Jeffrey Lee Rasmussen
Biographic Data
| ID | 212933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Lee Rasmussen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey Lee |
| FAMILY NAME | Rasmussen |
| SIGNATURE | RASMUSSEN J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Punish and Forgive: Causal Attribution and Positivity Bias in Response to Cat and Dog Misbehavior
College students (N = 366) judged dog or cat misbehavior (soiling or predation) via questionnaire items. Common factor analysis yielded 3 dimensions of student response: (a) the sinner (including the variable of animals' intention); (b) the sin (including the variable of recommended punishment); and (c) mercy (including the variable of recommended forgiveness). Correlations among sinner, sin, and mercy factor scores supported predictions from cau…
Relinquish the Dog: Movie Messages About Misbehavior
Content analysis of selected films (Beethoven, K-9, Turner & Hooch) and a TV show (The Simpsons) revealed frequent instances of undesirable acts by dog characters including damaging, disobedience, soiling, and stealing. One reaction of human characters was frequent scolding. More seriously, all the dogs were explicitly put at risk for relinquishment (surrender). Even so, no dog was permanently relinquished. In two cases, animals eventually redeem…
Good Dog: Aspects of Humans' Causal Attributions for a Companion Animal's Social Behavior
Lay theories or assumptions about nonhuman animal mentality undoubtedly influence relations between people and companion animals. In two experiments respondents gave their impressions of the mental and motivational bases of companion animal social behavior through measures of causal attribution. When gauged against the matched actions of a boy, as in the first experiment, respondents attributed a dog's playing (good behavior) to internal, disposi…
Age Preferences in Personal Advertisements: Two Life History Strategies or One Matching Tactic
Previous interpretations of human age preferences in mates posited two sex-linked `life history strategies' said to involve the parental investment potential of the other as revealed by that other's age. In contrast with a dual strategy, our study of 722 heterosexual personal advertisements written by persons aged 20 to 59 found overall patterns of correlations (r.81 to .95) between own and stipulated ages that were common to both men and women. …
Dog Bites Boy: Judgments of Blame and Shame
Separate samples of undergraduates read matched stories about a dog or a boy actor biting a child; others read about a dog or a boy playing with a child. Rating scales were used to obtain evaluations of these outcomes, and estimates of an actor's intent, volition, and excuse for its behavior. In addition, blameworthiness and impressions of actors' felt shame were assessed for biting; as was praiseworthiness for playing. Clear evidence for more le…
Differences and Similarities in Humans' Perceptions of the Thinking and Feeling of a Dog and a Boy
College students' perceptions of companion dog mentality were systematically compared with perceptions of human child mentality. Independent groups of respondents rated capacities of a dog or a boy on 12 categories of thinking and 30 items of remorseful feelings for misbehavior. The boy received superior ratings for so-called "complex" (but not "simple") thinking categories and "upper level" (but not "lower level") remorse items. Even so, there w…
Algorithm for Shaffer'S Multiple Comparison Tests
Shaffer has presented two tests to improve the power of multiple comparison procedures. The present article describes an algorithm to carry out the tests. The logic of the algorithm and an application to a data set are given
Labels and the Treatment of Animals: Archival and Experimental Cases
The proposition that sheer labels or categories are important in people's reactions to the treatment of animals was supported by evidence from two sources. First, print archives showed that in the real world animals with a great deal in common such as (a) dolphins and tuna in the same nets; (b) cats and dogs, and pigs and goats in the same laboratories; and (c) native and feral species in the same parks are viewed or treated quite differently by …
New impressions and more discrimination: Effects of individuation on gender-label stereotypes
Dealing with Nonnormal Data: Parametric Analysis of Transformed Data vs Nonparametric Analysis
Researchers have typically employed parametric analysis of raw data to test experimental data for statistical significance. When the data are not normally distributed, data transformation or nonparametric analysis are often recommended. The present study compares parametric analysis of raw data to parametric analysis of transformed data and to nonparametric analysis when the tests are carried out under population nonnormality. The results of a Mo…
Score Distributions of the Job Descriptive Index: An Evaluation of the Effects of Transformation
Watson, Watson, and Stowe (1985) demonstrated that scores on some scales of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) might not be normally distributed. As such, they recommended data transformation prior to parametric analysis of JDI scores. The present study used a Monte Carlo simulation to investigate the effect of data transformation on average correlations between JDI scores. Three degrees of nonnormality were investigated for different sample sizes a…
Univariate and Multivariate Groups by Trials Analysis Under Violation of Variance-Covariance and Normality Assumptions
The conventional Groups x Trials F ratio from an analysis of variance (ANOVA) was compared with three alternatives: an epsilon corrected F ratio, a nonparametric test, and a parametric multivariate test. The Type I error rate and power of the tests was investigated under violation of variance-covariance and normality assumptions. In general, the nonparametric test was preferable under violation of the normality assumption. When both normal-theory…
Analysis of Likert-scale data: A reinterpretation of Gregoire and Driver
L'auteur reanalyse trois experiences posant le probleme de l'influence des donnees ordinales (dans des echelles de type Likert) sur la validite statistique
Evaluating Outlier Identification Tests: Mahalanobis D Squared and Comrey Dk
Comrey (1985) presented a statistic, Dk, to detect outliers. Its purported advantage over the more well-known Mahalanobis D squared is that it might be more sensitive to outliers that distort the correlation coefficient. The present study used a Monte Carlo simulation to compare Dk and D squared in terms of their hit and false alarm rates, their extent of overlap, and their effect on correlation coefficients resulting from outlier removal. The re…
Bootstrap confidence intervals: "Good or bad": Comments on Efron (1988) and Strube (1988) and further evaluation
Bootstrap confidence intervals: "Good or bad": Comments on Efron (1988) and Strube (1988) and further evaluation
Estimating correlation coefficients: Bootstrap and parametric approaches
Estimating correlation coefficients: Bootstrap and parametric approaches
Impression formation as a function of the sex role appropriateness of linguistic behavior
Differences and Similarities in Humans' Perceptions of the Thinking and Feeling of a Dog and a Boy
College students' perceptions of companion dog mentality were systematically compared with perceptions of human child mentality. Independent groups of respondents rated capacities of a dog or a boy on 12 categories of thinking and 30 items of remorseful feelings for misbehavior. The boy received superior ratings for so-called "complex" (but not "simple") thinking categories and "upper level" (but not "lower level") remorse items. Even so, there w…
Labels and the Treatment of Animals: Archival and Experimental Cases
The proposition that sheer labels or categories are important in people's reactions to the treatment of animals was supported by evidence from two sources. First, print archives showed that in the real world animals with a great deal in common such as (a) dolphins and tuna in the same nets; (b) cats and dogs, and pigs and goats in the same laboratories; and (c) native and feral species in the same parks are viewed or treated quite differently by …
New impressions and more discrimination: Effects of individuation on gender-label stereotypes
Impression formation as a function of the sex role appropriateness of linguistic behavior
Good Dog: Aspects of Humans' Causal Attributions for a Companion Animal's Social Behavior
Lay theories or assumptions about nonhuman animal mentality undoubtedly influence relations between people and companion animals. In two experiments respondents gave their impressions of the mental and motivational bases of companion animal social behavior through measures of causal attribution. When gauged against the matched actions of a boy, as in the first experiment, respondents attributed a dog's playing (good behavior) to internal, disposi…
Dog Bites Boy: Judgments of Blame and Shame
Separate samples of undergraduates read matched stories about a dog or a boy actor biting a child; others read about a dog or a boy playing with a child. Rating scales were used to obtain evaluations of these outcomes, and estimates of an actor's intent, volition, and excuse for its behavior. In addition, blameworthiness and impressions of actors' felt shame were assessed for biting; as was praiseworthiness for playing. Clear evidence for more le…
Age Preferences in Personal Advertisements: Two Life History Strategies or One Matching Tactic
Previous interpretations of human age preferences in mates posited two sex-linked `life history strategies' said to involve the parental investment potential of the other as revealed by that other's age. In contrast with a dual strategy, our study of 722 heterosexual personal advertisements written by persons aged 20 to 59 found overall patterns of correlations (r.81 to .95) between own and stipulated ages that were common to both men and women. …
Analysis of Likert-scale data: A reinterpretation of Gregoire and Driver
L'auteur reanalyse trois experiences posant le probleme de l'influence des donnees ordinales (dans des echelles de type Likert) sur la validite statistique
Impression formation as a function of the sex role appropriateness of linguistic behavior
Estimating correlation coefficients: Bootstrap and parametric approaches
Estimating correlation coefficients: Bootstrap and parametric approaches
Evaluating Outlier Identification Tests: Mahalanobis D Squared and Comrey Dk
Comrey (1985) presented a statistic, Dk, to detect outliers. Its purported advantage over the more well-known Mahalanobis D squared is that it might be more sensitive to outliers that distort the correlation coefficient. The present study used a Monte Carlo simulation to compare Dk and D squared in terms of their hit and false alarm rates, their extent of overlap, and their effect on correlation coefficients resulting from outlier removal. The re…
Bootstrap confidence intervals: "Good or bad": Comments on Efron (1988) and Strube (1988) and further evaluation
Bootstrap confidence intervals: "Good or bad": Comments on Efron (1988) and Strube (1988) and further evaluation
Score Distributions of the Job Descriptive Index: An Evaluation of the Effects of Transformation
Watson, Watson, and Stowe (1985) demonstrated that scores on some scales of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) might not be normally distributed. As such, they recommended data transformation prior to parametric analysis of JDI scores. The present study used a Monte Carlo simulation to investigate the effect of data transformation on average correlations between JDI scores. Three degrees of nonnormality were investigated for different sample sizes a…
Univariate and Multivariate Groups by Trials Analysis Under Violation of Variance-Covariance and Normality Assumptions
The conventional Groups x Trials F ratio from an analysis of variance (ANOVA) was compared with three alternatives: an epsilon corrected F ratio, a nonparametric test, and a parametric multivariate test. The Type I error rate and power of the tests was investigated under violation of variance-covariance and normality assumptions. In general, the nonparametric test was preferable under violation of the normality assumption. When both normal-theory…
Analysis of Likert-scale data: A reinterpretation of Gregoire and Driver
L'auteur reanalyse trois experiences posant le probleme de l'influence des donnees ordinales (dans des echelles de type Likert) sur la validite statistique
Dealing with Nonnormal Data: Parametric Analysis of Transformed Data vs Nonparametric Analysis
Researchers have typically employed parametric analysis of raw data to test experimental data for statistical significance. When the data are not normally distributed, data transformation or nonparametric analysis are often recommended. The present study compares parametric analysis of raw data to parametric analysis of transformed data and to nonparametric analysis when the tests are carried out under population nonnormality. The results of a Mo…
New impressions and more discrimination: Effects of individuation on gender-label stereotypes
Algorithm for Shaffer'S Multiple Comparison Tests
Shaffer has presented two tests to improve the power of multiple comparison procedures. The present article describes an algorithm to carry out the tests. The logic of the algorithm and an application to a data set are given
Labels and the Treatment of Animals: Archival and Experimental Cases
The proposition that sheer labels or categories are important in people's reactions to the treatment of animals was supported by evidence from two sources. First, print archives showed that in the real world animals with a great deal in common such as (a) dolphins and tuna in the same nets; (b) cats and dogs, and pigs and goats in the same laboratories; and (c) native and feral species in the same parks are viewed or treated quite differently by …
Differences and Similarities in Humans' Perceptions of the Thinking and Feeling of a Dog and a Boy
College students' perceptions of companion dog mentality were systematically compared with perceptions of human child mentality. Independent groups of respondents rated capacities of a dog or a boy on 12 categories of thinking and 30 items of remorseful feelings for misbehavior. The boy received superior ratings for so-called "complex" (but not "simple") thinking categories and "upper level" (but not "lower level") remorse items. Even so, there w…
Age Preferences in Personal Advertisements: Two Life History Strategies or One Matching Tactic
Previous interpretations of human age preferences in mates posited two sex-linked `life history strategies' said to involve the parental investment potential of the other as revealed by that other's age. In contrast with a dual strategy, our study of 722 heterosexual personal advertisements written by persons aged 20 to 59 found overall patterns of correlations (r.81 to .95) between own and stipulated ages that were common to both men and women. …
Dog Bites Boy: Judgments of Blame and Shame
Separate samples of undergraduates read matched stories about a dog or a boy actor biting a child; others read about a dog or a boy playing with a child. Rating scales were used to obtain evaluations of these outcomes, and estimates of an actor's intent, volition, and excuse for its behavior. In addition, blameworthiness and impressions of actors' felt shame were assessed for biting; as was praiseworthiness for playing. Clear evidence for more le…
Good Dog: Aspects of Humans' Causal Attributions for a Companion Animal's Social Behavior
Lay theories or assumptions about nonhuman animal mentality undoubtedly influence relations between people and companion animals. In two experiments respondents gave their impressions of the mental and motivational bases of companion animal social behavior through measures of causal attribution. When gauged against the matched actions of a boy, as in the first experiment, respondents attributed a dog's playing (good behavior) to internal, disposi…
Relinquish the Dog: Movie Messages About Misbehavior
Content analysis of selected films (Beethoven, K-9, Turner & Hooch) and a TV show (The Simpsons) revealed frequent instances of undesirable acts by dog characters including damaging, disobedience, soiling, and stealing. One reaction of human characters was frequent scolding. More seriously, all the dogs were explicitly put at risk for relinquishment (surrender). Even so, no dog was permanently relinquished. In two cases, animals eventually redeem…
Punish and Forgive: Causal Attribution and Positivity Bias in Response to Cat and Dog Misbehavior
College students (N = 366) judged dog or cat misbehavior (soiling or predation) via questionnaire items. Common factor analysis yielded 3 dimensions of student response: (a) the sinner (including the variable of animals' intention); (b) the sin (including the variable of recommended punishment); and (c) mercy (including the variable of recommended forgiveness). Correlations among sinner, sin, and mercy factor scores supported predictions from cau…
Psychology (13 works) · Mathematics (10 works) · Statistics (10 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Econometrics (6 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works)