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Apply the concepts of reliability and validity to some REAL-LIFE form of measurement. .

apply the concepts of reliability and validity to some REAL-LIFE form of measurement. We are measured all the time – from the speedometer in your car, clocks around us, an activity monitor, an exam you took in a class, etc., so YOUR POST : Choose some object that measures you, and describe the form of measurement. Then, explain how you could evaluate the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of the measure, and how you might evaluate the validity of the measure. YOUR REPLY : Choose another student′s post, and provide at least one other way to evaluate the validity of this measure.

Think about how you could apply the principles of behavioral learning to: Design the ideal slot machine – one that would keep people playing over and over again, even though they won very little money.

Think about how you could apply the principles of behavioral learning to: Design the ideal slot machine – one that would keep people playing over and over again, even though they won very little money. Design a reward system for a fifth-grade class that would result in both effort at schoolwork and in good behavior. Design an ideal lottery or mail-in contest. Design an ideal payment system for salespeople (you may include both salary and commission). For your choice of reward system, think about what the reinforcer should be, what contingencies are operating, and what behaviors you want to elicit. Also think about how you would demonstrate to a skeptic that your procedures have actually resulted in a change in the desired direction

elect one of the following patient factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior. Reflect on how that factor might impact your selected disorder, as well as potential associated alterations and symptoms.

Select a disorder from the following list: o Adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease) o Atherosclerosis o Cholelithiasis (gallstones) o Colon cancer o Cystic fibrosis o Hemophilia o Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) o Osteoporosis o Parkinson’s disease o Tuberculosis • Select one of the following patient factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior. Reflect on how that factor might impact your selected disorder, as well as potential associated alterations and symptoms. • Identify the pathophysiology of the associated alterations, including the normal and altered cellular function. Consider both intra- and extra-cellular changes that occur.