Search Dog Handlers Show Positive Bias When Scoring Their Own Dog's Performance
Self-assessments of performance are commonly used in the human workplace, although compared to peer or supervisor ratings, they may be subject to positive biases or leniency. The use of subjective ratings scales in animal sciences is also common, although little consideration is usually given to pos...
Main Authors: | Corinna C. A. Clark, Nicola J. Sibbald, Nicola J. Rooney |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-09-01
|
Series: | Frontiers in Veterinary Science |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00612/full |
Similar Items
-
Does Benchmarking of Rating Scales Improve Ratings of Search Performance Given by Specialist Search Dog Handlers?
by: Corinna C. A. Clark, et al.
Published: (2021-02-01) -
You Are Not My Handler! Impact of Changing Handlers on Dogs’ Behaviours and Detection Performance
by: La Toya J. Jamieson, et al.
Published: (2018-10-01) -
Who’s a Good Handler? Important Skills and Personality Profiles of Wildlife Detection Dog Handlers
by: La Toya J. Jamieson, et al.
Published: (2018-11-01) -
Risk Factors and Prediction of Leptospiral Seropositivity Among Dogs and Dog Handlers in Malaysia
by: Soon Heng Goh, et al.
Published: (2019-04-01) -
Development of a Performance Monitoring Instrument for Rating Explosives Search Dog Performance
by: Nicola J. Rooney, et al.
Published: (2021-06-01)