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    PERCEPTUAL ERRORS

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    PERCEPTUAL ERRORS The importance of perception and attribution and the impact it has on a leader‚ an employee‚ and the organization as a whole. The text elaborates on the perceptual process‚ external and internal factors that influence perception‚ person perception‚ perceptual errors‚ and attributions that people make to explain their behaviors and those of others. Perception is the process by which people interpret the input from their senses to give meaning and order to the world around them.

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    Validity of Eyewitness Testimony Validity of Eyewitness Testimony In today’s court system one of the strongest pieces of evidence‚ or that most commonly accepted as fact by a jury‚ is eyewitness testimony. When correct‚ eyewitness accounts can aid in the conviction of many guilty people. However when it is incorrect‚ eyewitness testimony can do severe damage. Researchers have found that "more innocent citizens are wrongfully tried and convicted on the basis of eyewitness evidence in Great Britain

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    Reliability and Validity Paper Markesha Norfleet Oct. 29‚ 2012 BSHS/382 Angela Colistra Reliability and Validity Paper In human services profession there are a large amount of data that are collected and analyzed to make decisions regarding what is in the best interest of each individual. The majority of the data that is collected in the human services research are based on the tests. The research and test is conducted to provide the most effective program possible to help individuals. The

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    Appraisal Errors

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    Common Appraisal Errors Error Contrast Effect Definition Tendency of a rater to evaluate people in comparison with other individuals rather than against the standards for the job Example Think of the most attractive person you know and rate this person on a scale of 1 to 10. Now think of your favorite glamorous movie star. Rerate your acquaintance. If you rated your friend lower the second time‚ contrast effect is at work. A new supervisor noticed an employee who was going through a divorce performing

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    Error Correction

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    with almost 15 million people" – I’d correct immediately: “The largest city”. This mistake is more related to false cognate usage. • (During a group class activity you hear:) "She leaves in a small house in town." – I’d write this sentence with the error on the board and after the exercise I’d ask to correct. “She lives in a small house in town.” This mistake is more related to L1 pronunciation. • During a debate you hear:) "He can´t play football because of his damaged leg." I’d wait until after

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    The purpose of content validity is to measure the significant variables within the research. Further it can be used to quantify the adequate sampling of substance areas of questionnaires to determine content relevance. Content validity requires two logical estimations based upon objective evaluation: a degree of measurability given to each variable that illustrates the important qualities and the set of variables that depict all viewpoints of the qualities. “Content validity is obtained from three

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    Error Identification

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    Error identification – Extra practice exercises. Decide which part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. Then look at the answers below. 1. I enjoyed study geography at school and now I’ve enrolled at the Economics Faculty. 2. I used to be keen of all scientific subjects but now I would prefer to study art. 3. I want meet your sister when she comes to see you – she sounds very nice. 4. My friends tell the English exam is quite difficult but I’m not worried. 5. The tickets

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    University of Phoenix Material Validity and Reliability Matrix For each of the tests of reliability and validity listed on the matrix‚ prepare a 50-100-word description of test’s application and under what conditions these types of reliability would be used as well as when it would be inappropriate. Then prepare a 50-100-word description of each test’s strengths and a 50-100-word description of each test’s weaknesses. |TEST OF RELIABILITY |APPLICATION AND APPROPRIATENESS

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    Experimental Errors

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    PK – Lab Report Name: ____________________ Section: ___________________ Experimental Errors and Uncertainty Data: The data table that follows shows data taken in a free-fall experiment. Measurements were made of the distance of fall (Y) at each of the four precisely measured times. Time‚ t (s)|Dist‚ y1 (m)|Dist‚ y2 (m)|Dist‚ y3 (m)|Dist‚ y4 (m)|Dist‚ y5 (m)||σ|t2| 0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0| 0.5|1.0|1.4|1.1|1.4|1.5|1.3|.2|.25| 0.75|2.6|3.2|2.8|2.5|3.1|2.8|.3|.56| 1.0|4.8|4

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    Dosing Error

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    Evaluation of a Method to Reduce Over-the-Counter Medication Dosing Error Marion Grady 3/9/2010   What is the purpose of the article? The purpose of the article was to find a simple way of dosing over was a reduction in errors in the home dosing. What are the overall research questions? Research questions include dose determination and dose measurement percentage. The clinical trial randomly assigned color coded or conventional assignments to care givers.

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