Laboratory vs Seminatural Conditions 

      Chu, Xi; Ågmo, Anders j (Chapter, 2023)
      Sexual behavior is, by necessity, sexually dimorphic. Males transfer sperm to females, whereas females receive sperm from males. Discussions of sex differences in copulatory behavior are consequently trivial. However, the ...
    • Expectations of users and non-users of wearable sensors and mobile health applications 

      Henriksen, André; Pfuhl, Gerit; Woldaregay, Ashenafi Zebene; Issom, David-Zacharie; Årsand, Eirik; Sato, Keiichi; Hartvigsen, Gunnar (Chapter, 2022)
      Patient self-management is vital to improved health outcomes for patients with chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to understand the role of wearable sensors in patients’ self-management. A survey encompassing ...
    • How Can Social Expectations and Related Stress among Adolescents and Young Adults Be Better Coped with through Practicing Yoga? 

      Hagen, Ingunn (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      In this chapter, I discuss how practicing yoga was experienced by adolescents and young adults and how such experiences seem to contribute to better coping with stress. As a contextualization, I will describe the current ...
    • How single events change travel mode choice : a life span perspective 

      Kløckner, Christian (Chapter, 2004)
      This paper reports the results of an explorative study with 91 German participants which was conducted in late 2003 as online-research with people between 19 and 62 years of age. Aim of the study was to test which events ...
    • Immersive visual technologies and human health 

      Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin (Chapter, 2021)
      The fast-phased adoption of modern immersive visual technologies in many fields calls for an assessment of potential costs and benefits from the point of view of human health. Humans often reported feelings of discomfort ...
    • Integrity of Integrated Navigation Systems 

      Lund, Mass Soldal; Gulland, Jørgen Emil; Hareide, Odd Sveinung; Jøsok, Øyvind; Weum, Karl Olav Carlsson (Chapter, 2018)
      Computerized systems are revolutionizing modern ships' bridges and maritime operations. Central components in this are Integrated Navigation Systems (INS) and Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) which ...
    • Looking for additional data sources for HRA: Microworlds and beyond 

      Rasmussen, Martin; Laumann, Karin; Boring, Ronald (Chapter, 2019)
      Human error is attributed as the cause of 50–90% of all accidents and incidents. One of the method-types that try to estimate or predict human error is human reliability analysis (HRA). This paper explores how microworlds ...
    • Managerial Sense-making During Technological Changes 

      Saghafian, Mina; Gotcheva, Nadezhda; Laumann, Karin; Skogstad, Martin Rasmussen (Chapter, 2020)
      In this paper, we investigate how managers enhance sense-making during technological changes in safety-critical industries. Implementation of new technologies is not a linear and predictable process. Technologies evolve ...
    • Motor Development: Biological Aspects of Brain and Behavior 

      Van der Meer, Audrey; Van der Weel, Frederikus (Chapter, 2022)
      Developmental psychology has a long history of linking motor development to enhancement in perceptual and cognitive abilities. Because of the haphazard appearance of the very first movements, the human infant is often ...
    • Nudgeathon for encouraging energy behaviour 

      Udall, Alina Mia; Read, Daniel; Taj, Umar (Chapter, 2019)
      Humans are generating many environmental problems and our behaviours are not sustainable over the long term. According to an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on the impacts of global warming ...
    • Psychology and Climate Change 

      Kløckner, Christian; Leismann, Silke; Prugsamatz, Sunita (Chapter, 2012)
    • Should I Buy Organic Food? A Psychological Perspective on Purchase Decisions 

      Kløckner, Christian (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The individual consumer – although placed at the end of the production chain – plays an important role in establishing and developing the market for organic food. It is the final purchase in a supermarket, in a health-food ...