Which of the following are physiological measures? (Select all ...

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Which of the following are physiological measures? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. A subject's report of episodes of tachycardia per day
  b. Score on the Mini Mental Status Exam
  c. Pulse rate as displayed on an ICU's monitor
  d. Serum sodium
  e. Use of a tuning fork to measure bone conduction hearing loss

Question 2

A university that is publicly funded is located in a state that is experiencing serious budget shortfall, and the budget has been halved.
 
  The university's 32 departments are asked to list each of their programs on an index card, resulting in 90 cards. A panel comprised of the president, provost, and five deans each independently arranges the cards into categories of 3 essential, 7 highly desirable, 15 very desirable, 40 mainstream, 15 expendable, 7 immediately expendable, and 3 targeted elimination. This is an example of which methodology?
  a. Delphi technique
  b. Semantic differential scale
  c. Likert scaling
  d. Q-sort method

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, C, D, E
Physiological measures include two categories, biophysical and biochemical measures. For example, biophysical measures might include the use of the stethoscope and sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure and a biochemical measure might include the laboratory value for total cholesterol. Self-report has been used effectively to obtain physiological information and may be particularly useful when the subjects are not in closely monitored settings such as hospitals, clinics, or research facilities. For some variables, self-report may be the only means of obtaining the information. Such may be the case when study participants experience a physiological phenomenon that cannot be observed or measured by others.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Q-sort methodology is a technique of comparative rating that preserves the subjective point of view of the individual. Cards are used to categorize the importance placed on various words or phrases in relation to the other words or phrases in the list. Each phrase is placed on a separate card. The number of cards should range from 40 to 100. The subject is instructed to sort the cards into a designated number of piles, usually 7 to 10 piles ranging from the most to the least important. The subject is limited in the number of cards that may be placed in each pile, with few at the ends and many in the center, mimicking the normal curve.