Publications by authors named "D D Slaten"
Yielding to desire: the durability of affective preferences.
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn
September 2014
People's expectations about the future are guided not just by the contingencies of situations but also by what they hope or wish will happen next. These preferences can inform predictions that run counter to what should or must occur based on the logic of unfolding events. Effects of this type have been regularly identified in studies of judgment and decision making, with individuals' choices often reflecting emotional rather than rational influences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeople rely on information they read even when it is inaccurate (Marsh, Meade, & Roediger, Journal of Memory and Language 49:519-536, 2003), but how ubiquitous is this phenomenon? In two experiments, we investigated whether this tendency to encode and rely on inaccuracies from text might be influenced by the plausibility of misinformation. In Experiment 1, we presented stories containing inaccurate plausible statements (e.g.
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- Organisms like Vibrio cholerae can move between ports via ships' ballast water.
- In the Caribbean, there are few areas that meet the International Maritime Organization's criteria for safe ballast water exchange.
- Implementing ballast water treatment systems could help reduce the risk of harmful organisms spreading.
Background: In most years varicella is the vaccine-preventable disease most frequently reported to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by cruise ships. Since 2005, CDC has received numerous isolated case reports of varicella among crew members and has investigated varicella outbreaks aboard vessels sailing into and from US seaports.
Methods: CDC investigators reviewed electronic varicella case reports from 2005 to 2009 and outbreak reports from 2009 to characterize the response and control efforts implemented by cruise ships in accordance with CDC protocols.