Analysis of a Single Case Design Identify Dependent Variable The dependent variable in this single-case design is hypertension in adults and involves monitoring blood pressure readings. Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood (National Institute of Health‚ 2012). High blood pressure is a serious medical condition because it causes the heart to work harder. It is particularly
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choose. One is McDonald’s; the other one is IN-N-OUT. Between McDonald’s and IN-N-OUT‚ there are some similarities and differences. The first similarity is price. You can buy a combo meal including a hamburger‚ a pack of french fries‚ and a soda. Both their price are no more than 10 dollars. Another major similarity is management. Not only McDonald’s but also IN-N-OUT‚ there are lots of chain stores everywhere in America. Despite these similarities‚ the two fast food restaurants differ in some ways
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Furthermore‚ the specific single-system design that I used to evaluate my practice with my client is ABAB. According to Grinnell‚ Williams & Unrau (2014)‚ ABAB single system design is used to monitor the effectiveness of intervention in an individual client and group of individuals such as school. In ABAB single design‚ a phase is a baseline; the client range of depression level before applying treatment. B is the first intervention administered to the client; which is the first yoga exercise attended
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alternative theory called‚ Intelligent Design or Creationism. A growing number of science teachers and school boards are struggling with how to present students with the facts‚ even acknowledging the existence of an argument has become controversial. In the past‚ people believed that some features in nature that of the world‚ such as some features of living things‚ are explained better by an intelligent cause than by unguided natural processes (Intelligent Design). Today‚ people are more accepted to
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Using Single- Subject Designs A Little History A major goal of psychology is to understand human and animal behaviour. Understanding a particular behaviour means knowing what variables influence the behaviour and what functional relationships exist between these variables and behaviours. Psychology’s beginnings as an experimental discipline began in the latter half of the 19th century. Early researchers recognized the problems created by apparently random variations in the behaviour of their
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devices‚ POV’s‚ goals‚ tone‚ etc. In this case‚ "Birthplace" by Taherah Saffazadeh and "Counting Small-Boned Bodies" by Robert Bly can seem different because their aim is not the same‚ as well as tone‚ but it can be further observed that they both have similar and different literary devices. For example‚ both poems use Imagery‚ but only CSBB uses Sarcasm to express his rage for the death count‚ and only Birthplace uses Enjambment. So both poems have their similarities and differences in literary devices
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“The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.” (Orwell‚ 1984) While reading 1984‚ the character of Big Brother can be compared to many leaders throughout the history. Specifically‚ there are many comparisons between Big Brother and the current leader of America‚ Barack Obama. Their comparisons are using media to spay on citizens‚ the Thought police and Perpetual War‚ just to name a few. The greatest similarity I see between Big Brother in 1984 and the leader of the US‚ is
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uncontrollable settlement in the west. Southern and Northern businessmen supported the Whigs (they favored the wealth). The Whig party was led by former National-Republicans Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. The platform of the Whigs bared remarkable similarities to that of the old Federalist Party. The Whigs supported a more active national government that would check the "excesses of unrestricted individualism." The Whigs were also very supportive of the National Bank. They agreed with Hamilton in saying
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It explains Yang Wei’s struggles and the consequences of the Gaokao in order to get into a good college. Although there are some similarities between Chinese students’ experience with the Gaokao and American students’ with the SAT‚ the two are very different. The Gaokao and the SAT both have one goal‚ to succeed. In order to succeed‚ these standardized tests are what can help us get into a good college. If we get a higher score on the test‚ we have a better chance to get into the college that
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his preparation for taking the gaokao and his progress in school. Although there are some similarities between Chinese students’ experience with the gaokao and American students with the SAT‚ the two are essentially very different. There are some similarities between taking the gaokao and the SAT. Both of them are college-entrance examination that determine what colleges people will get into. Another similarity would be that each of the exam has their own
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