We preselected participants for participation in this study based on their unfamiliarity with the experiment location (to reduce familiarity effects) and their SOD scores.
But for most, the unwritten rule on death row has remained: disinterest, allegiance to policy, frequent staff turnover to reduce familiarity, and above all a belief in the status quo.
The familiarity "reduced some of the uncertainty," he said.
Going through the lineup perhaps once each outing, as opposed to the three times as a starter, has reduced the hitters' familiarity.
This gateway effect may be due to a combination of factors including low cost, low stigma, closer provider proximity, broader geographic distribution, easier appointment processes, pre-existing physician familiarity and reduced waiting times compared to other service types.
Shows inspired by popular movies; musicals assembled from Top 40 songbooks; plays starring actors with little stage experience but lots of exposure via tabloids and television: these fads are all rooted in the belief that brand-name familiarity reduces the daunting risk factor of producing on Broadway.
Etomidate is not available around the world and is generally not the first line induction agent for elective surgical cases; this reduces exposure and familiarity with the drug amongst junior and senior doctors.
Dyads including stimuli of familiar male or female individuals did not elicit the attendance of territorial birds, suggesting a 'dear enemy' effect (Fisher, 1954), where familiarity reduces aggression, the time and energy spent fighting and the risk of injuries.
This led to the hypothesis that patient familiarity reduces nurses' perceived need to comply with medication safety protocols, perhaps thinking that they know the patients and their regimens sufficiently.
This lack of familiarity typically means reduced funding for women and a host of other consequences.
