The NPI-16 asks participants to choose one statement from each of the 16 pairs of items, such as the following:   ______ I am an extraordinary person.       ______ I am much like everybody else. ______ I like to be the center of attention.       ______ I prefer to blend in with the crowd.   What type of question format did Ames et al. use for the NPI-16?

RESEARCH STUDY: Dr. Guidry conducts a study examining the relationship between the number of friends one has and the experience of daily stress and life satisfaction. She randomly samples 1,500 elderly men and women in Nashville, Tennessee. Below are her findings: Life satisfaction and experience of daily stress: r = –.57, 95% CI [–.77, –.37] Number of friends one has and experience of daily stress: r = .09, 95% CI [–.27, .45] Number of friends one has and life satisfaction: r = .36, 95% CI [.12, .60] Comparing all three correlations, Dr. Guidry will be able to most accurately predict life satisfaction from the experience of daily stress because the relationship

RESEARCH STUDY: Dr. Ickes is interested in studying the potential causal relationship between doing homework and academic achievement. In January, Dr. Ickes has her students report their Fall GPA (a measure of academic achievement) and estimate how many hours they spent doing homework during a typical week in the Fall semester. In April, Dr. Ickes measures the same variables again (the estimated number of hours spent doing homework during a typical week in the Spring semester and their Spring GPA). She finds the following correlations.   What type of study is Dr. Ickes using?

PLEASE NUMBER YOUR RESPONSES 1-7 BELOW. At times, self-reports are imperfect. For example, participants might use a response set such as “fence sitting” or engage in “socially desirable responding”, both of which can pose problems to a measure’s construct validity. In the space below, answer the following questions regarding these concepts. What is “fence sitting”? Be specific. Why might a participant engage in fence sitting? How can a researcher solve the problem of fence sitting? In other words, what is a possible solution? What does it mean if a participant is engaging in “socially desirable responding”? Why might a participant engage in socially desirable responding? How can a researcher take care of this problem? In other words, what is a possible solution? Why do fence sitting and socially desirable responding pose a problem for construct validity?

If one of the variables in correlational design lacks a full range of scores, this is known as

JP is referred to you for counseling for hyperlipidemia and CHD risk reduction. You decide along with the patient to follow the 2013 ACA/AHA guidelines. Answer the questions that follow relating to these guidelines and dietary composition. You recommend plant stanols or sterols to JP. Plant stanols as in Benecol margarine or sterols as in Step One Foods bars have which of the following established effects on the lipid profile?

JP is referred to you for counseling for hyperlipidemia and CHD risk reduction. You decide along with the patient to follow the 2013 ACA/AHA guidelines. Answer the questions that follow relating to these guidelines and dietary composition. Increasing intake of the which of the following dietary lipids increases LDL cholestrol levels?

Refer to the following ABG result: PH  7.20 PaC02  60 Pa02  60 HC03  24

Based on the following measures, what is the most likely acid-base diagnosis?    pH = 7.41    PCO2 = 20 mm Hg    HCO3 = 12.6 mEq/L

Paralysis of all four limbs: