What is Theory - Day 1 Flashcards
Theory - we naturally try to what?
make sense of the world around us
Theories provide working what?
definitions of the world around us
T/F - theory should explain some aspect of the world in an organized way
True
Theory - this tendency reduces uncertainty and helps us what?
to see patterns and regularities – it makes the world less random
Theory only needs to satisfy who to be believable
the observer to be believable (doesn’t mean it’s true i.e. drinking bleach to get rid of covid which is why they have to be scientifically driven)
T/F - Theory has two parts - we naturally try to make sense of the world around us AND we want “predict” what will happen next
True
When is theory often replaced with an alternate theory?
When theory doesn’t adequately explain or predict
T/F - Theories are “absolutes”
False - they are NOT because research is always evolving with new evidence
Theories are a product of ? in which they are formulated
time
T/F - Theory is a general principle or body of knowledge, reached through scientific processes that helps to explain a phenomenon
True
Theory is reached through what? to help explain a phenomenon
reached through scientific processes
theory as a “?” interacting with practice
Map
Theory is NOT “knowledge” (which is a description of reality) AND theory is NOT “practice” (as this involves action)
theory is in the realm of what?
thinking and conceptualizing
T/F - Theories in social work connect explanations about the world and human behaviour with practice
True
Theories help people to:
- To d…
- To e…
- To p…
- To c…
Theories help people to:
- To describe
- To explain
- To predict
- To control and bring about
T/F - Theories help us when we describe cases or behaviours to the court or school systems, we anticipate outcomes for street youth and seek services to address the risk factors in their lives, and we intervene with neglectful parents
True
Theories help us connect: k…, e…, and p…
knowledge, experience and practice
T/F - Theories do not help us see things a certain way based on our social location, experience
False - We need theories or else we will see things a certain way based on our social location, experience
T/F - The fewer theories you know the more interpretations you have
False - The more theories you know the more interpretations you have
Theories should be what? (starts with S)
Scientific
T/F - Scientific theories offer formalized approaches to making sense of objects around us
true
T/F - Using scientific theory helps to:
- summarize what we already know
- to categorize and make sense of our observations
- to predict the occurrence of events and relationships that haven’t occurred yet based on the underlying explanatory principles of the theory
True
Social Work theory does not reveal or make clear so things may not be obvious
false
T/F - Social Work does not order complexity and does not help us explain and understand complex human behaviour and social phenomena
false
We use theory in Social Work because it offer G? and orders C? and helps us explain and understand complex human behaviour and social phenomena
offers guidance and orders complexity
We use theory in Social Work because it help us be Acc? in terms of justifying to our clients what approach we are taking and why, (we are basing our work on scientific knowledge not our personal opinion)
Be Accountable
T/F - Theories are based on well-researched explanations of human and social behaviour and backed up by evidence
True