Exam 13: Using Research in the Real World: How Do You Know If You Are Truly Helping

Word clouds are a visual representation of a set of _____ from a qualitative assessment.

Kent is a new graduate student in the psychology department at his university. He recently conducted his first psychological study and is unsure which writing style is appropriate for writing up results. Which writing style would be appropriate?

_____ refers to developing an application that provides specific information regarding a program's goals, along with evidence of the program's effectiveness, in order to gain monetary gifts.

A(n) _____ evaluation identifies unmet goals and results the program can improve in order to better serve the clients or establish evidence for program effectiveness.

According to a survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) (2013) approximately _____ of graduating college seniors from the class of 2013 reported having taken part in an internship, co-op, or both.

Dr. Charles is specifically interested in evaluating his veterinary clinic in terms of its consistency with its stated objectives rather than the vet clinic's general program operation. He should be looking into which type of evaluation?

(Scenario III) Suppose each interviewee was asked to rate the extent to which illegal opioid drug use is a problem by using a 10-point scale where 0 = no problem and 10 = huge problem. Several years later, after a prevention program had been established, individuals were again asked to indicate how much of a problem opioid drug use is. Which type of test would be used to determine whether opioid drug perceptions changed?

Which of the following applied fields focuses on maximizing employee productivity?

Dr. Ayers previously received a grant for his project examining medical benefits of homeopathic remedies. Dr. Ayers is required to conduct a program evaluation as a grant recipient because he needs to provide the granting agency with tangible evidence that the program's goals have merit, the program achieves its objectives, and:

If Lianne is specifically interested in the general program operation rather than the program's consistency with its stated objectives, she would be looking at which type of evaluation?

Dr. Killingam is writing a program evaluation report. Which section should Dr. Killingam put immediately after the evaluation's procedure and methods section?

(Scenario II) The authors of the 2006 study described in Scenario II probably received a(n) _____ from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Mr. Vignali recently developed his own consultant company focused on job placement for military veterans. After his first year in business Mr. Vignali wanted to check the progress of his company and determine how effective his strategies for placement are in meeting the company's and consumers' goals. Mr. Vignali would be most interested in a(n):

Which of the following symbols represents the internal consistency or Alpha level of a given scale or measurement?

According to the AACU and Hart Research study, more than 75% of employers are looking for employees who place greater emphasis on all of the following areas, EXCEPT:

Dr. Marks needs to conduct a program evaluation as a grant recipient because he needs to provide the granting agency with _____, the program achieves its objectives, and the program uses its resources wisely.

Which of the following is NOT part of the planning phase for the program evaluation process?

(Scenario III) Suppose the city of Albuquerque implements a program to educate children about the dangers of prescription opioid drugs. In order to determine the effectiveness of this program they should conduct a(n)

The Rotter (1966) locus of control scale had scores range from:

_____ uses the scientific method to assess whether an organized activity is achieving its intended objectives.