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What is Cronbach's Alpha used to estimate? - Reliability of a psychometric test What is the Item Response Function used to calculate? - The probability that a test-taker of a certain ability level will give a correct response. Define Psychometrics - The theory and associated techniques of psychological measurement. Define face validity - The extent to which a test appears on the surface to measure what it claims to measure Define predictive validity or criterion validity - The extent to w...

Primacy Effect - Answer-- our impressions are usually swayed the most by information received early in an interaction False Consensus Bias - Answer-- overestimation of the degree to which the beliefs and opinions of others are similar to our own Factors that Affect Impression Formation: Central Traits - Answer-- certain descriptions (e.g., a warm vs. cold person) influence impressions more than others because they provide unique information and are associated with a large number of other c...

The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) is best described as: A a measure of basic knowledge of psychology. B a predictor of job proficiency. C an aptitude test. D a way to protect the public from incompetent psychologists. - Answer-A a measure of basic knowledge of psychology. A woman calls you asking for information about her son who is a current client of yours. You have been seeing the son in individual therapy since he was 17. He is now 18-1/2 and has just ...

Delerium - Answer-Acute state of confusion that is abrupt and is usually reversible Parkinson's Disease - Answer-Motor disease characterized by shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty walking; caused by lack of dopamine in substantia nigra Korsakoff's Syndrome - Answer-A neurological disease resulting in loss of declarative memory, caused by depletion of thiamine, usually due to long-term alcohol abuse Symptoms of Korsakoff's - Answer-Anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnes...

_____________are organised, interconnected mental networks of info that are based on our previous personal and social exps and help us process and organize info a) prototypes b) schemas c) scripts - Answer-schemas _______provide knowledge about the appropriate sequence of behavs in specific social situations a) prototypes b) schemas c) scripts - Answer-scripts The impact of the social context on impression formation was studied by Rosenhan-what did he find? - Answer-8 pseudopatients ad...

4 steps in Psychoanalysis - Answer-1. Confrontation: Help clients see their behaviors that have been hidden from them and their possible causes. 2. Clarification: Bring those behaviors into sharper focus by honing in on the most important details. 3. Interpretation: Directly connecting conscious behaviors to unconscious processes 4. Working through: results from repeatedly interpreting and having catharsis, leads to a gradual process where people gain new insights. Adler's Individual Psyc...

Eric Berne feels which of the following reflect a person's characteristic pattern of giving and receiving strokes? A. Life position B. Transaction C. Script D. Ego state - Answer-C. Berne called a person's life plan a script, and espoused that it reflected the person's characteristic pattern of giving and receiving strokes. The life position (A) is one of the I'm OK, You're OK Sequence. Transaction (B) was the term for communication between ego states and (D) the ego states are pare...

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What does EOL stand for? - Answer-END of LIFE= Pacemaker fails to function or dies What does ERI stand for? - Answer-Elective Replacement Indicators= Consider replacement, pacemaker will die soon (low battery) what does BOL stand for? - Answer-Beginning of life = Original settings when pacemaker is new from factory What does POR stand for? - Answer-Power on reset= near death with loss of volatile memory, default backup pacing starts. The most common bradyarrhythmia's are caused by: - Ans...

What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - Answer-CO= HR x SV What is stroke volume related to? - Answer-preload Preload is most impacted by..... - Answer-Increased filling volumes A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate.... - Answer-Increased afterload Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by.... - Answer-Radius of the vessel The formula for BP is.... - Answer-BP = CO x SVR What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral...