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Anhand mehrerer Studien zeigen die Autoren, warum viele Kunden ihre
Versicherer betrugen. Zahlreiche Geschichten und Falle aus dem
wahren Leben veranschaulichen die Ergebnisse.
Versicherungspraktiker erhalten dann wertvolle
Handlungsempfehlungen und Praventionsstrategien, um Betrug kunftig
vorzubeugen. Sie werden nach Lekture dieses Buches wissen, wie sie
die Betrugsquote senken koennen - und das bei vertretbarem Aufwand.
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Psychology - Social
Psychology, grade: 1,0, University of Cologne, course: Wirtschafts-
und Sozialpsychologie, language: English, abstract: Those who are
interested in soccer certainly know it: the Wembley goal from 1966
and the debate about whether it was a goal or it was not. While the
English fans (for whom the goal would have gained the lead)
certainly perceived it as a goal, the Germans believed the ball had
not crossed their goal line. And both groups were sure they are
right - a perfect example for motivated reasoning The term
motivated-reasoning refers to a kind of self-regulation that
enables people to believe in favorable things, although there is
some severe evidence to disprove those beliefs. Motivated-reasoning
is closely linked to terms like "wishful thinking" and "denial" and
might lead to "unrealistic optimism" or "self-deception." It
especially occurs in situations that threaten ones self-concept or
previously held expectation of ones future. Imagine for example,
somebody is fired from a job, although that person believes him or
herself to be an intelligent and capable employee. Or a man who
believes he is happily married, but then his wife comes home
smelling of someone else's after-shave. Both persons are potential
victims for motivated-reasoning because motivated-reasoning enables
them to keep their positive beliefs. The fired person - imagine she
is a woman - might, for example, consider she was fired because the
boss was sexist. And the cheated husband might convince himself
that the smell of cologne is the result of his wife standing very
close to another man on the tram. Motivated-reasoning is a
widespread phenomenon. People have the ability - and often also the
opportunity - to see a glass as being half full or half empty. But
how exactly does motivated-reasoning function? How can one betray
oneself? Are people aware of deceiving themselves and how far can
they go in doing so? What kin
Diploma Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Psychology -
Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, LMU Munich (Institut fur Wirtschafts-
und Sozialpsychologie), language: English, abstract: One of the
essences of human being is that we are aware of ourselves in time.
We do not only look ahead either with fear or pleasant
anticipation, but also like to talk about the "good old days."
Nostalgia - which can be regarded as a sentimental longing for the
past - has especially recently become an ubiquitous topic in
society and media (see TV-Shows like Die 80er Show" and Happy
Days"). However it is unclear whether nostalgia is finally rather
adaptive or maladaptive. Since its first scientific mentioning in
the 17th century nostalgia has been regarded to be a burden or even
a clinical disease as it might make people ruminate about better
times forlorn or get lost in the past without being able to deal
with the present anymore. However recently some psychologists have
started suggesting that nostalgia might rather give joy to life.
Yet the issue whether nostalgia is rather a problem or a pleasure
has rarely been studied empirically so far. Therefore this book
tries to shed some more light on the issue by reporting the results
of an empirical study with a representative sample consisting of
160 German citizens. In line with the historical negative
conception of nostalgia and in contrast to its current positive
connotation the data show that nostalgia is negatively correlated
with life satisfaction. Theoretical implications for possible
mediators between nostalgia and life satisfaction are drawn.
Furthermore character-traits of highly nostalgic people are
observed.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Medien /
Kommunikation - Medien und Politik, Pol. Kommunikation, Note: 1,0,
Universitat zu Koln, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ein Blick in die
derzeitige Politikberichterstattung der Medien bringt einige
Skurrilitaten zu Tage: Da wetteifern Kanzlerkandidaten in
Fernsehduellen um das besser Image bei den Burgern. Da entblossen
gewahlte Reprasentanten - oder solche die es werden wollen - die
privatesten Dinge oder treten in Seifenopern auf, um den Wahler mit
unterhaltenden Merkmalen auf sich aufmerksam zu machen. Ebenso
bizarr mag es erscheinen, wenn heute-Journal und Tagesthemen auf
einmal nicht nur harte Fakten bringen, sondern auch boulevardeske
Stucke einfliessen lassen. Statt Fakten, Fakten, Fakten" zahlt im
Journalismus vermehrt Unterhaltung. So bemerken langjahrige
Zeitungsleser, wie sich selbst recht konservativ gestaltete
Zeitungen wie die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung oder die Neue
Zurcher Zeitung immer mehr mit Bildern schmucken. Investigative
Recherche, wie sie Gunther Wallraff einst personifizierte, ist
heute weniger zu entdecken denn je. Stattdessen bauen etliche
Journalisten vermehrt auf Agentur- und Pressemitteilungen oder auf
die Arbeit anderer Medien; sprich sie drehen" Stories standig
weiter statt ein neues Thema zu recherchieren. Statt kritischen
Journalismus zu betreiben und als Huter des Gemeinwohls" und
Wachhunde," die den Politikern auf die Finger schauen, aufzutreten,
scheinen Journalisten immer mehr zum Schosshund" der poltischen
Offentlichkeitsarbeit zu werden. Dem normativen Bild von
Journalismus und Politik als Akteure im Sinne des Gemeinwohls wird
dies kaum noch gerecht. Was ist da faul im Staate Deutschland?,"
mag sich daher so manch einer fragen. Warum agieren Journalisten
und Politiker haufig entgegen den Anspruchen, welche die
Gesellschaft an sie stellt? Die Antwort konnte der Rational Choice
Ansatz liefern und die vorliegende Arbeit will versuchen, eine
solche Antwort darzust
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