Question 1

According to the text, human service professionals can play an important role in the political issues surrounding the selection of research problems by:

Accepted Answer

A) removing politics as an issue in the funding of research. 
B) making sure that only human service practitioners conduct the research that affects their clients. 
C) making sure that problem selection in research is based largely or solely on human service practice concerns. 
D) serving as advocates for the inclusion on the societal research agenda of problems relevant to their clients. 
A) removing politics as an issue in the funding of research. 
B) making sure that only human service practitioners conduct the research that affects their clients. 
C) making sure that problem selection in research is based largely or solely on human service practice concerns. 
D) serving as advocates for the inclusion on the societal research agenda of problems relevant to their clients.

Question 2

In addition to the behavior or characteristics of clients, human service practice research has also focused on this area as an important source of research problems:

Accepted Answer

A) the personal experience of clients in getting help. 
B) the mode and process of human service practice itself. 
C) deviant child management practices. 
D) differences between cultures. 
A) the personal experience of clients in getting help. 
B) the mode and process of human service practice itself. 
C) deviant child management practices. 
D) differences between cultures.

Question 3

Identify and describe the five common units of analysis. Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The five common units of analysis are in

Question 4

Describe the three things discussed in the text that can be done to anticipate and avoid problems that could threaten the feasibility of a research project.

Accepted Answer

The three things discussed in the text t

Question 5

The notion of "indirect costs" has to do with:

Accepted Answer

A) the disadvantages of using qualitative research. 
B) the psychological impact of research on the research participants. 
C) the impact of research on the personal lives of the researchers. 
D) the financial costs of conducting a research project. 
A) the disadvantages of using qualitative research. 
B) the psychological impact of research on the research participants. 
C) the impact of research on the personal lives of the researchers. 
D) the financial costs of conducting a research project.

Question 6

Which of the following best illustrates the source of the research problems for researchers at the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)described in Research in Practice 4.1

Accepted Answer

A) Personal interest. 
B) Prior research. 
C) Policy implementation. 
D) Conceptual development. 
A) Personal interest. 
B) Prior research. 
C) Policy implementation. 
D) Conceptual development.

Question 7

Discuss the specifics of time and money as related to the feasibility of a research project.

Accepted Answer

When considering the feasibility of a re

Question 8

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal versus cross sectional research.

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal research and cross-sectiona

Question 9

Which of the following would BEST illustrate the use of prior research as a source of a research topic

Accepted Answer

A) a research project developed to test a theory of inter-group conflict 
B) a research project that will assess the availability of counseling services to clients in a mental health agency 
C) a research project that will evaluate the effectiveness of various methods of reducing prejudice among children 
D) a research project that will use a sample of urban minority children to replicate a study that found abuse prevention training to be effective with suburban white children 
A) a research project developed to test a theory of inter-group conflict 
B) a research project that will assess the availability of counseling services to clients in a mental health agency 
C) a research project that will evaluate the effectiveness of various methods of reducing prejudice among children 
D) a research project that will use a sample of urban minority children to replicate a study that found abuse prevention training to be effective with suburban white children

Question 10

We conduct a research project in which we collect data from individual teenagers about their drug use and then draw conclusions about rates of drug use in the communities the teenagers are from. This research may well be subject to:

Accepted Answer

A) the reductionist fallacy. 
B) the ecological fallacy. 
C) the inductive fallacy. 
D) the deductive fallacy. 
A) the reductionist fallacy. 
B) the ecological fallacy. 
C) the inductive fallacy. 
D) the deductive fallacy.

According to the text, human service professionals can play an important role in the political issues surrounding the selection of research problems by:

In addition to the behavior or characteristics of clients, human service practice research has also focused on this area as an important source of research problems:

Identify and describe the five common units of analysis. Give an example of each.

Describe the three things discussed in the text that can be done to anticipate and avoid problems that could threaten the feasibility of a research project.

The notion of "indirect costs" has to do with:

Which of the following best illustrates the source of the research problems for researchers at the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)described in Research in Practice 4.1

Discuss the specifics of time and money as related to the feasibility of a research project.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal versus cross sectional research.

Which of the following would BEST illustrate the use of prior research as a source of a research topic

We conduct a research project in which we collect data from individual teenagers about their drug use and then draw conclusions about rates of drug use in the communities the teenagers are from. This research may well be subject to:

Research in the Human Services

The Logic of Social Research

Ethical Issues in Social Research

The Process of Measurement

Sampling

Survey Research

Analysis of Available Data

Field Research and Qualitative Methods

Experimental Research

Single-System Designs

Evaluation Research

Scaling

Data Analysis I-- Data Preparation and Presentation

Data Analysis II-- Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Writing for Research-- Grant Proposals and Report Writing

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Exam 4: Issues in Problem Formulation

According to the text, human service professionals can play an important role in the political issues surrounding the selection of research problems by:

In addition to the behavior or characteristics of clients, human service practice research has also focused on this area as an important source of research problems:

Identify and describe the five common units of analysis. Give an example of each.

Describe the three things discussed in the text that can be done to anticipate and avoid problems that could threaten the feasibility of a research project.

The notion of "indirect costs" has to do with:

Which of the following best illustrates the source of the research problems for researchers at the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)described in Research in Practice 4.1

Discuss the specifics of time and money as related to the feasibility of a research project.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal versus cross sectional research.

Which of the following would BEST illustrate the use of prior research as a source of a research topic

We conduct a research project in which we collect data from individual teenagers about their drug use and then draw conclusions about rates of drug use in the communities the teenagers are from. This research may well be subject to:

Research in the Human Services

The Logic of Social Research

Ethical Issues in Social Research

The Process of Measurement

Sampling

Survey Research

Analysis of Available Data

Field Research and Qualitative Methods

Experimental Research

Single-System Designs

Evaluation Research

Scaling

Data Analysis I-- Data Preparation and Presentation

Data Analysis II-- Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Writing for Research-- Grant Proposals and Report Writing

Filters