Cognitive appraisal theory has been used extensively as basis for computational models. Evaluating these models in an objective way is a difficult issue. Further, integration and comparison between appraisal theories is needed in order to advance the development of appraisal theory. In this paper we argue that a good solution is to formally specify structural appraisal theories using a common f...

Based on differences between residential mortgage appraisals and automated valuation model (AVM) valuations from a leading valuation firm, at least 15% of non-agency securitized loans originated between 2001 and 2007 have upwardly biased appraisals, which cause average collateral value to be overstated by almost 5%. Simulations and internal data from a large lender that include funded loans and...

OBJECTIVE Identify if constructs from the Eating and Appraisal Due to Emotions and Stress Model, including Emotion and Stress Related Eating, Appraisal of Ability and Resources to Cope, and Appraisal of Outside Influences and Stressors, were related to overweight and obesity. DESIGN Data were collected from a cross-sectional study using the Eating and Appraisal Due to Emotions and Stress Ques...

OBJECTIVE Previous work investigating deficits in self-appraisal in behavioural-variant frontotemporal degeneration (bvFTD) has focused on a single domain: social/behavioural processes. We examined whether a domain-specific versus multi-domain model best explains degraded self-appraisal in bvFTD. METHODS 49 patients with bvFTD and 73 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) were administered qu...

Academic writing ability is an important goal that learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL) try to attain. While ESL students’ academic writings have been widely explored, owing to few studies investigating appraisal resources in EFL students’ argumentative writing, the gap still exists about EFL students’ academic writing. This study aimed to see ho...

This Meta analysis summarizes the results of existing studies on employee perception of appraisals’ fairness and justice, leading to employees’ satisfaction with the appraisal system and the appraisal ratings, under different cultural context. The study reveals that an appraisal system having an appropriate appeal procedure, dual purpose and employees’ participation in its design generally has ...

This article proposes a model of antecedents and consequences of justice perceptions in the appraisal context. Procedural, interactional, and distributive justice perceptions are examined in terms of their theoretical and measurement properties. Antecedents of justice perceptions include due process characteristics, organizational culture, pre-appraisal leader–member exchange (LMX), perceived o...

In the virtual network environment, the C2C e-commerce has some problems in product quality, service, credit speculation. At present the credit appraisal system offered by domestic C2C ecommerce website ensures the network security to a certain extent while it has some problems in identity verification, evaluation rules and model, credit of buyers and sellers and so on. Focused on the largest n...

academic writing ability is an important goal that learners of english as a second language (esl) or english as a foreign language (efl) try to attain. while esl students’ academic writings have been widely explored, owing to few studies investigating appraisal resources in efl students’ argumentative writing, the gap still exists about efl students’ academic writing. this study aimed to see ho...