1,019 research outputs found
Scoring the biographical information blank: A comparison of three weighting techniques
No full textThis study compared three techniques for scoring
a biographical information blank (horizontal percent
method, vertical percent method, and rare response
weighting) against various criteria for field
sales representatives. The comparisons were cross-validated
over five consecutive time periods. The results
showed that the rare weighting technique significantly
predicted criterion group membership
better than chance. Neither the horizontal nor vertical
percent methods predicted criterion group
membership better than chance. Based on predictive
efficiency, the rare weighting technique was
found to be superior to the other two techniques.Telenson, Paul A.; Alexander, Ralph A.; Barrett, Gerald V.. (1983). Scoring the biographical information blank: A comparison of three weighting techniques. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/101627
Designing a measure of visual selective attention to assess individual differences in information processing
No full textA new method for determining individual differences
in information processing was developed and
illustrated. The measure, Visual Selective Attention,
was constructed according to the parameters and
specifications of a standardized measure of auditory
selective attention. Emphasis was placed upon establishing
the relationship of this new measure with
traditional measures of information processing (i.e.,
perceptual style and selective attention). The results
provided initial evidence for the reliability and validity
of the new measure. Applications for Visual
Selective Attention and interpretation of the findings
are discussed in view of the current state of the
information-processing literature. Implications for
additional research focus upon the practical applications
of the new measure.Avolio, Bruce J.; Alexander, Ralph A.; Barrett, Gerald V.; Sterns, Harvey L.. (1981). Designing a measure of visual selective attention to assess individual differences in information processing. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/100331
The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author-function
No full textThis thesis is situated within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia, and explores the mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture compared to that of a Read/Only tradition. The hypothesis of this study is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such, represents new functions and attributes, distinct from a more conventional concept of authorship, in which the roles of audience and author are more separate. Read/Write and participatory culture, as defined by this study, is focused on collaboration, and includes the influences of D.I.Y. culture, Open-Source practices and the production of text by multiple authors. Multi-authorship presents a re-thinking of several concepts which support the notion of the individual author, since the focus of multi-authorship is not on attribution and ownership of a finished text, but on the continued malleability of a text. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, whilst concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names form an important context to this study, since primary research involves the construction of an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology and the interaction of thirty nine participants, who are invited to create a body of work under the collective pseudonym Karen Karnak. The data generated by this experiment is analysed using aspects of Michel Foucault's author-function to identify and determine power structures inherent in the WikiMedia context. The interplay of power structures, including concepts such as identity, ownership and the body of work, affect the resulting mode of authorship and contribute to the construction of Karen Karnak, suggesting further areas of research into the emerging multi-author
Correction for restriction of range when both X and Y are truncated
No full textThe effect of range restriction on one variable in a
bivariate normal distribution on the X-Y correlation
and the problem of estimating unrestricted from restricted
correlations has been widely studied for more
than half a century. The behavior of correction formulas
under truncation of both X and Y, however, remains
largely unresearched. The performance of the
correction formula for unidimensional truncation
(Thorndike, 1947, Case 2) and an approximation procedure
for correcting for bidimensional truncation proposed
by Wells and Fruchter (1970) were investigated.
The Thorndike correction formula undercorrects in
most circumstances. The Wells and Fruchter procedure
performs quite well under most conditions but often
results in a slight overcorrection. The performance of
the Wells and Fruchter and Thorndike formulas are
also compared under truncation on X or Y alone. In
these circumstances the Wells and Fruchter correction
is either equal or markedly superior to the traditional
correction. Based on overall performance in recapturing
the unbiased population values under both unidimensional
and bidimensional truncation, the Wells and
Fruchter correction is recommended as the preferred
procedure in many practical settings.Alexander, Ralph A.; Carson, Kenneth P.; Alliger, George M.; Barrett, Gerald V.. (1984). Correction for restriction of range when both X and Y are truncated. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/101908
Neural correlates of processing valence and arousal in affective words
No full textPsychological frameworks conceptualize emotion along 2 dimensions, "valence" and "arousal." Arousal invokes a single axis of intensity increasing from neutral to maximally arousing. Valence can be described variously as a bipolar continuum, as independent positive and negative dimensions, or as hedonic value (distance from neutral). In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to characterize neural activity correlating with arousal and with distinct models of valence during presentation of affective word stimuli. Our results extend observations in the chemosensory domain suggesting a double dissociation in which subregions of orbitofrontal cortex process valence, whereas amygdala preferentially processes arousal. In addition, our data support the physiological validity of descriptions of valence along independent axes or as absolute distance from neutral but fail to support the validity of descriptions of valence along a bipolar continuum
Cycling on the Verge? Exploring the Place of Utility Cycling in Contemporary New Zealand Transport Policy
No full textEfforts to increase cycling as a mode of transport (utility cycling) occur at central, regional and local levels of government through a range of supportive strategies, research, and guidelines. Despite these efforts, utility cycling levels in New Zealand have remained persistently low. This thesis examines the apparent disparity between policy intent and policy result, using a discourse analytical approach. It examines how cycling is positioned in contemporary New Zealand transport policy documents, and explores whose priorities are shaping transport policy with what implications for utility cycling.
This study uses a critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach to analyse the land transport documents from across the institutions of government. The CDA approach, grounded in the work of van Dijk and Fairclough, draws on ideas from the interpretive tradition of discourse analysis, inspired by Foucault’s concepts of knowledge and power. This approach reveals the position of utility cycling by exposing the framing, dominant discourses, and discursive strategies that privilege certain transport objectives and activities over others.
The findings show transport is promoted almost exclusively by central government as an activity to facilitate economic growth and efficiency, despite its potential (and actual) impacts on health and well-being, social justice, and environmental sustainability. The discursive practices of the government privilege private motor vehicle use, helping to both legitimate and maintain that privilege at all levels of government, while positioning utility cycling as a marginalised mode of transport.
This thesis contributes to scholarship on utility cycling and land transport policy in New Zealand by identifying how the discursive strategies of government control the position of utility cycling in New Zealand. This study underscores the need for a central government-led, long-term strategic vision for a genuinely integrated, multi-modal transport system, in order for the benefits of utility cycling to be fully maximised
RISC-V Exceptions and Interrupts
No full textabstract: RISC-V is an open-source processor architecture developed by students and faculty at the University of California at Berkeley. This document explores RISC-V exceptions and interrupts by clarifying how this computer architecture handles traps. The document defines the different exceptions and interrupts outlined in the RISC-V architecture and explains the different registers that are used by the trap handler. This document also briefly addresses concepts outside the purview of the RISC-V ISA like interrupt controllers which are important for understanding how these external events interact with the processor hardware
Montage
No full textUniversity of Michigan.Vol. 1, no. 2- issued as the University of Michigan official publication, v. 63, no. 74-Electronic serial mode of access: World Wide Web.Michigan quarterly revie
The Influence of Literature in 1960s British Popular Music: Approaches to Popular Composition
No full textThere is a noticeable influence of literature and literary techniques in the popular music songs of the countercultural period in Britain (1965-71). These dates, as noted by Jonathon Green, characterize the beginning of the UK countercultural movement of the 1960s, culminating with the 1971 trial of the OZ magazine, which Green regards as marking the end of the period (1999).
There are three main questions that this project explores. In what ways did songwriters of the era use literature as an inspiration in the compositional process? How can literary influenced songwriting techniques be used and extended in contemporary popular composition? How useful are these techniques and the extensions of these techniques in the compositional process?
This project investigates the influence of literature on the songwriters of the era by analysing relevant song examples and subsequently inventing systematic forms that songwriters today can use as a basis for composition. A portfolio of original compositions is included, which demonstrates various approaches to composition that abide by the systematic forms, which stem from the literary influence of the 1960s songwriters. This project makes a contribution to our knowledge and understanding of popular music, as the influence of literature, especially the application of literary techniques in the compositional process, is a subject that has not been researched previously in any great depth. The abundance of available literary techniques and the possibilities for the invention of techniques is an exciting prospect when applied to popular composition.
After highlighting certain issues such as the homogeneity of songwriters and poets, a brief contextual background is given concerning 1960s counterculture and popular music. A taxonomy of systematic forms is created, into which are placed literary influenced techniques used by songwriters such as Syd Barrett and John Lennon, illustrated by a number of examples. Explanations of the original compositions included in the portfolio highlight the attributes of various songwriting approaches and conclusions are drawn that look into the differing levels of constraint and artistic intuition and how these factors affect the compositional process
The Unusual Discourse of Virginia Woolf
No full textВ статье рассматривается необычная структура биографии викторианской поэтессы Э. Барретт Браунинг, представленная с точки зрения основного фокализатора - спаниеля Флаша, рассказанная основным нарратором - В.Вулф, и документированная вторым голосом нарратива - цитатами из опубликованной переписки Э. Барретт Браунинг.У статті розглянуто оригінальну структуру біографії вікторіанської поетеси Е. Барретт Браунінг, яку подано з точку зору основного фокалізатора - спаніеля Флаша. Основним наратором виступає В.Вулф, але вона використовує і "документатора" - другий голос наративу, який документує описане цитатами з опублікованого листування Е. Барретт Браунінг.The article deals with the structure of a Victorian poetess E. Barrett Browning biography, restored by V. Woolf from documentary literature about the poetess and her letters published in two volumes. The originality of the discourse lies in its structure, chosen by the author, namely: the story is viewed from the view-point of the focalizer- cocker-spaniel Flush, narrated by V. Woolf, using in the narrative the second voice - that of E. Barrett Browning herself, who "documents" the said
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