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    Trial Balance Errors

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    the trial balance can be ‘in balance’ and still have errors‚ give examples of the type of errors that can occur leaving the trial balance in balance. For example‚ if $523 is the correct amount to be entered for both credit and debit side but entered $532‚ trial balance will show the same amounts for both debit and credit side but contains error. In addition‚ reverse entries can cause trial balance to be in balance but still contains error. For example‚ instead of recording debit side $100

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    Credit Report Errors

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    September 2008 How to Dispute Credit Report Errors Y our credit report contains information about where you live‚ how you pay your bills‚ and whether you’ve been sued or arrested‚ or have filed for bankruptcy. Credit reporting companies sell the information in your report to creditors‚ insurers‚ employers‚ and other businesses that use it to evaluate your applications for credit‚ insurance‚ employment‚ or renting a home. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) promotes the accuracy

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    Errors in Computer Arithmetic Computer Arithmetic: 1. Integer arithmetic: Virtually all the computer offer integer arithmetic. The two properties of integer arithmetic are as follows a) Result of any arithmetic operation is an integer b) Result is always exact with two exceptions • Range of integer that can be represented is not infinite but is bounded above and below. • The result of the division operation is given as the combination of the quotient

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    himself as well as more specific ones concerning his English learning process‚ the difficulties he has faced and how far he has come. We transcribed this interview and analyzed it along with the written essays he provided in order to discover the errors he makes in written as well as in spoken discourse. Transcription 1 The Smoking The smoking is one of the worst and most complicated probems. I don’t exaggerate when I say that is has made our life a hell. Let’s shed light the main problem

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    Common Gramatical Errors

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    COMMON ERRORS GRAMMAR 1. Tense Errors – Common Error No. 1 These involve the wrong form of the verb. There are 3 forms of verbs – a) common verbs – - present tenses - past tenses - continuous tenses b) modal verbs - can‚ could‚ shall‚ should‚ may‚ might (plus verb) c) auxillary verbs – are‚ is‚ were Common Verbs are often found in the Present‚ Past and Future Tenses. PRESENT TENSES Example Example of Error Correction Simple Present He drinks tea every morning Then

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    The contact hypothesis states that intergroup bias can be reduced by there being contact between social outgroups in appropriate environments. According to Oskamp and Jones (2000)‚ this is the most widely used psychological intervention for reducing prejudice. It has been suggested by Allport (1954) that the conditions needed for this to work are as follows: equality between the two groups has to be a social norm‚ as well as equality of status between the two groups and thirdly‚ there must be cooperation

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    however‚ sometimes we actually remember a misrepresentation of what’s really occurred. This is known as the misinformation effect‚ where misleading information distorts our memory of the true event. Important in a variety of aspects‚ these memory errors become especially crucial in terms of courtrooms and eyewitness testimony. Interestingly‚ 75% of false convictions are due to an eyewitness identifying the wrong person or misreporting how an event actually occurred. Witnesses aren’t intentionally

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    Decision Making

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    Chapter 11 – Decision Making What is Decision Making? * Decision making – the process of developing a commitment to some course of action * Can also be described as a process of problem solving * Problem – a perceived gap between an existing state and a desired state Well-Structured Problems * Well-structured problems – a problem for which the existing state is clear‚ the desired state is clear‚ and how to get from one state to the other is fairly obvious * Decision making takes

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    1. Describe how the fundamental attribution error affects how we think of ourselves and of others. The Fundamental Attribution Error refers to the tendency to over estimate the internal and underestimates the external factors when explaining the behaviors of others.  This may be a result of our tendency to pay more attention to the situation rather than to the individual‚ and is especially true when we know little about the other person. 2. List and briefly describe four variables affecting

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    decision

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    Decision-making is an essential aspect of modern management. It is a primary function of management. A manager’s major job is sound/rational decision-making. He takes hundreds of decisions consciously and subconsciously. Decision-making is the key part of manager’s activities. Decisions are important as they determine both managerial and organizational actions. A decision may be defined as "a course of action which is consciously chosen from among a set of alternatives to achieve a desired result

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