Quiz 4 - Chapters 7&8

Question 1

Both social work research and evidence based practice follow essentially the same ________________

Answer 1

Problem Solving Process

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE about social work research as compared to social scientific research in disciplines like sociology and psychology?

A. It is less likely to be applied
B. Theory plays no role in social work research
C. It is more likely to deal with practical problems and decisions confronting social welfare agencies
D. It is more likely to emphasize theory

Answer 2

C. Social work research is more likely to deal with practical problems and decisions confronting social welfare agencies

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

D. Agency staff members may resist research studies, affecting the feasibility of the study

Question 4

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

Answer 4

An exploratory study

Question 5

When a researcher is deciding what information will be gathered (and from whom), that researcher is dealing with which stage of the research design process?

Answer 5

Deciding upon units of analysis

Question 6

Descriptive studies do NOT:

Answer 6

Tell why something occurred.

They do NOT explain phenomenon.

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 illustrates:

Answer 7

The Ecological Fallacy

Question 8

“The provision of case management services reduces the number of days spent in institutions” is a…

Answer 8

Useful Hypothesis

Question 9

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

Answer 9

an independent, dependent, or control variable; depending on what is being conceptualized and postulated in any given study

Question 10

View of homosexuality is or is not an operational definition of degree of homophobia?

Answer 10

View of homosexuality is NOT an operational definition of degree of homophobia

Question 11

A score on a scale measuring attitude about homosexuality, whether or not participates in protests against gay marriage, number of derogatory statements made about homosexuality in a conversation are all…

Answer 11

operational definitions of degree of homophobia