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Sometimes frequently means seldom: Context effects in the interpretation of quantitative expressions ☆
Susan Pepper,Lubomir S. Prytulak +1 more
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This paper found that the variance in definition of an expression embedded in a context generally increased with the discrepancy between its no-context definition and the context event's estimated frequency (p <.05).About:
This article is published in Journal of Research in Personality.The article was published on 1974-06-01. It has received 101 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Context (language use) & Expression (mathematics).read more
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An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, a self-report instrument for evaluating individual self-esteem, using item response theory, and found that the 10 items of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale are not equally discriminating and are differentially related to selfesteem.
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Measuring Change and Persistence in Human Affairs: Types of Change Generated by OD Designs
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that an inadequate concept of change leads to diminished or misguided applied research, and they urge distinguishing kinds of change, distinctions which are suggested by experience and also are supported with evidence generated by exotic statistical and computational techniques in which we have been engaged.
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Measuring the Vague Meanings of Probability Terms
TL;DR: In this paper, a modified pair-comparison procedure was used in two experiments to empirically establish and assess membership functions for several probability terms, and the results support the claim that the scaled values represented the vague meanings of the terms to the individual subjects in the present experimental context.
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The Workplace as a Context for Cross-Cutting Political Discourse
Diana C. Mutz,Jeffery J. Mondak +1 more
TL;DR: The authors found evidence that workplace-based exposure to differing political views increases people's knowledge of rationales for political perspectives other than... despite the notoriously weak nature of work-based social ties.
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Verbal probabilities: Ambiguous, context-dependent, or both?
Wibecke Brun,Karl Halvor Teigen +1 more
TL;DR: This paper investigated the communication value of verbal probabilistic phrases, like "possibly", "probably", and "perhaps", and found that different contexts influence the interpretation of probability terms and in many cases, but not always, lead to higher between-subject variability than when the terms are judged in isolation.
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The specific meanings of certain terms indicating differing degrees of frequency.
TL;DR: In this article, the specific meanings of certain terms indicating differing degrees of frequency are discussed. But they do not discuss the relationship between frequency and the specific meaning of certain words in a sentence.