The aim of this paper is to propose a model of decision-making for lotteries. Lottery qualities are the key concepts of the theory. Qualities allow the derivation of optimal decision-making processes and are taken explicitly into account for lottery evaluation. Our contribution explains the major violations of the expected utility theory for decisions on two-point lotteries and shows the necess...

BACKGROUND Semi- structured interviews are the core of the Dutch selection procedure for postgraduate general practice (GP) training. A staff member, trainer and trainee independently assess personal qualities. Aiming to improve the selection procedure we were interested in the reliability aspects of these interviews. We investigated the inter-rater reliability of the interview for groups of tw...

As evidenced by the results of conducted research, one priority tasks educating future specialists in physical education and sports is formation a desire for healthy lifestyle presence relevant key characteristics each components health (physical, mental, spiritual, social).
 Such personal qualities define responsibility as conscious attitude to duties, requirements social tasks; communica...

The need to create favorable conditions in schools support gifted and talented students is due the social order humanistic paradigm of modern education. This article deals with problem developing personal qualities framework pedagogical for signs giftedness school. reveals results study development accompanied by teachers process designing implementing individual educational routes at main stag...

In three studies, we explored how individual differences in sociosexual orientation systematically relate to the types of attributes people prefer in romantic partners. In Investigation 1, individuals rated the importance of 15 partner attributes. Two factors emerged: personal/parenting qualities and attractiveness/social visibility. Individuals who possessed a restricted sociosexual orientatio...

In this paper, we examine the role of peoples’ emotions or feelings about a system and the associated system qualities in encouraging adoption and effective use of systems. In two different contexts, we examine the use of a learning management system in an educational setting and a personal emergency alarm system in an aged care setting. This study reveals that technology appropriation – a term...