error of commission
noun[C]
ukusamistakethat consists of doing somethingwrong, such asincludingawrongamount, orincludinganamountin thewrongplace:
Noliabilityisacceptedfor anyerrorsofcommissionoromissionon thiswebsite.
Examplesoferror of commission
error of commission
When the subject responds to a non-target it is noted as anerrorofcommission, or impulsive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But this perhaps is anerrorofcommissionrather one of omission.
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Three types of productions were possible : correct adjective,errorofcommissionand overgeneralization error.
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In it there is oneerrorofcommission, one error of omission and two profound psychological blunders.
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The othererrorofcommissionconcerns the disclosure of income.
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Thus, the high demand sections pull for errors of commission, or impulsivity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Errors of commission happen if the verbal protocol contains statements about thoughts that were not actually part of the process.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In errors of commission, the reporter gives information which is not true.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Others raise a concern about this use of zero-tolerance policies, a concern which derives from analysis of errors of omission vs errors of commission.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eighty-one percent of errors of commission inflated the actual grade.
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