Mr. T. D. Bourdillon

Dunning, Jennifer

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“…Forexample, n o data on sex of participant were collected for the studies. Although past studies on self-serving biases have typically failed toobtain or report significant sex effects (e.g., Allison et al, 1989;Dunning et al, 1989;Van Lange, 1991). the possibility deserves further exploration.…”

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confidence: 94%

On Seeing Oneself as Less Self-Serving than Others: The Ultimate Self-Serving Bias?

Friedrich

1996

Teaching of Psychology

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A common fmm of self-serving bias in judgment is the tendency for people to see themselves as being better than averwe in tern of socially desirable qualities, particularly those rhat are defined subjectively and that have ethical or moral mienones. A logical implication of this t e n d e m is that people should olso see themselves a s being less likely than others to exhibit such a self-sm'ng bias (Myen, 1990). This mticle describes two f m of a classrwm demonstration &signed to illustrate &s effect. In both studies, students who had k e n infmmed of the research on self-sewing hinses in judpent nevertheless saw themselves as engaging in such disronimu less ofren than the average person. Several catexo. in which tk demonstration may be ueful are rllscussed.Research has shown that, in a wide range of contexts and o n a variety of measures, people exhibit what has been termed aself-sewing bins in judgment. For example, we tend to attrihute our successes to internal causes and our failures to external forces, overestimate our likelihood of engaging in socially desirable behaviors, misrememher our hehavior in self-enhancing ways, overestimate the accuracy of our judgments, show unrealistic levels of optimism a b u t experiencing psitive events and avoiding negative events in our future, overestimate the degree to which others share our views and opinions, and underestimate the desee to which others share our skills and positive attrihutes (see Myers, 1990, for a review). Another way we exhibit this self-sewing bias is by seeing ourselves as heing better than average on many socially desirable dimensions-a phenomenon sometimes referred to as the W e Wobegon effect after Garrison Keillor's fictitious town where a11 the children are above average. Although some people necessarily are average on any given quality, not everyone can be. I once read the results of a faculty survey conducted as part of an accreditation selfstudy in which 10016 of the faculty rated their teaching performance % better than the average perjormance at the institution-This notion is illustrated more formally in a study reported by Myers (1990), based on data collected by the College Entrance Examination Board. Over 800,000 students taking the Scholactic Aptitude Test (SAT) were asked to indicate how they felt they compared to others their own age in terms of several abilities. For leadership ability, 70% rated themselves ahove average, and only 2% rated themselves below average. For the ability to get along with others, 60% rated themselves in the top lo%, and 0% rated themselves below avenge-results that may explain why nearly every student who has spoken to me a b u t a roommate conflict has reported the same difficulty (their roommare's poor skills in getting along with others).Experimental work has also demonstrated that we generally perceive our own behavior to he hirer and more moral than the behavior of others. Interestingly, however. this same work has shown similar self-enhancing perceptions to be weak or absent for the socially desirab...

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confidence: 94%

On Seeing Oneself as Less Self-Serving than Others: The Ultimate Self-Serving Bias?

Friedrich

1996

Teaching of Psychology

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“…Re-assessment after 4 weeks revealed an initial improvement of the lameness for approximately 3 weeks, with recurrence of the lameness after this period. At this stage, a grade 3/10 right thoracic limb lameness 6 was still present and pain was elicited on manipulation of the right shoulder. Surgical management was discussed with the owner due to the only short-term relief of clinical signs with conservative management, reiterating the lack of evidence on outcome after surgical treatment.…”

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“…The patient was being medically managed for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with benazepril hydrochloride/spironolactone (0.25/2 mg/kg, PO, q24h). On subjective gait analysis, a grade 4/10 right thoracic limb lameness 6 was elicited. Orthopaedic examination was limited due to the irritable nature of the cat; however, a consistent pain response upon flexion of the right shoulder and concurrent pressure over the bicipital groove could be identified.…”

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Osseous Metaplasia of the Transverse Humeral Ligament in a 10-Year-Old Bengal Cat

Tilve¹,

Maddox

Ressel

et al. 2022

VCOT Open

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This report is of an osseous metaplasia of the transverse humeral ligament and secondary bicipital tenosynovitis in a 10-year-old Bengal cat. Computed tomography revealed the presence of an osseous bridge enclosing the bicipital groove, with ultrasonography confirming partial tear and inflammation of the bicipital tendon. Initial conservative management with intra-articular long-acting steroids failed to provide long-term improvement of clinical signs. Surgical excision of the osseous lesion resulted in complete resolution of lameness after surgery, confirmed by a 1-year follow-up. Histopathology of this lesion confirmed a well-differentiated osseous metaplasia of the transverse humeral ligament.

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“…ILO officials responded positively to a resolution on trade union unity by the OAU's Conference of African Labour Ministers (CALM) in 1969. 6 Yet, it was impossible to reconcile any compulsory policy of 'unity' with the principle of freedom of association. An internal comment on a draft speech to be delivered at another CALM meeting in 1972 noted that 'Trade union unity whether at the national or continental level is a delicate topic… It would be advisable… to inform the conference that the ILO attaches great importance to the development of responsible, free, and democratic trade unionism'.…”

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The International Labour Organization and African trade unions: tripartite fantasies and enduring struggles

Bernards

2017

Review of African Political Economy

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This paper examines the complex and contradictory history of interactions between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and trade unions in Africa from 1960-present. The paper focuses in particular on ILO efforts to deliver technical assistance to trade unions. I highlight the tensions raised by the mismatch between ILO's adherence to a particular view of industrial unionism rooted in Northern European experience, which I label the 'tripartite fantasy' and the political and economic realities of labour in Africa. The paper draws on original archival and interview evidence to trace out the subtle conflicts raised by these tensions. It focuses in particular on the difficulty in balancing the principle of freedom of association with efforts to promote 'unity' among African unions. These tensions played out most clearly in efforts to organise assistance to unions under apartheid. The paper concludes by reflecting on the difficult position of the ILO in contemporary African politics.

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Mr. T. D. Bourdillon

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On Seeing Oneself as Less Self-Serving than Others: The Ultimate Self-Serving Bias?

On Seeing Oneself as Less Self-Serving than Others: The Ultimate Self-Serving Bias?

Osseous Metaplasia of the Transverse Humeral Ligament in a 10-Year-Old Bengal Cat

The International Labour Organization and African trade unions: tripartite fantasies and enduring struggles

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