Question 1

Flexner's criteria for defining professional status include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The work involves personally responsible intellectual activity. 
B)  The work is teachable in a curriculum. 
C)  The content of the discipline is derived from science and learning and does not employ knowledge that is generally accessible to the public. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  The work involves personally responsible intellectual activity. 
B)  The work is teachable in a curriculum. 
C)  The content of the discipline is derived from science and learning and does not employ knowledge that is generally accessible to the public. 
D)  All of the above. D

Question 2

Meta-analysis is viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  A tool that makes the evaluation of scientific evidence easer for the student and practitioner 
B)  A list of evidence based programs. 
C)  A membership organization. 
D)  An analysis of research at the macro level. 
A)  A tool that makes the evaluation of scientific evidence easer for the student and practitioner 
B)  A list of evidence based programs. 
C)  A membership organization. 
D)  An analysis of research at the macro level. A

Question 3

Which of the following represents a definition of social work research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifying a problem and seeking to resolve it. 
B)  Gathering data according to prescribed processes. 
C)  Developing knowledge in a systematic way that relies on the scientific method 
D)  Developing a plan to answer a practice-related question of interest. 
A)  Identifying a problem and seeking to resolve it. 
B)  Gathering data according to prescribed processes. 
C)  Developing knowledge in a systematic way that relies on the scientific method 
D)  Developing a plan to answer a practice-related question of interest. C

Question 4

Which of the following most accurately describes what is meant by "critically evaluating ways of knowing and making judgments based on the best information available?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Discounting other ways of knowing that are not based on the scientific method. 
B)  Questioning basic values and claims, even those based on published scientific findings. 
C)  Relying on isolated observation or anecdotal information. 
D)  Questioning knowledge claims from known unreliable sources. 
A)  Discounting other ways of knowing that are not based on the scientific method. 
B)  Questioning basic values and claims, even those based on published scientific findings. 
C)  Relying on isolated observation or anecdotal information. 
D)  Questioning knowledge claims from known unreliable sources.

Question 5

How does logical positivism differ from interpretivism?

Accepted Answer

Logical positivism and interpretivism ar

Question 6

Describe the process Dorothea Dix utilized to conduct research about the conditions of persons with mental illness in prisons.

Accepted Answer

Dorothea Dix utilized a systematic and t

Question 7

The infrastructure to support social work research discussed in the text includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Office of Homeland Security 
B)  The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) 
C)  The Council on Social Work Educations (CSW
E)  
D)  Both (b) and (c) 
A)  The Office of Homeland Security 
B)  The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) 
C)  The Council on Social Work Educations (CSW
E)  
D)  Both (b) and (c)

Question 8

The role of the Government Performance and Results Act in supporting research utilization in social work includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Forcing agencies and organizations receiving federal funds to become more accountable for their results. 
B)  Centering agency focus on processes such as what services are provided, in what context, and at what cost. 
C)  Discouraging agencies from focusing on outcome measures such as use of resources and the effects of treatment on participants. 
D)  Requiring social workers applying for federal grant funding to hire assistance in collecting and reporting data. 
A)  Forcing agencies and organizations receiving federal funds to become more accountable for their results. 
B)  Centering agency focus on processes such as what services are provided, in what context, and at what cost. 
C)  Discouraging agencies from focusing on outcome measures such as use of resources and the effects of treatment on participants. 
D)  Requiring social workers applying for federal grant funding to hire assistance in collecting and reporting data.

Question 9

Describe five ways that you as a professional social worker can make a commitment to lifelong learning.

Accepted Answer

1. Pursuing advanced degrees or certific

Question 10

According the NASW Code of Ethics,

Accepted Answer

A)  Social workers should monitor and evaluate policies, the implementation of programs, and practice interventions. 
B)  Social workers should promote and facilitate evaluation and research to contribute to the development of knowledge. 
C)  Social workers should critically examine and keep current with emerging knowledge relevant to social work and fully use evaluation and research evidence in their professional practice. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Social workers should monitor and evaluate policies, the implementation of programs, and practice interventions. 
B)  Social workers should promote and facilitate evaluation and research to contribute to the development of knowledge. 
C)  Social workers should critically examine and keep current with emerging knowledge relevant to social work and fully use evaluation and research evidence in their professional practice. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 11

Which of the following represent a way of learning the "truth" about welfare reform by "counting things"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exploring how many women receive TANF benefits. 
B)  Exploring the age, race, education, employment status, and income of women receiving TANF benefits. 
C)  Exploring relationships among variables in (a) and (b) among women receiving TANF benefits. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Exploring how many women receive TANF benefits. 
B)  Exploring the age, race, education, employment status, and income of women receiving TANF benefits. 
C)  Exploring relationships among variables in (a) and (b) among women receiving TANF benefits. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

In-depth research focusing on extensive examination of a limited number of subjects according to the interpretivist tradition is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantitative research. 
B)  Qualitative research. 
C)  Logical postivism. 
D)  Reductionism. 
A)  Quantitative research. 
B)  Qualitative research. 
C)  Logical postivism. 
D)  Reductionism.

Question 13

The scientific method includes which of the following steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drawing conclusions from the data. 
B)  A process of accumulating knowledge. 
C)  Consulting an individual in authority. 
D)  Questioning what you know and how you know it. 
A)  Drawing conclusions from the data. 
B)  A process of accumulating knowledge. 
C)  Consulting an individual in authority. 
D)  Questioning what you know and how you know it.

Question 14

Research skills and knowledge can have a positive impact on social work practice and social conditions by answering which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Did I help the individual, couple, or family I worked with? 
B)  What types of interventions are most likely to lead to positive changes? 
C)  Who is not receiving social work services although he or she is eligible to receive such services? 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Did I help the individual, couple, or family I worked with? 
B)  What types of interventions are most likely to lead to positive changes? 
C)  Who is not receiving social work services although he or she is eligible to receive such services? 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

Compare and contrast the five ways of knowing.

Accepted Answer

The five ways of knowing are perception,

Question 16

Evidence-based practice refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Interventions that appear to be related to preferred client outcomes based on scientific evidence. 
B)  A guiding pedagogical principle used by schools of social work to produce professionals who are lifelong learners. 
C)  Interventions that appear to be related to preferred client outcomes based on anecdotal evidence. 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
A)  Interventions that appear to be related to preferred client outcomes based on scientific evidence. 
B)  A guiding pedagogical principle used by schools of social work to produce professionals who are lifelong learners. 
C)  Interventions that appear to be related to preferred client outcomes based on anecdotal evidence. 
D)  Both (a) and (b)

Question 17

List the five steps of the scientific method.

Accepted Answer

The scientific method is a systematic pr

Question 18

Persons who seek the services of curanderas likely base their knowledge of the healing power of these Mexican folk healers on which of the following types of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientific method 
B)  Intuition 
C)  Authority 
D)  Tradition 
A)  Scientific method 
B)  Intuition 
C)  Authority 
D)  Tradition

Question 19

Rosenblatt (1968) and earlier researchers found that social workers rated research as the least valued activity in making treatment decisions, as evidenced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Often reading research articles. 
B)  Frequently using research studies in their professional work. 
C)  Having difficulty accepting findings that challenged their beliefs 
D)  Working in agencies that barely tolerated research. 
A)  Often reading research articles. 
B)  Frequently using research studies in their professional work. 
C)  Having difficulty accepting findings that challenged their beliefs 
D)  Working in agencies that barely tolerated research.

Question 20

It has been argued that social work research is unique not because of the methods used to conduct the research, but because of the aims toward which the research is conducted. Which of the following accurately characterizes social work research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social workers use research to create knowledge simply for the sake of creating knowledge. 
B)  Social workers use research to create applied knowledge or knowledge that will inform practice. 
C)  Social workers use research to study topics of interest to them; enhancing human well-being and meeting human needs are secondary goals of their research endeavors. 
D)  Social workers use research to maintain competitiveness with other helping professions. 
A)  Social workers use research to create knowledge simply for the sake of creating knowledge. 
B)  Social workers use research to create applied knowledge or knowledge that will inform practice. 
C)  Social workers use research to study topics of interest to them; enhancing human well-being and meeting human needs are secondary goals of their research endeavors. 
D)  Social workers use research to maintain competitiveness with other helping professions.

Flexner's criteria for defining professional status include which of the following?

Meta-analysis is viewed as:

Which of the following represents a definition of social work research?

Which of the following most accurately describes what is meant by "critically evaluating ways of knowing and making judgments based on the best information available?"

How does logical positivism differ from interpretivism?

Describe the process Dorothea Dix utilized to conduct research about the conditions of persons with mental illness in prisons.

The infrastructure to support social work research discussed in the text includes which of the following?

The role of the Government Performance and Results Act in supporting research utilization in social work includes:

Describe five ways that you as a professional social worker can make a commitment to lifelong learning.

According the NASW Code of Ethics,

Which of the following represent a way of learning the "truth" about welfare reform by "counting things"?

In-depth research focusing on extensive examination of a limited number of subjects according to the interpretivist tradition is known as:

The scientific method includes which of the following steps?

Research skills and knowledge can have a positive impact on social work practice and social conditions by answering which of the following questions?

Compare and contrast the five ways of knowing.

Evidence-based practice refers to:

List the five steps of the scientific method.

Persons who seek the services of curanderas likely base their knowledge of the healing power of these Mexican folk healers on which of the following types of knowledge?

Rosenblatt (1968) and earlier researchers found that social workers rated research as the least valued activity in making treatment decisions, as evidenced by:

It has been argued that social work research is unique not because of the methods used to conduct the research, but because of the aims toward which the research is conducted. Which of the following accurately characterizes social work research?

The Politics and Ethics of Social Work Research

Research Problems and Research Questions

Single Subject Research

Research in Agencies and Communities

Qualitative Research

Group Research Design

Sampling

Measurement

Data Collection and Data Entry

Descriptions of Quantitative Data

Bivariate Statistics and Statistical Inference

Filters

Exam 1: The Context of Social Work Research

Flexner's criteria for defining professional status include which of the following?

Meta-analysis is viewed as:

Which of the following represents a definition of social work research?

Which of the following most accurately describes what is meant by "critically evaluating ways of knowing and making judgments based on the best information available?"

How does logical positivism differ from interpretivism?

Describe the process Dorothea Dix utilized to conduct research about the conditions of persons with mental illness in prisons.

The infrastructure to support social work research discussed in the text includes which of the following?

The role of the Government Performance and Results Act in supporting research utilization in social work includes:

Describe five ways that you as a professional social worker can make a commitment to lifelong learning.

According the NASW Code of Ethics,

Which of the following represent a way of learning the "truth" about welfare reform by "counting things"?

In-depth research focusing on extensive examination of a limited number of subjects according to the interpretivist tradition is known as:

The scientific method includes which of the following steps?

Research skills and knowledge can have a positive impact on social work practice and social conditions by answering which of the following questions?

Compare and contrast the five ways of knowing.

Evidence-based practice refers to:

List the five steps of the scientific method.

Persons who seek the services of curanderas likely base their knowledge of the healing power of these Mexican folk healers on which of the following types of knowledge?

Rosenblatt (1968) and earlier researchers found that social workers rated research as the least valued activity in making treatment decisions, as evidenced by:

It has been argued that social work research is unique not because of the methods used to conduct the research, but because of the aims toward which the research is conducted. Which of the following accurately characterizes social work research?

The Politics and Ethics of Social Work Research

Research Problems and Research Questions

Single Subject Research

Research in Agencies and Communities

Qualitative Research

Group Research Design

Sampling

Measurement

Data Collection and Data Entry

Descriptions of Quantitative Data

Bivariate Statistics and Statistical Inference

Filters