How Can You Ensure Reliability When Measuring the Expiratory Reserve

question 36

Multiple Choice

How can you ensure reliability when measuring the expiratory reserve volume (ERV) ?

• A) Have the patient perform the maneuver twice, ensure consistency, and then take the best value.
• B) Have the patient perform the maneuver three times, and then take the last value.
• C) Have the patient perform the maneuver twice, ensure consistency, and then take the mean value.
• D) Have the patient perform the maneuver until he or she becomes fatigued, and then take the last value.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

The learned response to a previously neutral stimulus after it has been paired repeatedly with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditional Reinforcement

The process through which a response becomes more likely or strengthened because it is followed by the delivery of a reinforcer dependent on meeting a certain condition.

Contingent Reflex

A reflex action that depends on specific conditions or stimuli to occur.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli similar to the original conditioned stimulus.