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A new method of evaluating health care research reports. When evaluating research reports in health care, a popular tool is the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR). AMSTAR, which incorporates 11 items (questions), has been widely accepted by professional health associations. A group of dental researchers has revised the assessment tool and named it R-AMSTAR […]
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Taste testing scales. Before marketing a new food product, companies evaluate the palatability of the food item using a numerical taste test scale. For example, the Hedonic 9-point scale uses the following ratings: 1 = dislike extremely, 2 = dislike very much, 3 = dislike moderately, 4 = dislike slightly, 5 = neither like nor […]
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Reducing on-the-job stress. Plant therapists believe that plants can reduce on-the-job stress. A Kansas State University study was conducted to investigate this phenomenon. Two weeks prior to final exams, 10 undergraduate students took part in an experiment to determine what effect the presence of a live plant, a photo of a plant, or absence of […]
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Irrelevant facial similarity effects on judgment. Facial similarity to previously encountered persons can be a potential source of bias in decision making. For example, in a job interview, the interviewer should judge the job candidate solely on his or her qualifications, not on whether the candidate looks similar to a previously rejected candidate. Research published […]