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Showing 1 to 20 of 92 for “"reference group"”.
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Does Resume Presentation Medium and Reference Group Affect Perceptions about a Job Applicant?
… This study also investigated the effect that a reference group had upon the resume reader's perceptions about the job applicant. One-hundred undergraduates viewed either a paper resume or an electronic resume of a journalist applying for a vacant position at a newspaper. Respondents were then …
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Does "Derring-Do" differ differentially? : an experiment with risky-shift, self-esteem, and the status of one's reference group
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The social reference-group theory of job satisfaction : a comparative study of Coloured and White salesmen in South Africa
… compared themselves with a higher comparative reference-group were less satisfied with their jobs than were workers who compared themselves with their membership reference-group, or with a lower comparative reference-group. An explanation of these findings in terms of frames of reference and …
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The Chosen Reference Group, Institution of Employment, and Focus of Professional Work of Early Childhood Teacher Educators and Their Teaching Behaviors
… (TE) in Illinois and three other variables: Reference Group, Institution of Employment, and Focus of Work. The professional reference groups were the research comm
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Response latencies in a social conformity paradigm: effects of a referent's competence
… a stimulus screen following consideration of a reference group's prediction. The stimulus (either an υ or Π) then appeared and subjects identified the stimulus as quickly as possible by pulling a particular reaction trigger. In addition to the typical measure of conformity (the proportion of …
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The Achievement Motive : A Sociological Analysis
… and compared with Theodore Kemper's theory of reference groups in an attempt to determine the relative importance of factors of the immediate social situation versus ingrained personality characteristics in in the development and modification of achievement motivation. In examining the effects …
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The Influence of Competitors on Decision Making: Comparative Studies of Reference Groups
… between uncertainty and the choice of reference groups used in decision making, with an emphasis on the influence, role, and composition of reference groups. The three empirical studies collectively investigate the following research questions: Does uncertainty reinforce or attenuate …
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Variation in Non-Metric Traits of the Pelvis Between Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics
… dimorphic non-metric traits between different reference groups or examined the effect of age on these traits. Therefore, this study examined how accurately nonmetric traits of the pelvis can be used to assess sex in three populations: Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics. In addition, variation …
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Circulorespiratory Responses of Spinal Cord Injured, Quadriplegic Men to Dynamic Physical Exercise
… to compare these responses with an able-bodied reference group.
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The relationship between selected social factors and the clothing buying behavior patterns of black college students
… been noted as being one of the largest consumer groups in the United States. In general, Black consumers have been portrayed in the literature as a single, undifferentiated "Black Market" which consists of economically deprived consumers who have a uniform set of consumer needs; however, little …
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Analisis perilaku konsumen dalam keputusan pembelian produk kosmetik merek Wardah: Studi pada mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi angkatan 2013 Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
… determine how the behavior of consumers of the reference group, culture, social class, personality, beliefs, and lifestyles affect the purchase decisions simultaneously cosmetic products brand in the Faculty of Economics Wardah group in 2013 (2) To determine the how consumer behavior consisting …
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INAPPROPRIATE ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION USE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
… (OR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.49 – 0.85) compared to the reference group, 65 to 74 years of age. Further, the odds of receiving inappropriate anticholinergic drugs in elderly were significantly much lower for patients >=85 years of age (OR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.33 – 0.81) compared to the reference group, 65 to …
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The Effects of Solicited Attention on Permanent Product Academic Measures
… assignment and compared to the scores of a reference group. Findings: The children solicited their teacher's praise for reading and math assignments. Three of the four subject children improved on reading assignments as compared to the reference group. Conclusions: It is possible to use a …
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Impact of Family Presence on Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
… phone call only, 3. no family presence or call [reference group]). Delirium was measured using the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). Incident delirium was quantified (primary outcome) using an ICDSC cut-off of ≥4 points, after family presence (yes/no). Duration of delirium …
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Politics and the American clergy: Sincere shepherds or strategic saints?
… have evaluated the causes of clergy political preferences and behavior for decades. As with party ID in the study of mass behavior, personal ideological preferences have been the relevant clergy literature's dominant behavioral predictor. Yet to the extent that clergy operate in bounded and …
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The influence of significant others on political party preference: a replication and extension
… to which parents influence political party preference in their offspring, thus accounting for those individuals expressing a party preference similar to their parents. The conceptual framework for this study follows that of an earlier investigation (Brooks, 1967) in which the conclusion is …
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Apparel Buying Behaviors of Black Males and White Males When Purchasing Men's Business Suits
… (i.e., apparel involvement, self-esteem, reference group, social class, media) and personal characteristics were investigated separately and in relation to the purchase behavior of Black male and White male administrators and professors on a predominantly White campus. Data were collected …
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The impact of care competency training for primary care nurses in South Africa
… or core competencies was generated through two reference group meetings. This work was followed by a Delphi study to further define core competence in primary care nursing and how best to measure such competence. Nine core competencies were defined which led to the development and piloting of a …
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Non-cognitive factors in second language acquisition and language variety: a single case study of a Saudi male English for academic purposes student in the United States
… that he had not consciously chosen AAVE as his reference group"--Document.</p>
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Pengaruh kelompok acuan terhadap keputusan pembelian mobil pribadi merek Toyota: Survey pada pembelian mobil pribadi merek Toyota di Kota Tuban
… variabel terikat sebesar 51,3%. ENGLISH: Reference group is used as the basis of a comparison of consumers to a product while providing the standards and values that will influence the behavior of people because people usually compare themselves with others who become reference. Cars …
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