Patients on Your Unit Complete a Functional Mobility Test

question 12

Multiple Choice

Patients on your unit complete a functional mobility test. The test determines how many seconds it takes to walk 20 feet unassisted. Your patient's speed is reported as a Z score of 2.3. Her roommate's speed is reported as a Z score of 1.8. You would expect your patient to walk 20 feet unassisted:

• A) Faster than her roommate
• B) Slower than her roommate
• C) 2.3 times faster than the slowest patient on the unit
• D) Unable to determine

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Birth of Psychology

The historical commencement of psychology as a distinct scientific discipline, marked by Wilhelm Wundt establishing the first experimental psychology lab in 1879.

1879 in Germany

Marks the year when Wilhelm Wundt founded the first laboratory dedicated to experimental psychology, marking the birth of psychology as a distinct scientific discipline.

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Often referred to as the father of modern psychology, he established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.

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