We were Thinking

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Where we were, where we are, where we are going.

Where We Were… Where We Are… Where We Are Going…

I thought we were in this together?

What were we thinking? Five erroneous assumptions that have fueled specialized interventions for adolescents who have sexually offended

Since the early 1980s, five assumptions have influenced the assessment, treatment, and community supervision of adolescents who have offended sexually. In particular, interventions with this population have been informed by the assumptions that these youth are (i) deviant, (ii) delinquent, (iii) disordered, (iv) deficit-ridden, and (v) deceitful. There is very little research to support these b...

What Were They Thinking: Modeling Think Times for Performance Testing

When modeling users interacting with a system, the concept of think time will arise. Besides developing a workload model and recording scripts, a think time analysis is necessary in order to have an accurate test and appropriate system throughput. Think time is the time the user spends between tasks. Example tasks include: selecting from a menu, entering data into a text field, reviewing a list...