Two studies examined self-appraisals in Japanese and Canadian samples. Study 1 included open-ended self-descriptions; Study 2 incorporated indirect measures of self-enhancing tendencies. In Study 1, the content analysis assessed spontaneous evaluations of self and others, private and relational self-statements, reflected appraisals, temporal and social comparisons, and evaluations of objects an...

INTRODUCTION Previous research in performance appraisal (PA) indicates that variation exists in learning and job motivation from performance appraisal between occupational groups. This research evaluates the potential effect of job motivation, learning and self-assessment through performance appraisals for health personnel. CASE DESCRIPTION This article focuses on goal-setting, feedback, part...

We redesigned the undergraduate introductory biology course by writing a new textbook (Integrating Concepts in Biology [ICB]) that follows first principles of learning. Our approach emphasizes primary data interpretation and the utility of mathematics in biology, while de-emphasizing memorization. This redesign divides biology into five big ideas (information, evolution, cells, emergent propert...

1. As advised at the conclusion of Examination Hearing Session 5, I am writing to the Council to explain my concerns regarding the evidence base in respect of the Folkestone Racecourse proposal (policy SS8), the adequacy of the SA process and the justification for the Strategic Corridor (policy SS1). For the avoidance of doubt, this note does not set out a final view on the soundness of the Pla...

Responding to a preceding article by Michael J. Newton ("Moral dilemmas in surgical training: intent and the case for ethical ambiguity"), Downie comments on three of Newton's themes. He agrees that trainees should engage in ethical self-appraisal but cautions that introspection is inappropriate at the time of an operation. Regarding Newton's downplaying of philosophical analysis in medical e...

BACKGROUND Even at the first episode of psychosis, high expressed emotion (EE) characterises over half of patient-carer relationships. This study compared a carer appraisal model of EE with the ability of illness factors to predict EE at the first episode. AIMS To investigate the utility of a carer appraisal model of EE in first-episode psychosis. METHOD We compared high- and low-EE carers ...

Although religiousness is tied to coping, little work examines the role of specific religious beliefs in the coping process. Applying the transactional model of coping, positivity of God image and vertical religious focus were assessed in a national sample of 103 parents of children with disabilities. Controlling for general religiousness, these specific beliefs were correlated with parents’ ap...

We present a multi-phase model of emotions that integrates automatic and fast affective reactions with slower cognitive appraisals to create a final emotional appraisal that is grounded in previous emotional experiences. Affective reactions are the product of an analogical comparison between the current situation and similar cases in memory. This is followed by a cognitive appraisal to do a dee...

Interactive virtual characters are expected to lead to an intuitive interaction via multiple communicative modalities such as the expression of emotions. Generating facial expressions that are consistent with the interaction context is a challenge. This paper presents our interactive facial animation system based on the Component Process Model, generating facial signs of appraisal during a real...

Two experiments explored the effects of ingroup vs outgroup performance on the extent to which individuals value an attribute. Self-appraisals of personal standing on the attribute were examined as a potential mediator of this relationship. In both experiments, members of two groups (either experimentally created or gender groups) took a test of a bogus personality trait and received feedback a...