"Most people arrive with a fear-based perception of the device," Shafman said, but she added that that changes when they realize that the Taser won't cause injury.
In addition, providers of EOLC were also keenly interested and supportive of this study's results which provide a population-based perception of the experience of EOLC tapping many issues where little or no population estimates have been available [ 29].
Inflation is at least as much based on perception of the future as conditions today, said Kevin Kliesen, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis and author of a recent report that suggests people should start thinking about the unthinkable.
If I were to base my perception of the area solely on e-mail messages like these, it would be a formidable place.
If you were basing your perception of the state of the presidential election entirely on Rasmussen's polling, you would now see Mitt Romney as a clear favorite.
Participants tended to base their perception of the PNs scope of practice around their experience of nursing services.
Were the Chinese less risk averse than Americans, they might still save more based on perceptions of the relative likelihood of income and other financial shocks.
We need to emphasize that this is a study on perceptions and the obvious challenge is collecting credible data based on perceptions of the respondents.
In a genetic marker context, similar arguments could be made if employers or health insurers make decisions based on perceptions of the genetic characteristics of workers.
Subjective norms are based on perceptions of the views of other individuals or groups (normative beliefs), and the strength of the individual's desire to gain approval of these groups (motivation to comply).
As illustrated, women selected therapeutic options based on perceptions of the severity of the child's health condition, their confidence in the particular modality, practitioner or service, and the affordability of the service.
