diff --git a/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile b/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
index f8cd2db250..4dcf731d2d 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ The default error message for +validates_acceptance_of+ is "_must be accepted_".
 
 <ruby>
 class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
-  validates_acceptance_of :terms_of_service, :accept => 'yes'
+  validates :terms_of_service, :acceptance => { :accept => 'yes' }
 end
 </ruby>
 
@@ -336,8 +336,13 @@ WARNING. Note that the regular expression above allows a trailing newline charac
 
 <ruby>
 class Player < ActiveRecord::Base
+<<<<<<< HEAD
   validates_numericality_of :points
   validates_numericality_of :games_played, :only_integer => true
+=======
+  validates :points, :numericality => true
+  validates :games_played, :numericality => { :only_integer => true }
+>>>>>>> 7fd8f71... fix incorrect validation examples
 end
 </ruby>
 
@@ -392,8 +397,13 @@ There is a +:scope+ option that you can use to specify other attributes that are
 
 <ruby>
 class Holiday < ActiveRecord::Base
+<<<<<<< HEAD
   validates_uniqueness_of :name, :scope => :year,
     :message => "should happen once per year"
+=======
+  validates :name, :uniqueness => { :scope => :year,
+    :message => "should happen once per year" }
+>>>>>>> 7fd8f71... fix incorrect validation examples
 end
 </ruby>
 
@@ -401,7 +411,11 @@ There is also a +:case_sensitive+ option that you can use to define whether the
 
 <ruby>
 class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
+<<<<<<< HEAD
   validates_uniqueness_of :name, :case_sensitive => false
+=======
+  validates :name, :uniqueness => { :case_sensitive => false }
+>>>>>>> 7fd8f71... fix incorrect validation examples
 end
 </ruby>