Question 1

Unlike social work practice,social work research seeks to advance knowledge jusor knowledge's sake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In a study in which a researcher examined major U.S.newspaper editorials that dealt with the topic of public welfare,the unit of analysis was

Accepted Answer

A)  public welfare. 
B)  major U.S.cities. 
C)  newspapers. 
D)  newspaper editorials. 
E)  welfare recipients. 
A)  public welfare. 
B)  major U.S.cities. 
C)  newspapers. 
D)  newspaper editorials. 
E)  welfare recipients. D

Question 3

Agency member resistances to research often result in the need for much more time than anticipated to complete the research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Give an example of how the longitudinal study of a problem in social welfare would differ depending on whether it was a trend study,a cohort study,or a panel study.

Accepted Answer

A trend study of a problem in social wel

Question 5

Discuss the exploratory,descriptive and explanatory purposes for doing research.Describe a study that illustrates each purpose.

Accepted Answer

Exploratory research is conducted to exp

Question 6

If a researcher were conducting a study of women's attitudes toward abortion rights,the unit of analysis would be

Accepted Answer

A)  the individual. 
B)  attitudes. 
C)  abortion rights. 
D)  women's attitudes. 
E)  society. 
A)  the individual. 
B)  attitudes. 
C)  abortion rights. 
D)  women's attitudes. 
E)  society.

Question 7

Professor Root was studying the child abuse rates in urban and rural areas of Ohio.It was found that the child abuse rate was higher in the rural areas.Professor Root concluded that people who live in rural areas are more likely to abuse children than are people who live in urban areas.Root's conclusion

Accepted Answer

A)  illustrates the ecological fallacy. 
B)  illustrates reductionism. 
C)  illustrates good deductive reasoning. 
D)  illustrates the importance of trend studies. 
A)  illustrates the ecological fallacy. 
B)  illustrates reductionism. 
C)  illustrates good deductive reasoning. 
D)  illustrates the importance of trend studies.

Question 8

Cohort studies examine how specific subpopulations change over time,but the specific set of people observed will be different at different chronological points.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explanatory studies are designed to find answers to which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Are people's attitudes toward public welfare changing? 
B)  Why are people's attitudes toward public welfare changing? 
C)  Who watches soap operas? 
D)  Is a measurement scale valid? 
A)  Are people's attitudes toward public welfare changing? 
B)  Why are people's attitudes toward public welfare changing? 
C)  Who watches soap operas? 
D)  Is a measurement scale valid?

Question 10

If researchers wanted to find the average age of all licensed social workers in a country,they would undertake:

Accepted Answer

A)  a descriptive study. 
B)  a trend study 
C)  a cohort study. 
D) an exploratory study. 
E)  an explanatory study. 
A)  a descriptive study. 
B)  a trend study 
C)  a cohort study. 
D) an exploratory study. 
E)  an explanatory study.

Question 11

Which of the following is/are true regarding the feasibility of social work research studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fiscal costs are rarely underestimated. 
B)  Agency staff members may resist research studies. 
C)  Unexpected obstacles rarely take up much time. 
D)  Ethical issues rarely require that the research be reformulated. 
A)  Fiscal costs are rarely underestimated. 
B)  Agency staff members may resist research studies. 
C)  Unexpected obstacles rarely take up much time. 
D)  Ethical issues rarely require that the research be reformulated.

Question 12

Explain why it is usually important to review the literature early in the problem formulation phase of research.

Accepted Answer

Reviewing the literature early in the pr

Question 13

A follow-up study of how the same clients discharged from a mental hospital in 1990 were functioning in 1991,1992,1993,and so on through 2000 would be

Accepted Answer

A)  a cohort study 
B)  a trend study 
C)  a panel study 
D)  a cross-sectional study 
A)  a cohort study 
B)  a trend study 
C)  a panel study 
D)  a cross-sectional study

Question 14

Identify and give an example of each of the four units of analysis.Illustrate the ecological fallacy and reductionism using your examples.

Accepted Answer

The four units of analysis are individua

Question 15

Which of the following is an attribute of a good research question?

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be many possible acceptable answers to it. 
B)  It need NOT be stated in specific terms. 
C)  It need NOT be answerable by observable evidence. 
D)  Its answer should be relevant to others concerned about social work or social welfare. 
A)  There should be many possible acceptable answers to it. 
B)  It need NOT be stated in specific terms. 
C)  It need NOT be answerable by observable evidence. 
D)  Its answer should be relevant to others concerned about social work or social welfare.

Question 16

Descriptive research attempts to answer the question "why."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Reductionism refers to an overly strict limitation on the kinds of concepts and variables to be considered as caused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Descriptive studies do NOT

Accepted Answer

A)  study relationships between variables. 
B)  tell why something occurred. 
C)  use operational definitions. 
D) use concepts. 
E)  Descriptive studies DO all of these. 
A)  study relationships between variables. 
B)  tell why something occurred. 
C)  use operational definitions. 
D) use concepts. 
E)  Descriptive studies DO all of these.

Question 19

To generate hypotheses or tentative new insights about a new phenomenon,a researcher would undertake:

Accepted Answer

A)  a trend study. 
B)  an explanatory study. 
C)  an exploratory study. 
D)  a longitudinal study. 
E)  a descriptive study. 
A)  a trend study. 
B)  an explanatory study. 
C)  an exploratory study. 
D)  a longitudinal study. 
E)  a descriptive study.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is/are true about social work research and evidence-based practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have little in common. 
B)  They are synonymous. 
C)  Both follow essentially the same problem-solving process. 
D)  Neither can return to earlier phases in the process. 
A)  They have little in common. 
B)  They are synonymous. 
C)  Both follow essentially the same problem-solving process. 
D)  Neither can return to earlier phases in the process.

Exam 7: Problem Formulation

Unlike social work practice,social work research seeks to advance knowledge jusor knowledge's sake.

In a study in which a researcher examined major U.S.newspaper editorials that dealt with the topic of public welfare,the unit of analysis was

Agency member resistances to research often result in the need for much more time than anticipated to complete the research.

Give an example of how the longitudinal study of a problem in social welfare would differ depending on whether it was a trend study,a cohort study,or a panel study.

Discuss the exploratory,descriptive and explanatory purposes for doing research.Describe a study that illustrates each purpose.

If a researcher were conducting a study of women's attitudes toward abortion rights,the unit of analysis would be

Cohort studies examine how specific subpopulations change over time,but the specific set of people observed will be different at different chronological points.

Explanatory studies are designed to find answers to which of the following questions?

If researchers wanted to find the average age of all licensed social workers in a country,they would undertake:

Which of the following is/are true regarding the feasibility of social work research studies?

Explain why it is usually important to review the literature early in the problem formulation phase of research.

A follow-up study of how the same clients discharged from a mental hospital in 1990 were functioning in 1991,1992,1993,and so on through 2000 would be

Identify and give an example of each of the four units of analysis.Illustrate the ecological fallacy and reductionism using your examples.

Which of the following is an attribute of a good research question?

Descriptive research attempts to answer the question "why."

Reductionism refers to an overly strict limitation on the kinds of concepts and variables to be considered as caused.

Descriptive studies do NOT

To generate hypotheses or tentative new insights about a new phenomenon,a researcher would undertake:

Which of the following statements is/are true about social work research and evidence-based practice?

Why Study Research

Evidence-Based Practice

Philosophy and Theory in Social Work Research

Comparing Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry

The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research

Culturally Competent Research

Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Measurement

Constructing Measurement Instruments

Causal Inference and Experimental Designs

Quasi-Experimental Designs

Single-Case Evaluation Designs

Program Evaluation

Sampling

Survey Research

Analyzing Existing Data: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Research: General Principles

Qualitative Research: Specific Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Inferential Data Analysis

Inferential Data Analysis

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

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