Lexi is conducting a literature review and wants to quickly determine if the participants involved in a particular study are appropriate for her search. In which section of the research article could Lexi find this information?

What can microsatellite markers be used to assess?

A local grocery store is working with a consultant to reduce the use of plastic grocery bags. The consultant plans to implement an intervention designed to increase the use of paper bags and reduce the use of plastic bags. At the end of every 5 minutes, the consultant records how many employees are using paper bags to bag groceries instead of plastic. Which recording method did the consultant use?

During skeletal muscle contraction, which molecule does troponin specifically bind to in order to initiate a conformational change that facilitates actin-myosin cross-bridge formation?

What type(s) of muscle contraction occur during the upward and downward phases of a biceps curl?

Simone’s mother asks Simone what she would like for a snack, and 10 seconds later, Simone asks for a gummy bear. Simone’s mother gives her a gummy bear, and Simone chews on it for 30 seconds. One minute later, Simone asks her mother for another gummy bear. Which part of this scenario exemplifies the fundamental property of temporal extent?

Ethan, a behavior analyst, is consulting at an aeronautics company to improve accuracy when conducting a specific procedure. He collects baseline data and implements a training package to evaluate the impact on accuracy. After a few observations, the results depict a significant improvement in the employees’ accuracy. However, Ethan was unaware that during the training package intervention, a company manager had placed signs around the office demonstrating how to conduct the specific procedure. Which of the following is likely true of Ethan’s conclusion that the program was primarily responsible for the change in the employees’ behavior?

A behavior analyst is working on toilet training with several clients, all focused on the target behavior of appropriate eliminations. The behavior is difficult to reverse, and the parents of each client request that treatment not be removed to a return to baseline but are fine with an initial extended baseline.  Which experimental design would be most appropriate for the behavior analyst to use?

The system for recommendations of patient management that follow the level of cancer risk is called

Brea is a behavior analyst working with one of her clients to reduce their self-injurious behavior. When testing the effects of two interventions on reducing instances of self-injurious behavior, Brea notes that the pattern of responding established in one of her treatment conditions appears to persist despite a return  to the baseline condition. The results of these data are most likely being impacted by which confound?