Human reliability

“The Yellow Wallpaper” The narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper” is unreliable, moves from one shift to another also being reliable; the narrator adds on to the story with the yellow wallpaper and identifying a woman trapped and the story would change dramatically if it were told by an omniscient narrator. The narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper” is unreliable and moves from one state to another also being reliable; lastly, in the end of the story the narrator continues on being an unreliable…

Wrist and upper-arm blood pressure monitors are mainstays of the blood pressure monitor industry, but some people find them a little bit too bulky or intimidating to be of any use. Finger blood pressure monitors provide a welcome and handy (no pun intended) alternative to these more popular models. A lot of people are suspicious of finger blood pressure monitors and believe them to be unreliable and ineffective when it comes to delivering a reliable reading of one’s blood levels. While it is…

Test-retest reliability can be a useful assessment for a survey instrument. “Test-retest reliability provides information on how consistent a measure is when it is administered twice in a relatively short time frame. The appropriate length of that time frame will vary with both the instrument and the target population” (Krysik & Finn, 2013, p.266). In addition, the interval needs to be extended so that the subject cannot recall the answers and short enough to make sure that no changes occur in…

believe will support myself in the professional field is the Sensory Profile 2 by Winnie Dunn and Greenspan Social-Emotional Growth Chart by Stanley Greenspan. Speaking about these two instruments, they both promote a reliability and validity. According to Hays (2013), reliability is extremely important for professionals who use psychological testing. With that being said, the method attributes the consistency of the test measurements and excludes chance and nonessential factors in the outcome…

accuracy, and reliability in behavioral measurement? Validity measurement is important, because it measures the target behavior, measures the duration of the target behavior and any questions that are directed towards that behavior. Validity also makes sure the data was tracked at appropriate times and are relevant to the target behavior(Cooper, Heron & Heward, 2007, p. 103). If none of these elements add up, then the resulted data is compromised, therefore the data is meaningless.…

The Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales second edition This short paper has the aim of reviewing the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales second edition (RIAS-2). The first edition of this instrument was introduced about 12 years ago, (Beaujean & McGlaughlin, 2014). The new version of the RIAS will be ready for use from mid-2016, (Reynolds & Kamphaus, n.d). The RIAS-2 is an individual administered psychometric instrument designed to evaluate cognitive ability: general intelligence (g),…

Individuals researching within the health and social care environment may come across many ethical issues and professionals need to be able to accept service users’ choices and opinions. An ethical issue is when someone has to judge what is right and what is wrong and being able to make the right choice without disrespecting service users’ opinions and choices and treating every individual fairly and with dignity. By staying away from ethical issues will reduce the amount of conflict and will…

Research Methodology There are very few studies on yoga intervention on alcohol and substance abuse. There ae several factors associated with substance abuse that prevents patients from relapse. Participants will be select based on the following criteria: the age, the employment status and the patient admitted for long-term inpatient treatment. The patient age 18 and over, who are currently employed in a firm and who are admitted in the facility as inpatient will be recruited for the research.…

In the employee selection process organizations use different techniques to test and predict potential job performance. An employee’s past performance in other positions is a good indicator of future job performance. During the hiring process applicants provide information as verification that the individual is suitable for the position. Employers are able to predict employee performance by requiring a minimum level of education or training to be hired in the organization. Within the text, it…

Reliability and Validity of Stress and Coping Styles Measurement Although extensive research has been conducted to analyze the factors influencing hopelessness depression (HD), there has been lesser research focused on the factors contributing to HD in adolescence. In “Daily stress and coping styles in adolescent hopelessness depression: Moderating effects of gender,” Rodriguez-Naranjo and Caño aimed to link daily stress and coping styles as factors contributing to HD in adolescence.…