Some consumers, however, have maintained their perception of past maintenance problems.
After six-months, respondents maintained their perception on rating the usefulness of the course as very good.
"People," Hayes says, "invariably find creative and elaborate ways of maintaining their perception, against all the available evidence, rather than questioning their perception of reality".
In addition, struggling students who declined peer tutoring shifted significantly toward more novice-like perceptions of biology from pretest to posttest, while struggling students in peer tutoring maintain their initial perceptions.
Like many food companies, Coke and its bottlers are struggling to change the public's perception -- and to maintain their business -- in the face of growing concern about health and nutrition.
Accordingly, in the pro-environmental behavioral context, it is likely that people act congruently across diverse pro-environmental behaviors so that they maintain consistency in their perceptions of and attitudes toward the environment and/or environmental sustainability, minimizing the occurrence of cognitive dissonance.
The nurse in the following extract recounts the significance that it has for her to maintain a good relationship and that these doctors maintain the perception of control over their work.
To maintain the perception that cuts are on the way, the Saudis are already saying they have told their customers of reductions in January, when the output restraints are supposed to go into force.
This might not be easy at times but if you maintain your perception that EVERY article of expression is a gift it will reinforce your ability to see their higher self in everything they do.
Even more important, parents should maintain a realistic perception of their child, and this healthy attitude will empower students to thrive in any learning environment.
