Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about client recruitment and retention in experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations in social work agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Referring agencies almost never dump clients that they don't want to serve. 
B)  Referring agencies are usually eager to refer clients. 
C)  Referring agencies might resent having their referrals assigned to a control condition. 
D) Clients usually welcome the use of randomized procedures to determine which service they receive. 
A)  Referring agencies almost never dump clients that they don't want to serve. 
B)  Referring agencies are usually eager to refer clients. 
C)  Referring agencies might resent having their referrals assigned to a control condition. 
D) Clients usually welcome the use of randomized procedures to determine which service they receive.

Question 2

Explain why the validity of quasi-experimental designs is strengthened by using multiple pretests,switching replications,and selecting a comparison group as similar as possible to the experimental group:

Accepted Answer

Quasi-experimental designs are often use

Question 3

Which of the following is descriptive of simple time-series designs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They guard against a process of maturation that could occur and would otherwise go undetected. 
B)  Regular fluctuations that occur aparrom the experimental stimulus cannot be identified. 
C)  They serve as a protection against the possible influence of some extraneous factor. 
D)  The fewer data point, the better. 
A)  They guard against a process of maturation that could occur and would otherwise go undetected. 
B)  Regular fluctuations that occur aparrom the experimental stimulus cannot be identified. 
C)  They serve as a protection against the possible influence of some extraneous factor. 
D)  The fewer data point, the better.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about carrying out experiments and quasi-experiments in social agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The intervention being tested is almost always implemented in the intended fashion. 
B)  The control condition almost never is contaminated by interaction between clients in the experimental and control groups. 
C)  Practitioners might violate the research protocol for case assignment to make sure that clients receive the intervention being evaluated. 
D)  Outside agencies can be relied upon to refer enough clients to ensure obtaining a sufficient sample size. 
A)  The intervention being tested is almost always implemented in the intended fashion. 
B)  The control condition almost never is contaminated by interaction between clients in the experimental and control groups. 
C)  Practitioners might violate the research protocol for case assignment to make sure that clients receive the intervention being evaluated. 
D)  Outside agencies can be relied upon to refer enough clients to ensure obtaining a sufficient sample size.

Question 5

Identify and explain four practical pitfalls commonly encountered when carrying out experiments and quasi-experiments in social agencies.

Accepted Answer

1. Selection bias: This occurs when the

Question 6

It is safe to assume that agency staff members who initially approve of an experiment will remain in close compliance with its research protocol throughout the study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The best way to avoid contaminating the control condition is to locate the experimental and control conditions in the same building

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Quasi-experimental designs are often used instead of experimental designs because

Accepted Answer

A)  agency constraints often make experiments infeasible. 
B)  they have more internal validity than experiments 
C)  quasi-experiments randomly assign participants to groups. 
D)  they use random assignment. 
A)  agency constraints often make experiments infeasible. 
B)  they have more internal validity than experiments 
C)  quasi-experiments randomly assign participants to groups. 
D)  they use random assignment.

Question 9

If gun control legislation were passed to reduce the number of homicides,which of the following graphs would best indicate that the legislation might be producing the intended effect? [In all graphs the horizontal axis x axis is time and the vertical axis y axis is number of homicides.]

Accepted Answer

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D) 
  
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Question 10

The internal validity of quasi-experiments using nonequivalent comparison groups without random assignment is weakened when switching replications are employed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements is true about client recruitment and retention in experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations in social work agencies?

Explain why the validity of quasi-experimental designs is strengthened by using multiple pretests,switching replications,and selecting a comparison group as similar as possible to the experimental group:

Which of the following is descriptive of simple time-series designs?

Which of the following statements is true about carrying out experiments and quasi-experiments in social agencies?

Identify and explain four practical pitfalls commonly encountered when carrying out experiments and quasi-experiments in social agencies.

It is safe to assume that agency staff members who initially approve of an experiment will remain in close compliance with its research protocol throughout the study.

The best way to avoid contaminating the control condition is to locate the experimental and control conditions in the same building

Quasi-experimental designs are often used instead of experimental designs because

If gun control legislation were passed to reduce the number of homicides,which of the following graphs would best indicate that the legislation might be producing the intended effect? [In all graphs the horizontal axis x axis is time and the vertical axis y axis is number of homicides.]

The internal validity of quasi-experiments using nonequivalent comparison groups without random assignment is weakened when switching replications are employed.

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Constructing Measurement Instruments

Causal Inference and Experimental Designs

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Exam 12: Quasi-Experimental Designs

Which of the following statements is true about client recruitment and retention in experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations in social work agencies?

Explain why the validity of quasi-experimental designs is strengthened by using multiple pretests,switching replications,and selecting a comparison group as similar as possible to the experimental group:

Which of the following is descriptive of simple time-series designs?

Which of the following statements is true about carrying out experiments and quasi-experiments in social agencies?

Identify and explain four practical pitfalls commonly encountered when carrying out experiments and quasi-experiments in social agencies.

It is safe to assume that agency staff members who initially approve of an experiment will remain in close compliance with its research protocol throughout the study.

The best way to avoid contaminating the control condition is to locate the experimental and control conditions in the same building

Quasi-experimental designs are often used instead of experimental designs because

If gun control legislation were passed to reduce the number of homicides,which of the following graphs would best indicate that the legislation might be producing the intended effect? [In all graphs the horizontal axis x axis is time and the vertical axis y axis is number of homicides.]

The internal validity of quasi-experiments using nonequivalent comparison groups without random assignment is weakened when switching replications are employed.

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

Problem Formulation

Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Measurement

Constructing Measurement Instruments

Causal Inference and 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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