The middle two deciles of AUDIT-C scores were combined into one category so that the AUDIT-C score deciles could be directly compared with the nine-item scale of normative misperception which was anchored on the lowest 10%, the middle 20% and the highest 10% (see above).
Intriguingly, however, a significant proportion of women continue to hold misperceptions which are not explained by a range of demographic or psychological factors.
More than half our students had weight misperception (Table 3), which is consistent with previous studies in Western countries [ 2, 3], Mainland China [ 4] and Hong Kong [ 9].
This result, which is consistent with previous research on misperceptions about the MMR vaccine, suggests that correcting myths about vaccines may not be an effective approach to promoting immunization.
But I think that has somehow created the misperception that he has not been as focused on the economy, which is simply not the case.
We find that each percentage point misperception of the unemployment rate is associated with a wage decline of 0.7%% (see the results in columns 1 to 3)—a misperception of the labor market situation by 10 p.p. would thus result in a wage penalty of 7%%, which is a noteworthy impact, in particular if one keeps in mind that the average misperception is 13 p.p.
A common misperception is that women and minority VCs are only investing into women and minority entrepreneurs which is not true – they are investing into entrepreneurs of all types and are catching missed and underserved opportunities.
The misperception of vitamin D as a "simple vitamin" can hide the effects of its deficiency, which is a significant and on-going problem that has been termed the "silent epidemic".
The film, which is being shown in honor of Dyslexia Awareness Month, explores common misperceptions about and current research into dyslexia.
"There's a common misperception that white will always expand a room and dark will always make it seem smaller, which is not necessarily true".
