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Undergraduate Dissertation

Consumer Decision Making, in Relation to Brand Image in Today’s Airline Industry Presented for (Business management) This dissertation is entirely the original work of student registration number 1210025. Where material is obtained from published or unpublished works, this has been fully acknowledged by citation

Abstract

Marketing research studies reveal that companies have gone beyond offering functional attributes of a product when considering their competitive advantages in the market. Rather, companies are developing corporate brands that are associated with their products and services in the marketplace. The rationale is that companies can create special image that consumers can associate ...

Results

Cost of Living Cost of living was one of the themes that emerged from the focus group discussions. It was evident from the discussions that living off-campus had financial implications for the participants in the study. This was the first theme that emerged from the discussions. Contrary to the popular opinion that living off campus meant spending more, a number of participants indicated that it was financially cheaper to live off campus than living on-campus (Jacoby, 2015). When the moderator asked how the participants felt their residential proximity had affected their student life at UCI, Participant 4 indicated that ...

Method

This study employed the focus group interview as a method of data collection. Focus group interviews have been found effective in the supplying of information about how people act and feel about a certain topic. Focus group interviews are a qualitative method of research and are very effective in answering questions regarding how people consider an idea, event or experience.

Setting

Five focus group studies were conducted across University of California, Irvine Campus, on the 29th June, 2015 between 1:05pm and 1:32pm. UCI was well suited to the study of off-campus living on student educational engagements because the proximity to the school varies a ...

Part One

One of the specific assessment measures that were applied in this study includes the attention condition. In this assessment measure, the participant was presented with leisure activities and work materials. The paraprofessional denied the participant attention by reading a book with the back turned to him. Unless tantrum behavior was demonstrated by the participant, the paraprofessional continued to deny him attention. In an instance where the participant demonstrated tantrum behavior, the paraprofessional gave a reprimand (Mueller & Sterling-Turner, 2005). The other specific measure used was he escape condition where the paraprofessional gave task demands involving handwriting activities. A procedure containing three ...

Abstract

This study explored one potential intervention strategy in order to add to the growing body of research on bullying. The researchers designed the study for a single-subject, changing-criterion format. Selected through stratified random sampling, middle school student participant D underwent five weeks of NLP sessions with Teacher M (the independent variable) to ascertain whether there is a relationship between that and frequency of bullying behavior (the dependent variable). The researchers measured the dependent variable via the reports of the participant, his teachers, his peers and footage recorded via hidden cameras placed strategically around campus. At the end of the final week, ...

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Introduction

This experiment is to evaluate the effects of the use of drugs on the human body, particularly, the effects of Salbutamol on asthmatic patients. Specifically, this paper seeks to describe what a drug is and the principles behind the actions of drugs and to detail drug receptor interactions such as specificity, binding, affinity, antagonists, and agonists. In this study, participants performed the Harvard modified step test. The aim of this study of this test is to measure the maximal physical working capacity such as the maximal oxygen intake (Rhyming, 1953). It is hypothesized that maximal working capacity such ...

Abstract

The field of psychology continues to offer several means of measuring empathy different from the traditionally known empathy measurement styles. Empathy has a relationship with age and autistic spectrum trait of an individual. The research aimed at determining the different AQ scores for adults between 19 and 70 years of age. In addition, the relationship between age and AQ and empathy measurement was investigated. The research used mixed methodology research design where interviews, questionnaires, and surveys were conducted. In addition, the Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) was used to test autistic like-traits among participants. The research results indicated that the ...

The concept of research is vital to any field of study or expertise. Scholars have since undertaken research and analysis of the data gathered in order to make informed assertions about any subject matter. Research strategies have been classified into either qualitative or quantitative research methods. Qualitative research methods have generally been defined a research that seeks to find data about subject matter that goes beyond simple numerical data. Some of the methods employed by qualitative research include interviews, observation, questionnaires and detailed document analysis. Observation is one of the most common qualitative data collection techniques. This research paper reviews ...

The process of giving and receiving feedback is essential component of communication. It is also important in training such that through feedback processing we see ourselves as other see us. It is through feedback that we can learn how other people see us as well as give other people an opinion of how we see them. Feedback is a reaction by others usually expressed in terms of feelings and perceptions. It can tell behavior effects, feelings and perceptions. Johari is a metaphor of a window through which we look at ourselves and others. It divides knowledge into four panes. 1 and ...

Influence of Movies on Children

Literature Review Mass media comprised of specially the press, the radio, recorded music, as well as recorded movies. Out of all these, movies emerged as the greatest concern to education activists. This is because of their enormous attraction to children. The review sought to establish the nature of influence movies had on the children. Children’s movies can be influential teachers. This is because of their high degree of exposure to new places and culture (Rupprecht, 2011). Their influence over children ranges from telling stories, motivating children to act, educating children on various vices and virtues, and other ...

perceptions of the tattooed person’s character (Applied Psychology) (Advanced Statistical Data Analysis)

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CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION6Purpose of the StudyProblem and Significance Research Question/Hypotheses7 Definition of TermsLimitations DelimitationsAssumptions

CHAPTER 2—LITERATURE REVIEW8CHAPTER 3—METHODOLOGY .Model Research DesignInstrument Data Collection Data AnalysisVariablesLimitations Delimitations AssumptionsCHAPTER 4—RESULTS Data Screening Scale Development Analyses of Primary Hypotheses Analyses of Secondary Hypotheses CHAPTER 5—DISCUSSION Discussion of Findings Implications of the Limitations on Present and Future Research Recommendations Practical Application of Results Future Research

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Abstract The purpose of this is to examine ...

Critical Analysis

The research is assessed on a number of factors. Firstly, the research is evaluated on the literature cited, the methodology used and the results presented. From the critical analysis, it is evident that the results, which confirm the hypothesis, were vulnerable to social priming. According to the researchers, there is a positive correlation between psychological dominance and odor sexiness, as assessed by women in stable relationships during their fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. However, critical analysis of the methodology and the results reveals that these results were obtained because women in stable relationships had been primed. For this reason, it ...

- Family Genetic History - Evaluation of family genetic history The major health problem challenging the above described family is hearing loss. Most of the family members have been diagnosed with non progressive deafness. Other family members have also been diagnosed with mental retardation, meningitis and chronic ear infections. Pregnant mothers in the family have had high levels of retinoic acid as well as maternal diabetes. The family has been characterized by members with unusual physical features are associated with the hearing impairment; crumbled ears, hypotelorism eyes- close together eyes, a wide nasal bridge nose and microcephaly head. ...

Impact of using lowly-differentiated Stimuli on the Working Memory

Abstract Sternberg Paradigm has been used as a measure in short term memory studies since the model was developed in 1966. Several subsequent studies have, however, not being successful in duplicating the exact results achieved by Sternberg. The reason for this has been identified as the other researchers’ use of faster stimulus presentation rates. The results from these subsequent studies indicate the impact of the presentation rate on the recall capability of the working memory. It is essential to highlight that all these studies used highly differentiated stimuli. This study will, however, analyze the impact of using lowly differentiated ...

Middle Adulthood Interview

One of the things that have been given much focus is the fact that I have given the participant an assurance of confidentiality of all the information that he is going to disclose. His privacy is going to be respected and that he has a right to answer or not to answer questions projected to him. It is up to my discretion to withhold all the information given because his privacy reigns paramount. It is also very important to establish a good rapport with him because then it will be easy to have a friendly talk and that the client can have ...

Frequent Interaction with Pets Improves Mood and Leads To Better Health

Studies of pet ownerships have found out that owning a pet leads to reduced levels of depression and increased levels of psychological being (Baker and Woen, 2008). However, according to Robb (1983) there are studies that seem to argue that pets have no benefit to humans. Due to this controversy the need to conduct further research on this issue arises. The research proposed hereby seeks to bring to reconcile the findings of these conflicting findings. The aims of this study are to find out the correlation between pet ownership and health, the correlation between happiness and general health, and the ...

Introduction

Political participation is one of the compulsory elements in almost every political system in the world. By definition, political participation refers to the actions or activities by a country’s private citizens through which they seek to influence government policies and activities. The activities involved in political participation shape or influence the political sphere in a particular manner. Political power in almost every society is usually concentrated in the hands of a few individuals who make up the government. However, attempts are often made for the participation of the maximum number of people in the political system (Sharma and Sharma, 2000). Tis ...

Article 1: Patterns of Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Support

This research study was done by Chlan and Savik, (2011) in an attempt to explore on the anxiety patterns in the ICU patients using mechanical ventilation support. The research employed descriptive statistics for ordinal and interval data that were presented as medians with ranges and provided the skewed data distributions. The categorical data was analyzed and presented as frequencies. The initial analysis graphed the anxiety trajectories for every participant to discern the pattern changes. The mixed model effects were then employed in the analysis since they accommodate non-homogeneous and correlated residuals that were expected in the repeated measures. The ...

IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST FOR RACE

Abstract The Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures human attitudes. Implicit attitudes are considered those judgments or actions of people that are automatic and the person has no idea what causes that judgment or action. The automatic action is a result of influences from societal beliefs. IAT is different from qualitative psychological tests for measuring attitudes because the measurement is of the cognitive processes of memory that cause a person to show a particular attitude automatically. IAT-Race was used to study racial stereotypes in an experiment to determine if the “Obama Effect” was observed. The participants were prompted to go to a web ...

Introduction

Ethics is the principal moral conduct which addresses issues which are perceive to infringe the rights of an individual. Ethics tries to define and guide us how an individual should live in a society in a harmony. It also tries to analyze the impacts of one’s behavior to others and its social consequence in the long run. It also compares what is moral one society and what is not in another society. This is because our societies are divergent what is accepted as moral in one society can be regarded as totally immoral in another society. A good example is ...

INTRODUCTION

Globalization has impacted the world economy positively; this has in turn increased the multinational corporations in a large way. Consequently, this has increased the migration of human resources across the globe. Therefore, in order for Europe to continue in business competitiveness with other world business organizations, there is a need for them to fetch the right human capital for their business ventures. Effective cross cultural management is important and communication within countries is critical for one to work efficiently to form a strong global union. We face cross cultural practices in our day to day life. However, in this dissertation we shall major ...

Abstract

Three conditions were used to evaluate a replica of the Stroop effect in an experiemt where 287 participants took place. The experiment was carried out on university undergraduate students selected randomly irrespective of gender. The aim of the experiment was to replicate the basic Stroop effect. The experiment was guided by three hypotheses. First, Colour naming will be fastest when the word is a colour name and it is presented in the colour it names. Second, colour naming will be slowest when the word is a colour names and it is presented in a colour other than that it names, and third colour ...

Descriptive Title

In a human body, exercises significantly affect the heart rate. When exercising by climbing and descending in a staircase, the heart rate seems to change, and breathing is affected. This experiment is used to make an analysis on the ups and downs on the staircase.

Introduction

Aerobic exercise that includes the ups and down on the staircase, is an extended activity-involving key group of muscles and increased heart and respiratory rate. Stair case climbing involves some muscles such as the calf muscles and Quadriceps in the legs. It is an exercise that requires few materials and hence becomes the best heart rate ...

Introduction

Social sciences, just like the rest of the sciences have developed its own techniques and mode of conducting research and investigation. Common of these social sciences field is sociology and cultural anthropology. The techniques developed for these sciences seem to exhibit so much similarity in the manner in which they are carried out but it has been found out that they differ as per the intent for which they are used . These differences in intent have always been associated with the philosophical reasons behind any such an investigation depends on the degree or depth to which such a research is ...

Introduction

The usability test is going to be conducted on http://cov-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=COV_VU1 which is a Coventry university website that allows students to search and access relevant library materials. A number of subjects will be used to perform the usability test. The participants are going to be selected from the student fraternity who are likely to use the website. The selected participants must be a representative of the whole student population. The test is going to be carried out in form of a research. The researcher will set out tasks, which the participants will be required to perform in the website. The researcher will collect ...

Change is one of the things that is most constant for every living being in the universe. This is seen in the personality assessments taking place, as it reflects the conditions of change and the influence of human behavior on the concluding state of affairs within an organization. There are certain determinants of behavior that should dictate the choice of data, and these are important in the evaluation of certain procedures vital to the study and assessment of behavior. These are being reflected in the correlational studies applied on a variety of inventories, such as the Beyond-Personality Inventory of John ...

Introduction

Ethical issues in nursing research include informed consent. The institution review board ensures that researchers observe and uphold the requirements that govern their relationship with the participants. During research, although a nurse seeks to gather quality first-hand information, they must not compromise the rights of the participants and should provide all information regarding the same. Ethical concerns during nursing research involve identifying the gap between a nurse’s research objective and the participants` rights.

Ethical concerns

One ethical issue in nursing and the selected research project revolves around informed consent. Considering the principles of beneficence, justice, and autonomy that guide the nurse researcher-participant ...

Background

Witness Protection Programs are an extension of law enforcement that is shrouded in secrecy. Originally developed to protect organized crime witnesses, these programs now have wider application (UN, 2008). In criminal cases involving members of organized crime, witnesses testify at risk to their own lives, or personal safety, as well as those close to them. This is not the only group with whom a witness may find themselves, and their families, in peril. Over the years, Witness Protection has evolved to also include other well-resourced individuals and groups who are facing criminal conviction, such as despots and war criminals finding ...

- Introduction According to Bushman and Hussmann (2000), exposing children of very young ages to television results in them turning into aggressive adults. Violence in the movies can cause increased levels of aggression in children leading to a condition called trait aggressiveness, which manifests in the long term. Violent video games are becoming to be considered as components of antisocial media-based socialization. This is a fairly new entertainment media. However, it has begun to impact kids so much that it has also led to shooting in schools. This paper shall focus on the impacts of violent video games ...

Art and the iPhone:

It is clearly understood that there are different varieties in colors, which make photos profoundly stand out. The most out right things such as photography continue to make art easier as compared to the past. Other artistic iPhone improvements, which have created much convenience to the society, include the measurement of paints gradients. In the past, artists had no option other than to make personal paints through processing such things as oil, which was hard to reproduce and time consuming. In addition, the iPhone technology continues to allow individuals learn more information relating to making things like buildings, bridges, ...

Introduction

Bullying in schools is not a new phenomenon but is an activity that has been in existence for ages. A good proportion of students and adults have accounts of their experiences with bullying or have witnessed their peers bullied in what a turned out to be a serious problem in the society with variant detrimental effects that range from emotional effects to negative effects on a student’s academic performance. Teens between the age of 13 and 19 year are perhaps the greatest users of the technology, particularly the internet. The National Crime Prevention Council (2007) contends that teens between the age of ...

Two popular research methods adapted to be used in sociology are classified as quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative research methodology encompasses collecting numerical data to analyse a phenomenon. It also involves interpreting findings through statistical applications. The foundations of quantitative research design/methods emerge from the philosophical premises of realism; subjectivism and paradigm wars. From a sociological, perspective quantitative research methods focus on a systemic empirical approach in its investigation of social issues (Hunter & Leahey, 2008).

Qualitative research method investigates the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of a phenomenon without utilizing any mathematical tools. In this sense it is considered the inversion of ...

Introduction

Nursing research falls under two comprehensive worldviews. These are naturalistic paradigm and positivist paradigm, which have reality assumptions and world views that oppose each other. For instance, regarding to the reality, naturalistic paradigm have multiple realities, which changes continually hence make it very hard to measure whereas the positivists believe in existence of a single reality that can essentially me measured.

The two crucial categories of research methods are thus qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative research in most cases aligns itself with naturalistic paradigm while quantitative research aligns with positivist paradigm. Qualitative research is more subjective, informal, and an inductive approach ...

The culture, observations and an overview of the activity

As a Muslim, who has never gained any interest in Christianity, I was involved in an observation and an interview in regards to the Christian culture. In this regards, I explored the Christianity cultural service of baptism for the participant observation. The event took place in the morning. During the church service, the young ones were baptized at a very tender age and the majority of these children never understood what was happening. As a result, some made loud cries but their guardians were all there to sooth them. For the particular service, baptism was specifically the event of interest. Every child ...

The European Union did not begin, as many seem to think, as a diplomatic coalition of European states. Instead, the formation of the European Union was a practical financial decision, born from the changing face of the world after the end of the Cold War (Majone). The European Union is home to a wide variety of different people with different cultures; the purpose of the formation of the Union was not to homogenize the continent, but to form a coalition of independent states that worked together to counterbalance American economic and financial power, as well as the rising economic power of China (Dinan).

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A Dissertation

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(Keywords: cognitive booster, face naming, object naming cognitive psychology, lexical retrieval, semantic executive functions)

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 4

Overview of Problem 4 Problem Statement 9 Purpose of the Study 10 Research Questions and Objectives 10 Research Question 11 Objectives 11 Definition of Terms 12 Methodology 13 Significance of the Research 15

References 16

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION An investigation was undertaken to try to identify an executive function that acts as a type of mechanism resulting in a “cognitive booster” (Oppenheim, Dell, & Schwartz 2010). The ...

- Introduction Motivation is a behavioral concept used to illustrate momentary effects of administration of a conditional operation. A motivating operation was initially developed in order to show the results of changing the normal conditions of an organism by either increasing or reducing the operant can either increase or reduce its effectiveness. Motivation can therefore be defined as a measure of effectiveness on change of amount of a reinforcer. This operation affect whether an organism wants or does not want a stimulus. Motivating operations that result increase of effectiveness of a stimuli are referred to as establishing operations (EO). On the other hand, those ...

Citation: Busso, C., & Narayanan, S. (2007). Interrelation between speech and facial gestures in emotional utterances: a single subject study. Audio, Speech, and Language , X(XX), 1–16. Retrieved from http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4317558 Single subject research has always posed some significant challenges to researcher s and scientists working in the field of experimental psychology. The fact remains that unlike popular opinion, single subject research can have statistical validity and can provide the necessary tools to provide usable data during many experiments(Kratochwill, 1978). Horner et al., (2005) provided some useful insights on how to assess the quality of a single subject research paper. ...

Instruments:

Chapter 3: Methodology Introduction The methodology incorporated in the study is aimed at collecting all relevant data for the purpose of a comprehensive analysis. The addressed problem in the study regards the current trend of low participation in e-forums by international students. Using various relevant instruments, the methodology of this research will be comprised of different questions articulated in a questionnaire sheet that aims to test the following hypothesis: - Does the quantity and quality aspect of interaction with peers and educators have a positive or negative impact to e-forum participation among international students? - Does technology advancement ...

Black’s Dictionary (1990) defines gross negligence as the intentional failure to manifest or perform a duty in a reckless manner, with a lot of disregards to the underlying consequences as effects to another party. It is a situation in which the actor intentionally plans and/or fails to do an act that is his duty to another. Such act can lead to a bodily harm. In a recap of events that unfolded hence calling for this case, one of my participants who is the plaintiff in this case, Mr. Edison Derwood had been injured during a training session. A medical report upon examination reveals that the ...

Adequate physical activity has been shown to benefit older adults by reducing the risks for age-related physical degeneration including osteoporosis, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and a higher likelihood of falling (Tiedemann et al., 2011; Ewald et al., 2009). Exercise also helps alleviate depression (Lee et al., 2013). However, a sedentary lifestyle has increasingly become the norm among older adults. Inadequate physical activity is defined as engaging in moderate-intensity exercise for a duration that is less than the recommended 2.5 hours per week or failing to do moderate exercise for 30 minutes on most days of the week (Jancey et al., 2008; ...

Abstract

Most studies in existence focus on the causal relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Alcohol. Even though there some studies that have attempted to find out whether Alcoholism is most commonly as a result of ADHD, these studies have always yielded mixed findings hence the researchers have not yet been able to categorically state that ADHD is a significant causative agent in the occurrence of Alcoholism. With in mind that the exhibition of alcoholism is normally treated by therapist as one of the major symptoms of ADHD in adulthood, the topic of causal relationship between ADHD and Alcohol become of ...

Introduction

The term research refers to the organized method used in investigating, experimenting and evaluating a specific situation or aspect and using the insights from such a process to come to a conclusion. Research is based on theories, facts, observation and predictability of results to map a way forward. Research strategies have been classified into either qualitative or quantitative research methods. Qualitative research methods have generally been defined as research that seeks to find data about subject matter that goes beyond simple numerical data. Some of the methods employed by qualitative research include interviews, observation, questionnaires and detailed document analysis. Quantitative research methods on ...

Test Development, Part One

Test Development, Part One Test Plan for Measuring Knowledge of validity and Reliability Test format: multiple choice test Test Length: 20 items (30 Minutes)

Test Universe: This test is designed to measure the knowledge the participant possesses in reliability and validity of testing. KNOWLEDGE OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS TYPES OF RELIABILITY Test-retest method

Internal consistency method

Scorer reliability method

Subtotal: 15% RELIABILITY COEFFICIENTS

Cohen’s kappa

Correlations in two test administrations

Standard error of measurement

Confidence interval

Subtotal: 25% EVIDENCE OF VALIDITY Test content

Response process

Internal structure

Relations to ...

In order to explore cyber-bullying among students aged 13-19 years, understand teens’ emotional and behavioral reactions to cyber-bullying, determine how teens define cyber-bullying and increase the understanding of the degree to which teenagers have either been victims of or participated in cyber-bullying, a mixed method approach will be used in the study. The approach mixes both qualitative and quantitative collection and data analysis techniques. A combination of the two approaches will create a more complete picture of the problem other than when they stand alone, (Creswell, 2008). The design will allow the views of participants to be effectively analyzed to determine ...

The Street Kid

Shanda is an African American girl who is part of a street gang and who at one stage had several tumours removed from her arm. Obviously her health problems made it difficult for her to assimilate herself into society which was already fraught with considerable problems mainly due to the rough life which African Americans youths lead in this area. The judge who heard her case for assault recommended that she seek medical treatment for her substantial health problems, a lenient attitude to take which was rather commendable in the circumstances. Nothwitstanding all this, Shanda continued experiencing problems also largely ...

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Abstract

The purpose of the research study was to investigate the level of competition in the E-Sports gaming industry with reference to the business model of DOTA 2. For the very reason, the researcher relied upon the use of both qualitative and quantitative data. The research instrument ...

The purpose of this study is to present, implement, and evaluate a combination of instructional methodologies/strategies beyond current practices for teaching Arabic language to military personnel attending the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, California. The intent of such instruction is that students (military personnel) will improve their pass rates on the various examinations that test their listening, speaking, reading and writing proficiency in Arabic. Furthermore, this must be done in a way that also provides a subjectively improved classroom experience, both in terms of education and enjoyment.

This study will be qualitative in nature, and will ...

Overview of Tough Mudder and How Guide For Training For It

The Optimum word in Tough Mudder is “tough.” A Tough Mudder is an obstacle circuit, considered one of the most difficult endurance challenges ever designed. The training requires one to undergo feats dreamed up with one thought in mind, “How can we make this as mentally and physically as difficult as possible?” Tough Mudders are new on the scene of athletic feats, but with Tough Mudder Inc. now worth 70 million dollars since it’s founding in 2010, it is here to stay. Trainers and former participants have devised intense regiments for those brave enough to try their hands, ...

Ryan is a bright student; he understands lectures, finishes homework early and has an eye for detail. However, Ryan’s test scores do not reflect the diligent effort he puts into studying. His teachers are concerned and same is true for his parents. Ryan has had many sessions with the school counselor who diagnosed him with test anxiety. Test anxiety or anxiety related factors can affect the performance of students in exams and other classroom tasks. A significant body of research exists on the type of stressors on students that implicitly affect test performance. Anxiety-related performance deficits can have a selective ...

Introduction

Physical inactivity is a leading cause of disease and disability the world over (Gregg & Rowell, 2002). In order to reduce the risk of many diseases and chronic conditions, people need to increase physical activity levels. Diseases infest a body that is relatively dormant and inactive when it comes to physical activity (Wetzler & Cruess, 1985). This report summarizes the findings of an intervention to boost the levels of physical activity of a person. The initiative aims at increasing an individual's physical activity, the upper arms muscles and the chest. This initiative is justifiable for someone whose body is flabby, non-muscular, out ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

For this experiment, I am testing the theory that sleep deprivation will weaken the mind’s ability to recall certain words, inhibit word association, and disrupt the ability to recall whole phrases. I am conducting this experiment because the general way the mind works has always fascinated me but I have had a particular interest in memory, especially in terms of what weakens it. It is well known that old age can weaken the memory, but I have interest in other areas of life that can weaken the memory, such as stress, trauma, and sleep deprivation. Because I am not ...

Is there a significant difference in changes in mean power output during the 30 second Wingate test between active and passive recovery?

The 30 second wingate test, which requires the athlete to cycle for 30 seconds, was conducted for 10 participants for the purpose this study. The results of the test for all 10 athletes were collected, and the same have been discussed here.

The results of the test collected for the 10 athletes were as follows:

As can be seen from the results contained in this table, there are significant differences in the performance of the ten athletes in the two phases of the test.

The following chart shares the details of the Wingate test from the passive phase of the test:

During Test 1 in the passive phase ...

Psychology lab report

In the past it has always been difficult to rate different cookies and from this it became necessary to do a research using two different researchers so as to develop different ways that can be used to rate these cookies. The research done was also supposed to determine the factors that can make different people to prefer a particular brand of cookies. The research was done using fifteen participants who were expected to give different rating for different kind of cookies. Two brands were used in this experiment and these are the Oreo and black and roll. The aim of ...

Introduction

Disaster preparedness is a very important concept which should be taken seriously. The contemporary society is exposed to lots of emergencies which necessitate a proper knowledge of disaster management skills. I am considering writing this plan to give insightful information on how such disasters can be managed (McKenzie, 1997). Without a well plan, it may be so challenging to deal with this problem. Therefore, it should be properly implemented to help achieve many results as possible. - Purpose of the program; The purpose of the program will be to reduce the risk and losses that occur due to emergencies and ...

MSc Independent Engineering Scholarship (IES) Proposal

Personal Details Dissertation Proposal Background This project is inspired by the need to utilize semi conductor technologies that have spiraled in the past decade to develop high efficient solar cell materials which are capable of utilizing higher degree spectrum light. The University of (University Name) Infrastructure development permitting the development of systems capable of measuring new solar cell performances has allowed the usage of a single chip with discrete components. The system is applicable in a host of functions including space, terrestrial and recycling of used Silicon wafers to produce solar cells. The design consists of an ...

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Abstract

Evaluation on the ethical and unethical researches revealed that the credibility, authenticity and validity of the research outcome is highly reliant on the type of research. Ethical research is based on the ethical codes and conduct, guidelines, etc and the important considerations of this type of research includes, maintaining respect, dignity and anonymity of the participants; reducing the risks or harm to the subjects; protecting the rights, privacy and confidentiality of the individuals and avoiding misrepresentation and deception of facts and information. In unethical research the ethical principles and practices are not followed and hence research outcome ...

Introduction

The double-blind randomized controlled trial is an experimental procedure where neither the experiments subject nor the person conducting it has any information about the unique aspects of the experiment. A double blind randomized controlled trial aims at measuring and comparing the outcomes that presents themselves from two or more clinical interventions. A single intervention will serve as a standard to compare or as the control in the experiment. The involved participants in the experiment will receive interventions in an organized random manner so that they all have the characteristics which are similar at every start of comparing them. Randomization ...

Research Methodology and Design

Introduction Research method and Design is meant to provide more information on how the study of the research question will be conducted in order to achieve the stated research objectives. It entails gathering data, instrumentation, compilation, and analysis among other aspects that will ensure collection of objective, relevant and accurate facts . Several academic scholars and researchers have conducted predictive and descriptive studies with an aim of validating the true nature of various aspects of transformational change that is necessary in transforming both community and for-profit colleges in to enhance the quality of education. This study will build on ...

It would not be deemed inaccurate to define Qualitative analysis simply as research based on words as against numbers. This gives an overall view of a subject from a sociological point of view. There are various methods employed in acquiring data based on such qualitative methods. All these methods follow the fundamental principle of ascertaining meaning from actions, words and actions of people while treating the subjects with sensitivity. In this article we will explore three methods of qualitative research. 1. Case Study. 2. Phenomenology. 3. Grounded theory or Ethnography. The article aims to explore the methodology ...