Jan 26, 1983 | Research library
This article reviews research on fear appeals before revising protection motivation theory based on the authors’ literature review.
Jan 9, 1982 | Journal article, Research library
This paper discusses four studies that allowed the authors to develop and validate a scale measuring an individual’s ‘need for cognition’ (that is, an indivdual’s tendency to engage in thinking and enjoy the practice of thinking things through). Notably,...
Jan 9, 1974 | Journal article, Research library
People are often faced with making judgements base on what they believe will happen. This paper proposes said beliefs are largely born from heuristics, including representativeness, availability and anchoring.
Mar 1, 1972 | Research library
This paper introduces a group process for conducting a preliminary investigation of a healthcare problem, encompassing both qualitative and quantitative elements, patterns, and overall structure. The authors provide reasons for using the nominal group process as a...
Jan 9, 1968 | Journal article, Research library
According to this paper, the only way to motivate the employee is to give him or her challenging work and the responsibility for its completion. As carrot and stick methods – such as financial incentives or disciplinaries – are examples of neither, they should be...
Aug 10, 1966 | Research library
This paper discusses habituation; the process of having a decrease in response to a stimulus that is repeatedly presented to an individual. Factors that influence habituation are discussed, as is the neurobiology associated with the concept. ...
