A Compromise Between the Two Extreme Positions in the Clinical

question 72

Multiple Choice

A compromise between the two extreme positions in the clinical versus mechanical prediction controversy has it that clinical information developed by clinicians be

• A) put to optimal use by computers using decision rules.
• B) reviewed and modified by other clinicians before submission for processing by computer.
• C) checked by computer before submission to a panel of "second opinion" clinicians for action.
• D) sent to the main frame supercomputer at the National Institutes of Health for processing using that organization's own data base.

Comprehend the experimental impact of stress or adrenergic stimulation on heart rate.

Understand the function and operation of medical interventions during cardiac arrest.

Identify the blood vessels with specific blood gas concentrations.

Understand the characteristics of blood flow and the role of ventricular contraction.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process of applying the conclusions drawn from specific instances to broader contexts or situations.

Operant Conditioning

A way of changing the force of a behavior using rewards or penalties as influencing factors.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology where reinforces guide an organism's behavior towards a desired goal through successive approximations.

Successive Approximations

A behavioral training process that rewards actions that progressively more closely resemble the desired behavior.