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Wagner, Richard K.; Moxley, Jerad; Schatschneider, Chris; Zirps, Fotena A. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2023
Purpose: Bayesian-based models for diagnosis are common in medicine but have not been incorporated into identification models for dyslexia. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate Bayesian identification models that included a broader set of predictors and that capitalized on recent developments in modeling the prevalence of dyslexia.…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Identification, Dyslexia, Models
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Williams, Robert J.; Wood, Robert T.; Currie, Shawn R. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2010
School-based prevention programs are an important component of problem gambling prevention, but empirically effective programs are lacking. Stacked Deck is a set of 5-6 interactive lessons that teach about the history of gambling; the true odds and "house edge"; gambling fallacies; signs, risk factors, and causes of problem gambling; and…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Prevention, At Risk Persons, Problem Solving
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Reilly, Mark P.; Greenwald, Mark K.; Johanson, Chris-Ellyn – Psychological Record, 2006
The Stoplight Task, a procedure involving a computer analog of a stoplight, was evaluated for assessing risk taking in humans. Seventeen participants earned points later exchangeable for money by completing a response requirement before the red light appeared on a simulated traffic light. The green light signaled to start responding; it changed to…
Descriptors: Probability, Personality Assessment, Personality Traits, At Risk Persons