Reversed item bias: an integrative model [PDF]
, 2013 In the recent methodological literature, various models have been proposed to account for the phenomenon that reversed items (defined as items for which respondents' scores have to be recoded in order to make the direction of keying consistent across all
Baumgartner, Hans +2 more
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Iterative guided machine learning-assisted systematic literature reviews: a diabetes case study
Systematic Reviews, 2021 Background Systematic Reviews (SR), studies of studies, use a formal process to evaluate the quality of scientific literature and determine ensuing effectiveness from qualifying articles to establish consensus findings around a hypothesis. Their value is
John Zimmerman +7 more
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Collectivized Intellectualism [PDF]
, 2019 We argue that the evolutionary function of reasoning is to allow us to secure more accurate beliefs and more effective intentions through collective deliberation.
Smith, Julia Jael, Wald, Benjamin
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On the phylogenetic position of Myzostomida: can 77 genes get it wrong?
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2009 Background Phylogenomic analyses recently became popular to address questions about deep metazoan phylogeny. Ribosomal proteins (RP) dominate many of these analyses or are, in some cases, the only genes included.
Halanych Kenneth M +6 more
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The Mediation Effect of Trusting Beliefs on the Relationship Between Expectation-Confirmation and Satisfaction with the Usage of Online Product Recommendation [PDF]
, 2016 Online Product Recommendations (OPRs) are increasingly available to onlinecustomers as a value-added self-service in evaluating and choosing a product.Research has highlighted several advantages that customers can gain from usingOPRs.
Ashraf, M. (Muhammad) +2 more
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Validation of the sensitivity of the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) Head computed tomographic (CT) decision instrument for selective imaging of blunt head injury patients: An observational study. [PDF]
PLoS Medicine, 2017 Clinicians, afraid of missing intracranial injuries, liberally obtain computed tomographic (CT) head imaging in blunt trauma patients. Prior work suggests that clinical criteria (National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study [NEXUS] Head CT decision
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The emotional gatekeeper: a computational model of attentional selection and suppression through the pathway from the amygdala to the inhibitory thalamic reticular nucleus [PDF]
, 2016 In a complex environment that contains both opportunities and threats, it is important for an organism to flexibly direct attention based on current events and prior plans. The amygdala, the hub of the brain's emotional system, is involved in forming and
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Evolutionary pathways of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in the UK.
PLoS ONE, 2011 The emergence of the influenza (H1N1) 2009 virus provided a unique opportunity to study the evolution of a pandemic virus following its introduction into the human population.
Monica Galiano +8 more
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Justice Expectations and Applicant Perceptions [PDF]
, 2004 Expectations, which are beliefs about a future state of affairs, constitute a basic psychological mechanism that underlies virtually all human behavior. Although expectations serve as a central component in many theories of organizational behavior, they ...
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A common factor underlying individual differences in confirmation bias
Scientific ReportsWhen they are asked to test a given hypothesis, individuals tend to be biased towards confirming evidence. This phenomenon has been documented on different cognitive components: information search, weighing of evidence, and memory recall.
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