Popular Terms. The process of dividing an area into smaller segments called regions. One of the more obvious examples of regionalization is the division of a nation into states or provinces. Businesses also use regionalization as a management tool and a way to make certain that needs unique to particular areas are met.
Reference Entry. ABSTRACT. A definition of the term geographical bias is presented which refers to the inclination of a scientist or educator to cite only those periodical articles printed in his own country or ethnic language.ACCESSION #. review of the article Revisiting Bias Due to Construct Misspecification: Different Results From Considering Coefficients in Standardized Form by Miguel I. Aguirre-Urreta and George M. Marakas, which is in this issue, is presented. 1  Dark and Windy Night.
Superiority bias is when people think too much of themselves without good reason. They overrate their positive qualities and abilities, and underrate their negative qualities. Other phrases for this are: illusory superiority, the above average effect, leniency error, sense of relative superiority, the primus inter pares effect, and the Lake Wobegon effect. This was named after Garrison Keillor's fictional town where all the children are above average.