application

Examples of application in the following topics:

• Sex Bias in Graduate Admissions

  • Representatives of the companies that publish these tests have hypothesized that greater number of female applicants taking these tests pull down women's average scores.
  • Examination of the aggregate data on admissions showed a blatant, if easily misunderstood, pattern of gender discrimination against applicants.
  • The research paper by Bickel et al. concluded that women tended to apply to competitive departments with low rates of admission even among qualified applicants (such as in the English Department), whereas men tended to apply to less-competitive departments with high rates of admission among the qualified applicants (such as in engineering and chemistry).

• Instructional Scenarios

  • Here are some scenarios that portray educational applications of behaviorism: Scenarios for Using Behaviorism (http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?

• The Psychology of Recruiting and Selecting Employees

  • It includes developing job announcements, placing ads, defining key qualifications for applicants, and screening out unqualified applicants.
  • After obtaining a large, qualified applicant base through recruitment, managers need to identify the applicants with the highest potential for success in the organization.
  • Another selection technique is to have the applicant complete a hiring assignment.
  • The applicant is asked to complete a task that simulates the actual job.
  • The goal is to assess how well the applicant can learn and perform the tasks.

• Product life extension

  • At some point, however, a product or its parts may undergo too much wear and tear and be deemed unsuitable in a reuse application.
  • In many cases, products can be broken down into base materials or components in order to be used again for the same or other applications.

• Introduction

  • However, this chapter will discuss four of Piaget's key concepts that are applicable to learning at any age: assimilation, accommodation, equilibration, and schemas.

• Educational Implications

  • Among the methods derived from behaviorist theory for practical classroom application are contracts, consequences, reinforcement, extinction, and behavior modification.

• What is Bloom's Taxonomy?

  • Throughout the years, the levels have often been depicted as a stairway, leading many teachers to encourage their students to "climb to a higher (level of) thought. " The lowest three levels are: knowledge, comprehension, and application.
  • In other words, a student functioning at the 'application' level has also mastered the material at the 'knowledge' and 'comprehension' levels. " (http://teachingacademy.wisc.edu/).
  • Research findings have led to the discovery of a veritable smorgasbord of interpretations and applications falling on a continuum ranging from tight overviews to expanded explanations.

• Texture

  • It is based on the perceived texture of the canvas or surface, which includes the application of the paint.
  • Actual texture refers to the physical rendering or the real surface qualities we can notice by touching an object, such as paint application or three-dimensional art.
  • Paintings often use actual texture as well, which we can observe in the physical application of paint.
  • The artist Vincent van Gogh is known to have used a great deal of actual texture in his paintings, noticeable in the thick application of paint in such paintings as Starry Night.
  • The Starry Night contains a great deal of actual texture through the thick application of paint.

• Selecting the right People

  • Having a common set of information about applicants allows hiring managers to avoid prejudices.
  • Involving senior management in the interview process also acts as a signal to applicants about the company culture and value of each new hire.
  • In a behavioral interview, the interviewer asks the applicant to reflect on his or her past experiences (Janz, 1982).
  • A situational interview requires the applicant to explain how he or she would handle a series of hypothetical situations.
  • Background checks are a way for employers to verify the accuracy of information provided by applicants in resumes and applications.

• Evaluating recruiting policies

  • After obtaining a large, qualified applicant base managers need to identify those applicants with the highest potential for success at the organization.
  • Managers must strive to identify the best applicants at the lowest cost.
  • The methods of selection vary both in levels of effectiveness and in cost of application.
  • In a behavioral interview, the interviewer asks the applicant to reflect on his or her past experiences (Janz, 1982).
  • Background checks are a way for employers to verify the accuracy of information provided by applicants in resumes and applications.