People who score low on a performance test overestimate their own performance relative to others, whereas high scorers slightly underestimate their own performance. J. Kruger and D. Dunning (1999) attributed these asymmetric errors to differences in metacognitive skill. A replication study showed no evidence for mediation effects for any of several candidate variables. Asymmetric errors were ex...

Atom Bomb Cataracts: David G. Cogan, S. Forrest Martin, and Samuel J. Kimura.654 Cyclotron-induced Radiation Cataracts: P. H. Abelson and P. G. Kruger.655 Sodium 2-Methyl4-Dimethylaminophenylphosphinite, a Probable Methyl Donor: G. Moruzzi, C. A. Rossi, and A. Rabbi. 657 Application of Perchloric Acid Technique to Protozoa: B. R. Seshachar and Eleanor Weiss Flick .659 The Use of Triphenyltetraz...

The elephant population in Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa, is growing rapidly. To prevent damage to the Park’s ecosystems, the management has culled about 7% of the population annually. Such culls are very controversial. At first glance, contraceptives seem an attractive alternative means of control. We examine contraception as a management option, review the relevant aspects of...

An abnormal cellobiose/mannitol ratio is present in new patients presenting with dermatitis herpetiformis and in patients who have never adhered to a strict gluten-free diet. In patients with dermatitis herpetiformis in remission on a strict gluten-free diet, small bowel absorption as measured by the cellobiose/mannitol ratio is normal. It is suggested that cellobiose/mannitol ratio absorption ...

links the clauses “you need anything” and “I’m Jill” in a conditional construction, but semantically we may naturally perceive the propositions expressed by these clauses as conditionally unrelated; the name of the woman does not depend on whether the addressee needs anything or not. To humorously misapprehend such conditional sentences, as Martin does, is to pretend to see a conditional relati...

How information literate are students in higher education, and how accurate is their metacognition related to that ability? Are students’ perceived needs learn more level of interest becoming pursuit literacy (IL) skill development? First-year undergraduates, master’s, PhD ( N = 760) took an objective IL test estimated scores both before after the test. ability, as well estimation increased wit...