Question 1

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 2

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

Question 3

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 4

Unlike social work practice, social work research seeks to advance knowledge just for knowledge's sake.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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.

Question 6

A good research topic should:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Pass the "so what?" test. 
B)  ​Be specific. 
C)  ​Capable of being answered by observable evidence. 
D)  ​All of these are correct. 
E)  ​None of these is correct. 
A)  ​Pass the "so what?" test. 
B)  ​Be specific. 
C)  ​Capable of being answered by observable evidence. 
D)  ​All of these are correct. 
E)  ​None of these is correct.

Question 7

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 8

If a researcher wanted to test the hypothesis that female social workers are more empathic than male social workers, the researcher would design:​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

​Descriptive research attempts to answer the question "why."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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.

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

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

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

Unlike social work practice, social work research seeks to advance knowledge just for 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

A good research topic should:

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

If a researcher wanted to test the hypothesis that female social workers are more empathic than male social workers, the researcher would design:

Descriptive research attempts to answer the question "why."

Why Study Research

Evidence-Based Practice

Factors Influencing the Research Process

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

Descriptive Data Analysis

Inferential Data Analysis

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

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Exam 7: Problem Formulation

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

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

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

Unlike social work practice, social work research seeks to advance knowledge just for 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​

A good research topic should:​

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

If a researcher wanted to test the hypothesis that female social workers are more empathic than male social workers, the researcher would design:​

​Descriptive research attempts to answer the question "why."

Why Study Research

Evidence-Based Practice

Factors Influencing the Research Process

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

Descriptive Data Analysis

Inferential Data Analysis

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Filters

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

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

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

Unlike social work practice, social work research seeks to advance knowledge just for 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

A good research topic should:

If a researcher wanted to test the hypothesis that female social workers are more empathic than male social workers, the researcher would design:

Descriptive research attempts to answer the question "why."