perceived ability

collocation in English

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perceive
verb[T]
uk
/pəˈsiːv/us
/pɚ-/
to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition ofperceiveandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A further aim of the study was to investigate the possible mediating role of personality on the relationship between confidence andperceivedability.
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Consistency and security are unfamiliar features in their environment, as also is theirperceivedabilityto control the direction of their lives.
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The interview data support the conclusion that the participants in this group experienced a rise in theirperceivedabilityto care, both for their relative and for themselves.
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The highest correlations related to perceptions of own health, loneliness and participants'perceivedabilityto manage on their current finances.
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Their reasons for stopping were diverse, ranging from practical and financial considerations toperceivedability.
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Unfortunately, they are conditioned by theirperceivedabilityto fulfil services.
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They will be judged on theirperceivedability.
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It streams students byperceivedabilityafter 7th grade.
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This provides a strong base for a positive correlation betweenperceivedabilityand career choice.
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In grammar schools pupils were taught in different classes according to theirperceivedability.
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It thus is not data based on actual ability, but merelyperceivedability, as participants' ability was not assessed.
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Nowadays, women carry out activities according to their perceived abilities.
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Lily flowers and bulbs are eaten especially in the summer, for theirperceivedabilityto reduce internal heat.
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This is true no matter the individual's or the ethnic group'sperceivedabilityto handle alcohol.
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Self-efficacy conceptualizes a person'sperceivedabilityto perform on a task as a mediator of performance on future tasks.
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She claims that photographysperceivedabilityto give information results in the bureaucratic organization of modern states.
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The intake will be carefully selected after a rigorous entrance examination and theperceivedability of student to create a positive difference to the automobile industry.
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It is used to facilitate the effect of the emotion by evaluating the expectations about the outcomes of an information search and the perceived abilities to gain the sought after.
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