General Survey and Health History (graded) Casey is a 17-year-old high school student admitted to the ER with a compound fracture of the left leg obtained falling at the local skateboard park while practicing for a national competition. He has never been hospitalized before. His mother has been notified and is on her way. The […]
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) to develop a survey that will identify teenagers who are at-risk for driving while intoxicated.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) to develop a survey that will identify teenagers who are at-risk for driving while intoxicated.
importance of research in behavioral sciences
Search for research articles from peer-reviewed publications in the University Library. Examples of peer-reviewed publications are listed in Chapter 2 of Methods in Behavioral Research. Select four research articles to review . Include at least one applied research article and one basic research article. Be sure to apply the scientific method to evaluate the evidence […]
Tests for Understanding
Imagine that you can predict the class’s scores on the Tests for Understanding in this course. In Week 1, there was a bimodal distribution. In Week 2, there was a positive skew. In Week 3, there was a normal distribution. In Week 4, there was a negative skew. What do these different scores tell you […]
motivation for behavioral improvement
The main topics covered in chapter ten are motivation (what gets you started and keeps you going towards a goal) and emotion (the feelings you experience along with a behavior). Over the next day or two, monitor your own behavior. Think of the motivation you have for your various behaviors and the emotions that you […]
What are the arguments against defining learning as a change in either cognitive structures or in the nervous system?
What are the arguments against defining learning as a change in either cognitive structures or in the nervous system?
Massed vs. Distributed Practice (Keppel)
Massed vs. Distributed Practice (Keppel): Read and respond to the section describing Keppel’s experiment (next to the green graph) http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae/summer2002/willingham.cfm Read the assigned article, then write a short essay (2-3 paragraphs) that include the following elements. Please paste your completed essay into the comments section rather than attaching a separate file. 1. A paragraph that […]
The amount of time it takes to recover physiologically from a certain kind of sudden noise is found to be normally distributed with a mean of 80 seconds and a standard deviation of 10 seconds
16.)The amount of time it takes to recover physiologically from a certain kind of sudden noise is found to be normally distributed with a mean of 80 seconds and a standard deviation of 10 seconds. Using 15% -34% -14% the figures, approximately what percentage of scores (on time to recover) will be (a) above 100,(b) […]
Ethical dilemmas in Health Care
Think about an ethical dilemma you recently faced in your practice. Select a nursing theory that could have guided you in making a decision about the care of this patient. Explain whether the theory emphasizes the patient’s rights, goals, and autonomy. Does it provide clear guidance for ethical decision-making in nursing? Does the theory emphasize […]
Logistic systems
In preparation for your overall logistics White Paper Recommendation to the CEO, she has asked you to give her a “taste” of the different kinds of logistic systems and decisions that different industries use. You decide to prepare a PowerPoint presentation comparing and contrasting the logistics systems that are commonly used in the following 3 […]
