Deck 14: Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based Policy During Task 8

Question 1

It is difficult to implement new policies in organizations because:

A) Most policies concentrate on prevention, not cure.
B) Staff and clients are resistant to innovations.
C) Staff do not want to follow leadership.
D) Researchers often disagree with each other.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The reason that many policies do not produce the intended results is that:

A) Researchers are ill-equipped to gather accurate data.
B) Recipients of services tend to exaggerate the benefits.
C) Many factors shape people's behavior and development.
D) All of these choices.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Why would a researcher use statistical analysis?

A) To examine the outcomes of a policy regarding specific criteria.
B) To determine if differences between comparison groups have occurred by chance or as a result of the policy.
C) To present their findings.
D) To interpret their findings.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

An example of goal displacement is:

A) Prioritizing family reunification over child well-being.
B) Prioritizing job retention over worker safety.
C) Prioritizing reductions in case load over clients' health.
D) All of these choices are examples of goal displacement.

Question 5

Evidence-based practices are dependent upon ___________ to become reality.

A) Social policy.
B) Political ideology.
C) Legislation.
D) Collective strategy.

Question 6

When debating the results of a policy evaluation, evaluators often have to defend against what type of criticism?

A) There was not enough time for the true effects of the policy to emerge.
B) They gave too much preference to one outcome criteria.
C) The cost reductions or the social benefits aren't enough to justify continuing the policy.
D) All of these choices are types of criticism often encountered

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a barrier to evidence-based policies?

A) Public officials develop policy proposals according to what will get them votes, not what needs to be done.
B) Researchers communicate their results to public officials clearly.
C) It is hard to explain why social phenomena exist.
D) A solution that works for one population may not be effective for another population.

Question 8

A policy enacted to prevent bullying of children with disabilities in mainstream schools, is an example of:

A) A needs-meeting policy.
B) A civil rights policy.
C) A human rights policy.
D) An infrastructure development policy.

Question 9

What is the purpose of a policy assessment matrix?

A) To guide the implementation of a policy.
B) To evaluate a policy that is being enacted to see it if has positive outcomes.
C) To evaluate why a policy is not working.
D) To evaluate the costs of a new policy.

Question 10

A policy that achieves a positive outcome due to being evaluated with research is known as an:

A) Evidence-based practice.
B) Evidence-based policy.
C) Evaluation-based policy.
D) Evolution-based practice.

Question 11

What does the Campbell Collaboration do?

A) Provides a searchable list of reviews of social policy.
B) Helps inter-organizational collaborations that are aimed at implementing social policy effectively.
C) Provides tools to social workers who wish to engage in evidence-based practice.
D) Provides funding to social research.

Question 12

Even when there is no empirical evidence of a policy's effectiveness, it can be defended:

A) On theoretical grounds.
B) Based on professional wisdom.
C) On moral grounds.
D) All of these choices.

Question 13

Which stage of social policy practice is policy assessment?

A) The first stage.
B) The last stage.
C) The middle stage.
D) The first and the last stage.

Question 14

Data for research may be gathered by:

A) Interviews.
B) Questionnaires.
C) Physical examinations.
D) Any of the above choices.

Question 15

Opposition to social policy often takes the form of:

A) Formal research.
B) Inaccurate assertions.
C) Innuendo.
D) Lies.

Question 16

A comparison group is made of:

A) Persons who are exposed to the policy and persons with a similar problem who are not exposed to the policy.
B) Persons who are exposed to the policy who have had different results.
C) Persons who should be exposed to the policy and persons who do not share their problem.
D) Two different groups of evaluators.

Question 17

The best way to tackle many social problems is using:

A) Evidence-based policy.
B) Fear of the consequences.
C) A strict sense of justice.
D) A combination of research and values.

Question 18

Researchers create a barrier to evidence-based policies when:

A) They disagree with each other.
B) They are unable to communicate their findings.
C) They attribute specific outcomes to a policy.
D) All of the above choices.

Question 19

A researcher uses a policy assessment matrix to establish:

A) An argument in favor of the policy.
B) Criteria for analyzing the policy.
C) Data for continuing research.
D) An argument against the policy.

Question 20

A rationalist would like social policy to be based on:

A) Political ideals.
B) Economic values.
C) What works to help social problems.
D) All of the above.