A) is a statement of the essential nature of some entity. B) is a statement detailing what will be involved in measuring some entity. C) is a statement that allows us to observe some entity. D) is a statement that assigns a definition to a concept. A) is a statement of the essential nature of some entity. B) is a statement detailing what will be involved in measuring some entity. C) is a statement that allows us to observe some entity. D) is a statement that assigns a definition to a concept.

Exam 8: Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Which of the following statements is true about choosing an existing scale as an operational definition of self-esteem for children to complete before and after an intervention?

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A study tests the hypothesis that the provision of social work intervention will reduce the school dropout rate. It finds that social work intervention reduces the dropout rate only of children whose families are experiencing high levels of family stress. In this study, what type of variable is "level of family stress"?

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A questionnaire contained the item "educational level completed" and responses of grade school, junior high school, high school, college, graduate degree, other. A researcher asked subjects to check the appropriate response. The researcher is using this question to measure

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A nominal definition

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Which of the following statements, as currently stated and without the need for rewording, comes closest to being a useful hypothesis?

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Conceptualization and operationalization in quantitative studies are always completed prior to the start of a research project.

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Concepts are mental images that summarize collections of seemingly related observations and experiences.

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The real and observable things that give evidence of the presence or absence of the concept being studied are called:

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Question 8

Illustrate how a child's level of behavioral problems could be operationally defined in three different ways using three different sources of data.

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Select one of the following concepts. Give a complete conceptual and operational definition. a. child abuse b. marital happiness c. friendship

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It is possible to have several indicators of one concept.

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Which of the following statements is true about the qualitative perspective on operational definitions? and after an intervention?

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Question 12

If level of marital satisfaction increases when socio-environmental stress decreases, that would be an example of a positive relationship:

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In social work studies testing hypotheses involving the variable "level of social functioning" that variable is:

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If we find that self-esteem is higher among children who are more active in sports, we have found what type of relationship?

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If we study whether motivational interviewing is effective in treating substance abuse by the mechanism of increasing the likelihood that clients will complete substance abuse treatment programs, then whether clients complete such programs is our mediating variable.

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To elicit valid information, your scale should be sufficiently long to take at least an hour to complete.

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Examining police records of the number of arrests for domestic violence is an example of the use of self-report as a source of data for an operational definition.

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Extraneous variables are variables that are irrelevant to a particular study.

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If we find that test performance improves as level of anxiety increases from low to moderate amounts and then worsens as level of anxiety increases beyond moderate amounts, then we have found what type of relationship?

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Exam 8: Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Which of the following statements is true about choosing an existing scale as an operational definition of self-esteem for children to complete before and after an intervention?​

A questionnaire contained the item "educational level completed" and responses of grade school, junior high school, high school, college, graduate degree, other. A researcher asked subjects to check the appropriate response. The researcher is using this question to measure​

A nominal definition​

Which of the following statements, as currently stated and without the need for rewording, comes closest to being a useful hypothesis?​

Conceptualization and operationalization in quantitative studies are always completed prior to the start of a research project.

Concepts are mental images that summarize collections of seemingly related observations and experiences.​

The real and observable things that give evidence of the presence or absence of the concept being studied are called:​

Illustrate how a child's level of behavioral problems could be operationally defined in three different ways using three different sources of data.​

Select one of the following concepts. Give a complete conceptual and operational definition.​ a. child abuse b. marital happiness c. friendship

It is possible to have several indicators of one concept.​

Which of the following statements is true about the qualitative perspective on operational definitions? and after an intervention?​

If level of marital satisfaction increases when socio-environmental stress decreases, that would be an example of a positive relationship:​

In social work studies testing hypotheses involving the variable "level of social functioning" that variable is:

If we find that self-esteem is higher among children who are more active in sports, we have found what type of relationship?​

If we study whether motivational interviewing is effective in treating substance abuse by the mechanism of increasing the likelihood that clients will complete substance abuse treatment programs, then whether clients complete such programs is our mediating variable.​

To elicit valid information, your scale should be sufficiently long to take at least an hour to complete.​

Examining police records of the number of arrests for domestic violence is an example of the use of self-report as a source of data for an operational definition.​

Extraneous variables are variables that are irrelevant to a particular study.​

If we find that test performance improves as level of anxiety increases from low to moderate amounts and then worsens as level of anxiety increases beyond moderate amounts, then we have found what type of relationship?​

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Which of the following statements is true about choosing an existing scale as an operational definition of self-esteem for children to complete before and after an intervention?

A questionnaire contained the item "educational level completed" and responses of grade school, junior high school, high school, college, graduate degree, other. A researcher asked subjects to check the appropriate response. The researcher is using this question to measure

A nominal definition

Which of the following statements, as currently stated and without the need for rewording, comes closest to being a useful hypothesis?

Concepts are mental images that summarize collections of seemingly related observations and experiences.

The real and observable things that give evidence of the presence or absence of the concept being studied are called:

Illustrate how a child's level of behavioral problems could be operationally defined in three different ways using three different sources of data.

Select one of the following concepts. Give a complete conceptual and operational definition. a. child abuse b. marital happiness c. friendship

It is possible to have several indicators of one concept.

Which of the following statements is true about the qualitative perspective on operational definitions? and after an intervention?

If level of marital satisfaction increases when socio-environmental stress decreases, that would be an example of a positive relationship:

If we find that self-esteem is higher among children who are more active in sports, we have found what type of relationship?

If we study whether motivational interviewing is effective in treating substance abuse by the mechanism of increasing the likelihood that clients will complete substance abuse treatment programs, then whether clients complete such programs is our mediating variable.

To elicit valid information, your scale should be sufficiently long to take at least an hour to complete.

Examining police records of the number of arrests for domestic violence is an example of the use of self-report as a source of data for an operational definition.

Extraneous variables are variables that are irrelevant to a particular study.

If we find that test performance improves as level of anxiety increases from low to moderate amounts and then worsens as level of anxiety increases beyond moderate amounts, then we have found what type of relationship?