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Seriation and Multidimensional Scaling: A Data Analysis Approach to Scaling Asymmetric Proximity Matrices
(Applied Psychological Measurement, 1992-06-01)
A number of model-based scaling methods have been developed that apply to asymmetric proximity matrices. A flexible data analysis approach is pro posed that combines two psychometric procedures— seriation and multidimensional ...
After Corporatism: A Comparison of the Role of Medical Professionals and Social Workers in the Dutch Welfare State
(Comparative Political Studies, 1992-01-01)
This article compares the emerging role of professional groups in two areas of welfare policy in the Netherlands. The focus is on the role of medical professionals in Dutch disability programs and of social workers in the ...
Proximity: Localization vs. Distance in PR News Releases
(Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 1992-12-01)
Charting the use made of 197 news releases mailed from a Mississippi university to 121 daily and weekly state newspapers tested this question: which results in more use, the proximity of the public relations release source ...
HAVING A BABY
(Gender & Society, 1992-03-01)
This analysis tests the influence of personal, job, and family status characteristics on maternal employment. We use the Merged Child/Mother File from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine employment patterns ...
Negotiating Interpersonal and Medical Talk: Frame Shifts in the Gynaecologic Exam
(Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 1992-03-01)
Extending from previous research on code switching and conversational framing, the present study focuses on the interaction between a nurse practitioner and her patients during gynaecologic exams. Specifically, this research ...
Making TV Commercials as a Teaching Aid for Cognitive Psychology
(Teaching of Psychology, 1992-10-01)
Many students approach psychology in general, and cognitive psychology in particular, with serious misconceptions about the scientific nature of the discipline. In order to address this problem and bring laboratory findings ...
College Students' Perceptions of Barriers to Women in Science and Engineering
(Youth & Society, 1992-12-01)
The Pitfalls of Privatization: Contracting without Competition
(The American Review of Public Administration, 1992-12-01)
Most authorities agree that privatization works best with vigorous competition among alternative service providers. Such competition may be difficult to achieve for certain services such as public utilities, for which a ...
Reproducibility of Oral Exam Grades and Correlation with Other Measures of Performance on Three Required Third-Year Clerkships
(Evaluation & the Health Professions, 1992-06-01)
The oral examination is one of the traditional measures of student performance during clinical clerkships. Other studies have compared oral exams, written exams, and clinicalperformance, finding an unequal correlation among ...
Power Window Control Location Stereotypes
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1992-10-01)
A paper-and-pencil survey instrument and an operational test were used to assess stereotype strength for automobile power window controls. Control panel layout (square vs. linear) and mounting plane were examined along ...