A behavior analyst is currently working for a drug company that wants to test the efficacy of a new experimental drug to reduce his client’s motor tics. The company researchers are looking to determine appropriate dosages and want to administer several different doses of the drug to see which dosage is most effective at reducing motor ticks. Which analysis would be the best for the behavior analyst to use?

Explain rigor mortis.

Consider the reflex that occurs if you touch a hot stove and pull your finger away. Pain receptors in the skin recognize the heat. Signals are sent from the pain receptors to the spinal cord via sensory neurons. The spinal cord assesses the level of heat/pain. If necessary, the spinal cord sends signals via motor neurons to nearby muscles. The muscles then contract to pull the finger away from heat. In the scenario above, what is the control center?

DJ, a behavior analyst, is conducting a research study in which he will implement a level system for reinforcement for three learners and evaluate the effect of the intervention on chore completion using a multiple baseline across participants design. At the end of the study, DJ evaluates the level, trend, and latency to change for all of the phases. What kind of analysis is DJ conducting?

KIN 6020 – Marketing, Promotion and Public Relations in Sport   Briefly explain the difference between a brand and a logo.  What is the purpose of each?  How are each used in an organization to enhance its strategic initiatives and drive revenue? Site specific examples and defensible evidence for how a team logo (or an event logo) represents a team’s brand.  

A steel rod with a circular cross section is used as a weight hanger. The straight part of the rod is 135-mm long and has a diameter of 4.6 mm. Determine the magnitude of the lateral strain in this portion of the rod when it supports a tensile load of 8.8 N.

What battle in the American Revolution was a turning point, allowing France to enter the war against Britain? 

KIN 6015 – Biomechanical and Neurological Basis of Human Movement   You were tasked by the PLNU Athletic Training Staff to measure the kinematics and kinetics of countermovement jumping of 15 women’s soccer players, 15 women’s volleyball players, and 15 women’s basketball players and now your research team is writing up the manuscript. Write the Methods section of this hypothetical completed study. Focus on the subjects, instrumentation, protocol, and analysis aspects of the study (i.e., motion analysis system, force plates, marker sets, subject movements, relevant dependent variables, research design, etc.). The team wishes to submit the paper to AJSM so details are key! 

A square that was initially a x a in size is deformed into the following shape. If a = 28 mm, b = 10 mm, and c = 26 mm, determine the magnitude of the shear strain at D. (Use the small-angle approximation sin γ ≈ tan γ ≈ γ.)

Who wrote Principia?