Showing papers by "Albion College published in 1991"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of a social desirability response bias as a personality characteristic (self deception and impression management) and as an item characteristic (perceived desireability of the behavior) on self-reported ethical conduct.
Abstract: This study examines the impact of a social desirability response bias as a personality characteristic (self-deception and impression management) and as an item characteristic (perceived desirability of the behavior) on self-reported ethical conduct. Findings from a sample of college students revealed that self-reported ethical conduct is associated with both personality and item characteristics, with perceived desirability of behavior having the greatest influence on self-reported conduct. Implications for research in business ethics are drawn, and suggestions are offered for reducing the effects of a socially desirable response bias.
791 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the experimental fluctuation levels and turbulence characteristics can be reproduced by considering the nonlinear evolution of fluid-type equations, incorporating thermal and ionization drives, and the experimental results on the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT) [Nucl. Technol/Fusion 1, 479 (1982)] and the Advanced Toroidal Facility (ATF) torsatron [Fusion Technol. 10, 179 (1986)].
Abstract: Experimental results on the Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT) [Nucl. Technol./Fusion 1, 479 (1982)] and the Advanced Toroidal Facility (ATF) torsatron [Fusion Technol. 10, 179 (1986)] indicate that electrostatic fluctuations can explain the edge transport of particles and perhaps energy. Certain mechanisms for drive (radiation and ionization, as well as density and temperature gradients) and stabilization (velocity shear) are suggested by these results. The experimental fluctuation levels and turbulence characteristics can be reproduced by considering the nonlinear evolution of fluid‐type equations, incorporating thermal and ionization drives.
47 citations
TL;DR: This paper explored the nature of attributions that are used tactically in conversation and found that the most commonly cited tactical attributions included excuses, justifications, and affiliation moves, while non-tactical attributions rarely included affiliation moves.
Abstract: While attributional processes are traditionally regarded as intrapersonal phenomena, attributional statements are a common feature of interpersonal communication. This study sought to explore the nature of attributions that are used tactically in conversation. Among other tasks, participants were asked to describe conversations in which causal statements had been posited for some “ulterior” purpose—perhaps to evoke an emotion, obtain a behavior, or receive some sort of compliment. Results revealed that the most commonly cited tactical attributions included excuses, justifications, and affiliation moves. Nontactical attributions, in contrast, rarely included affiliation moves. Attributions that were used tactically also tended to focus more frequently on positive events, behaviors, or qualities and tended to emphasize interpersonal, stable sources more often than nontactical attributions. The most frequently perceived goal for tactical attributions was to obtain an object or behavior. Implications for an extension of the literature on accounts are discussed.
9 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, an extension of the argument used by William Feller in the one variable case is applied to obtain a complete characterization of vectornormed domains of attraction in terms of regular variation.
8 citations
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TL;DR: For a semi-implicit numerical scheme (tridiagonal matrix solver), there is a factor of 2 improvement in efficiency with the Intel iPSC/860 machine using 64 processors over a single-processor CRAY-II.
3 citations
TL;DR: A variety of written material was evaluated with five writing-assistance software packages and one was judged potentially valuable, although it was embedded in a larger system designed to teach writing to college students.
Abstract: A variety of written material was evaluated with five writing-assistance software packages. Three of the packages were found to be of limited value; they operated at a superficial level and cost much money. Of the remaining two, one was judged potentially valuable, although it was embedded in a larger system designed to teach writing to college students. The other one was judged a best buy on the basis of helpfulness to writers and minimal cost. Software is still no substitute for a good human editor.
2 citations
01 Apr 1991
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the existence of pseudomoments for a random vector which belongs to the generalized domain of attraction of an operator-stable law is a direct consequence of the spectral decomposition theorem for generalized domains of attraction in Meerschaert (1991).
Abstract: In this paper we resolve a conjecture of Weiner (1987) concerning the existence of the so-called pseudomoments for a random vector which belongs to the generalized domain of attraction of an operator-stable law The proof is a direct consequence of the spectral decomposition theorem for generalized domains of attraction in Meerschaert (1991)