Program evaluation

Question 1: Provide the full and correct APA style citation of the article. Check capitalization, punctuation, line spacing, indentation, etc. Pytlak, M. A., Zerega, L. M., & Houser, M. L. (2015). Jealousy Evocation: Understanding Commitment, Satisfaction, and Uncertainty as Predictors of Jealousy-Evoking Behaviors. Communication Quarterly, 63(3), 310-328. Question 2: How can you be sure this journal is scholarly (academic)? This journal is scholarly largely due to the fact that it is…

The two screening tools that’s going to be discussed in this paper are: Timed Up & Go Test (TUG) and Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSTS). The TUG test is conducted from a sitting position (in a chair) and it is used to identify/screen elderly individuals who are prone to fall. Patients are timed in seconds and tasks are done in three trials. The cutoff level for TUG are 13.5 seconds or longer for high risk falls. The interrater reliability was very high with r = .98 (Shumway-Cook, Brauer,…

What is provisional coverage? Provisional coverage is temporary coverage made for crown and bridge preparations and worn during cast preparations. Provisionals are used when patients have bridges, crown, inlays, onlays, and porcelain veneers. Sometimes provisionals are used for complete dentures, partial dentures, and certain implant procedures. What is the purpose of provisional coverage? Provisional coverage also known as “temps” are used to help the patient make a decision about their final…

Evaluation Critique 1: After-School All Stars Program: Summative Evaluation After School All Stars was founded in 1992 by Arnold Schwarzenegger, “ASAS provides year-round school based comprehensive after school programs (Jones & Polonsky 2008). After-School All Stars provides school-based after school programming to over 70,000 public school students in 13 cities. ASAS schools offer a minimum of one enrichment activity from every domain for a total of at least eight hours of programming each…

The case study method often describes an extensive investigation of one person (or a particular group of people), with the “hope of revealing universal principles” (Myers, D. (2010). Psychology (9th Edition), United States of America: Worth Publishers). They often adopt an idiographic approach, which is defined as “relating to the study or discovery of particular scientific facts and processes” (Oxford Dictionary). These clinical and developmental studies are undertaken over a fixed period of…

Questionnaire The Research Process Just over two weeks ago, me and two of my classmates conducted a survey amongst our class to find out their hobbies and interests out of college, as up until this point we had only got to know them in a short period of time. This survey proved to be quite informative and showed us what interests certain individuals in our class. We surveyed around ten people and our results varied significantly. Usually when surveying individuals the survey will be composed…

Forensic Psychology Portrayed in the Media Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, created by Dick Wolf, is a television show that follows detectives who work towards investigating and solving sexually based crimes (CTV WEBSITE source 1). Season 14 episode 19 called “Born Psychopath” follows a wealthy family of four whose ten year old son, Henry, begins tormenting his family and neighbors within his building (NETFLIX, SOURCE 2). Forensic psychology is “the practice of psychology within or in…

When I was a young child I offered my grandfather a king size chocolate bar after he came home from a long day of work, which he kindly refused. However it was not until I grew older that I understood the concept that my grandfather had diabetes. I had innocently believed that I was actually helping my grandfather when in fact, I was ignorant to the fact that a sugar filled chocolate bar could have been detrimental to his health. This type of ignorance is extremely detrimental to the research of…

3. Analysis (Note: analysis points are based on my own research. Even thought some references are same as Cochrane’s article, it has been cited from respective journals and websites, and not from the article) 3.1. Analysis of runs and run-prone assets Cochrane defined run-prone assets based on the characteristics drawn by Diamond & Dybvig (1983). Diamond & Dybvig (1983) created a model to study the economics of banking and associated policy disputes. According to Diamond & Dybvig (1983) during a…

1. A paradigm is a set of concepts that are both theoretical and philosophical used in a discipline, to help form theories. A paradigm is made up of basic assumptions, patterns, methodology etc. Paradigms are commonly accepted by members of a specific scientific community. The three main kinds are structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. These three tend to dominate the sociological thinking because they provide useful explanations. 2. A theory is a way to…