The difference in opinion between White Americans and Black Americans as to whether 0. J, Simpson is guilty of murder can be understood within the context of the literature on motivated inference. Both self-serving and group-serving motives can lead to bias in how people gathel; interpret, and integrate evidence. The current study revealed that the relative salience of race and gender in women's selfconcepts (measured by the Twenty Statements Test) was associated with different beliefs about Simpson's innocence or guilt. Although Black women were more likely rhan White women to believe that Simpson was not guilty, this was more true for Black women who spontaneously self-ident$ed in terms of race. Similarly, when gender was an accessible aspect of identity, women were more likely to believe that Simpson was guilty. High need for cognition (i.e., the tendency to engage in effortjiul cognitive activity) actually magnijied some of these differences.The 1995 0. J. Simpson trial received massive media coverage, and one fact in particular received a great deal of attention: Polls indicated that most Black Americans believed that Simpson had been unfairly accused of murder, while most White Americans insisted that Simpson was guilty of the crimes with which he was
The use of BIM in the electrical subcontractor community has been increasing over the past few years. The practice of using BIM for this sector varies in many ways as compared to the design profession or the use of BIM by general contractors. This study focuses on the current state of BIM implementation among the electrical subcontractors. A literature review of the topic lead to the adoption of a qualitative methodology to study the issue. The results of the qualitative study involved semistructured interviews with practitioners in the field. The results of the interviews found that the perception among electrical subcontractors regarding the successful use of BIM varies from the general contractor. The study lead to the identification of several key themes that govern the successful use of BIM for electrical construction. The study makes recommendations to electrical subcontractors for the successful use of BIM on projects.
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