DISCUSSION In this study‚ nutritional supplementation of tempeh led to a significantly higher change in body weight‚ handgrip strength‚ and performance in 6MWT in the intervention compared with the control group. The intervention group showed the change of 2.80 kg in body weight after two months supplementation compared to 1.44 kg in the control group. Thus‚ the provision of fermented soybean increased body weight gain of 1.36 kg in the intervention group. In addition‚ it was also found that the
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users compared an antidepressant drug called desipramine against lithium (a standard drug to treat cocaine addiction)‚ and of course a placebo as well. The subjects were randomly assigned to receive each treatment. Here are the results: | | Cocaine Relapse? | Group | Treatment | Yes | No | 1 | Desipramine | 10 | 14 | 2 | Lithium | 18 | 6 | 3 | Placebo | 20 | 4 | (a) Make a graph to compare the rates of cocaine relapse for the three treatments. Describe what you see. (b)
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Section 1-2 Ex. 26 Surgery vs. Splints – A study compared surgery and splinting for subjects suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. It was found that among 73 patients treated with surgery‚ there was a 92% success rate. Among 83 patients treated with splints‚ there was a 72% success rate. Calculations using these results showed that if there really is no difference in success rates between surgery and splints‚ then there is about a 1 in 1000 chance of getting success rates like the one obtained
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News journal 2 E-smoke break September 17‚ 2013 Smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes to try to kick their habit are at least as likely to succeed in quitting or cutting down as users of nicotine patches‚ according to research. In a first- of-its-kind study‚ researchers compared electronic‚ or e-cigarettes‚ with the more standard nicotine replacement therapy patches. They found levels of success were comparable‚ with e-cigarettes - whose effects are a subject
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Athazagoraphobia is a specific phobia that causes a person to have the fear of being forgotten‚ ignored and or forgetting. It is often caused by traumatic events that happened in their past. A person with this disorder will exhibit physical‚ psychological and behavioral symptoms. Physical symptoms of this phobia are panic attacks‚ irregular heartbeat‚ sweating‚ dry mouth‚ nausea‚ shaking and a hard time speaking complete sentences. People with this phobia tend to have depression‚ anger‚ with low
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is referred as clinical depression it’s a medical condition that can affect many aspects of your life. For example‚ it can impact mood‚ behavior‚ physical functions such as appetite and sleep. This disorder emerges at an early age and usually in the late twenties. It also states that using preventable medical treatment can alter people’s condition of MDD‚ but they are expensive. It also proposed a more affordable preventive measure such as nudges that can tackle three
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asked to meet every day for two hours‚ at a designated location and will be observed on how they behave‚ with regard to the environment their being placed in is an applicable place to do their homework/read etc. The control group will be given a placebo and asked to meet together daily‚ for the same amount of time (but at a different location). The independent variable is the new drug and the dependent variable will be how the hyperactivity in the children changes (whether increasing or decreasing)
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double blind‚ placebo-controlled study of 43 children with ADHD shows that homeopathy can be effective in treating the disorder. In a study published in the British Homeopathic Journal‚ Oct 1997‚ children afflicted with ADHD were given either a homeopathic treatment or a placebo for ten days‚ then parents or caregivers rated the children on the amount of ADHD behavior they displayed. Those receiving homeopathic medicines showed significantly less ADHD behavior than those given placebos. When evaluated
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Animal model In research‚ an animal whose behavior is used to derive principles that may apply to human behavior. Anthropomorphic error The error of attributing human thoughts‚ feelings‚ or motives to animals‚ especially as a way of explaining their behavior. Barnum effect The tendency to consider a personal description accurate if it is stated in very general terms. Behaviorism The school of psychology that emphasizes the study of overt‚ observable behavior. Biological perspective
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University of Phoenix Material Origins of Psychology and Research Methods Worksheet Part I: Origins of Psychology Within the discipline of psychology‚ there are several perspectives used to describe‚ predict‚ and explain human behavior. The seven major perspectives in modern psychology are psychoanalytic‚ behaviorist‚ humanist‚ cognitive‚ neuroscientific/biopsychological‚ evolutionary‚ and sociocultural. Describe the seven major psychological perspectives using two to three sentences each
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