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Jerrim, John – Education Economics, 2015
Several studies have considered whether American college students' hold "realistic" wage expectations. The consensus is that they do not--overestimation of future earnings is in the region of 40-50%. But is it just college students who overestimate the success they will have in the labor market, or is this something common to all…
Descriptors: College Students, Young Adults, Prediction, Predictive Validity
McGee, James P.; And Others – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1970
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Exceptional Child Research, Expectation, Mental Retardation
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Miller, Michael D.; Burgoon, Michael – Human Communication Research, 1979
Presents evidence supporting the prediction that violations of induced receiver expectations and the intensity of a persuasive message are mediators of resistance to persuasion. Positive and negative violations of expectations are examined in terms of counterarguing. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Expectation, Models
Tuckman, Bruce – NJEA Review, 1972
The use of ability grouping restricts students to interact with others who have been identified as similar in ability and carries with it the stigma of failure and the operation of the self-fulfilling prophecy. (Author)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Expectation, Homogeneous Grouping
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Wollman, Neil; Stouder, Robin – Journal of Social Psychology, 1991
Presents four studies using a criterion measure of political activity to compare overall (locus of control), political, and situation-specific believed efficacy. Reports that the more situation specific the feelings of efficacy, the greater the predictability of political behavior. Concludes that even situation-specific efficacy did not predict…
Descriptors: Activism, Expectation, Higher Education, Individual Power