Because of a misperception that donation centers had more blood than they needed, donations since November have been far lower than normal, according to the center.
Health officials have said that in the earlier stages of the outbreak some postal workers, many of whom are black, were reluctant to take antibiotics because of a misperception that they were being used as human guinea pigs to test the drugs' effectiveness against anthrax.
Ms. Wells-Jensen said she eventually came to accept Braille but fully understood why children and their parents would resist, because of the common misperception that blind people have extremely limited capabilities.
"Often, [donated infant formula] is one of the first things that come in," said UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Christiane Rudert, "because there is a misperception that most children are already being fed formula".
Mr. Kristof, making this allegation the lead and theme of his column, appears not to have talked to any Kentucky parent who possessed this "fear," nor identified one person who took a child out of a literacy program because of their misperception that doing so would aid in maintaining the child's SSI eligibility.
Even today, many of these programs remain deeply unpopular because of the misperception that stabilizing Wall Street was an end goal, rather than a means to protect Main Street.
Many evidently thought of bidding but did not -- in large part because of the misperception that one could participate only if they bid within the range the company set as guidance.
Transactions of this type are considered to be fairly low risk for financial firms, but that can lead to less oversight of the traders involved because of the misperception that minimal risk equates to less potential for harmful conduct.
However, compliance with vaccine programmes among adults is low, perhaps because of the misperception that booster vaccinations are unnecessary, leading to low vaccine coverage rates., Consequently, adults may become more susceptible to common childhood diseases such as diphtheria, pertussis and poliomyelitis and to tetanus in the case of a wound or injury.
We are duped by a misperception of "fluency," believing that because facts or formulas or arguments are easy to remember right now, they will remain that way tomorrow or the next day.
