L Ball
Biographic Data
| ID | 5707992 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Ball |
| GIVEN NAMES | L |
| FAMILY NAME | Ball |
| SIGNATURE | BALL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Centers |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Vaccine Risk Perception Among Reporters of Autism After Vaccination
Objectives. We investigated vaccine risk perception among reporters of autism to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Methods. We conducted structured interviews with 124 parents who reported autism and related disorders to VAERS from 1990 to 2001 and compared results with those of a published survey of parents in the general population. Results. Respondents perceived vaccine-preventable diseases as less serious than did other pare…
Overconfidence and personal evaluations of social rank
Research on confidence judgements suggests that people are often overconfident. However, some studies have found that depressed mood reduces this positive bias. To date this has been explained as a mood phenomenon. In this study we explore an alternative theory which suggests that confidence is related to internal judgements of social rank and status. This theory suggests that the lower one perceives oneself to be in status and rank the less one …
Vaccine Risk Perception Among Reporters of Autism After Vaccination
Objectives. We investigated vaccine risk perception among reporters of autism to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Methods. We conducted structured interviews with 124 parents who reported autism and related disorders to VAERS from 1990 to 2001 and compared results with those of a published survey of parents in the general population. Results. Respondents perceived vaccine-preventable diseases as less serious than did other pare…
Overconfidence and personal evaluations of social rank
Research on confidence judgements suggests that people are often overconfident. However, some studies have found that depressed mood reduces this positive bias. To date this has been explained as a mood phenomenon. In this study we explore an alternative theory which suggests that confidence is related to internal judgements of social rank and status. This theory suggests that the lower one perceives oneself to be in status and rank the less one …
Vaccine Risk Perception Among Reporters of Autism After Vaccination
Objectives. We investigated vaccine risk perception among reporters of autism to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Methods. We conducted structured interviews with 124 parents who reported autism and related disorders to VAERS from 1990 to 2001 and compared results with those of a published survey of parents in the general population. Results. Respondents perceived vaccine-preventable diseases as less serious than did other pare…
Psychology (2 works) · Adverse effect (1 work) · Association (psychology) (1 work) · Autism (1 work) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Employment and Welfare Studies (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Family medicine (1 work)