Question 1

Which of the following statements is (are)true regarding practice effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A) It is safe to assume that well-trained social workers will be effective regardless of which interventions they employ. 
B) Social work practice consists largely of interventions and procedures that have not yet received adequate testing. 
C) Knowledge of research methods and knowledge of practice are separate and unrelated. 
D) All of these. 
E) None of these. 
A) It is safe to assume that well-trained social workers will be effective regardless of which interventions they employ. 
B) Social work practice consists largely of interventions and procedures that have not yet received adequate testing. 
C) Knowledge of research methods and knowledge of practice are separate and unrelated. 
D) All of these. 
E) None of these.

Question 2

A social worker invents a new therapy that brings her fame,fortune,and a large following of professional disciples.Two studies evaluate her new therapy.One is scientifically weak in its design,and concludes that her therapy is extremely effective.The other is scientifically very strong in its design,but concludes that her therapy is not effective at all.She writes a letter to the journal publishing both studies.In her letter she severely criticizes the design of the strong study (and therefore also criticizes the credibility of its findings),and she praises the design and findings of the weak study.

Accepted Answer

A) overgeneralization. 
B) ego-involvement in understanding. 
C) premature closure of inquiry. 
D) made-up information. 
E) mystification. 
A) overgeneralization. 
B) ego-involvement in understanding. 
C) premature closure of inquiry. 
D) made-up information. 
E) mystification.

Question 3

Explain what is meant by the statement,"Tradition and authority are the two-edged swords in the search for knowledge about the world."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain what is meant by the statement,"Tradition...

Question 4

Refusing to examine research on the services we deliver has no bearing on how professionally ethical we are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the scientific method,all knowledge should be

Accepted Answer

A) provisional. 
B) subject to refutation. 
C) based on evidence supported by objective observations. 
D) All of these 
A) provisional. 
B) subject to refutation. 
C) based on evidence supported by objective observations. 
D) All of these

Question 6

Which of the following statements is (are)true regarding entering your first job as a professional social worker?

Accepted Answer

A) You should disregard agency traditions. 
B) You should disregard advice based on authority, even if the authority figure has a high level of training, credentials and experience. 
C) You should keep in mind that knowledge based on tradition and authority could be wrong, and seek evidence that might support or challenge that knowledge. 
D) All of these. 
E) None of these. 
A) You should disregard agency traditions. 
B) You should disregard advice based on authority, even if the authority figure has a high level of training, credentials and experience. 
C) You should keep in mind that knowledge based on tradition and authority could be wrong, and seek evidence that might support or challenge that knowledge. 
D) All of these. 
E) None of these.

Question 7

Scientific evidence should be based on

Accepted Answer

A) observations gathered in ways that seek to reduce the influence of researcher biases. 
B) systematic and comprehensive observations. 
C) a large and diverse sample of observations. 
D) All of these. 
A) observations gathered in ways that seek to reduce the influence of researcher biases. 
B) systematic and comprehensive observations. 
C) a large and diverse sample of observations. 
D) All of these.

Which of the following statements is (are)true regarding practice effectiveness?

Explain what is meant by the statement,"Tradition and authority are the two-edged swords in the search for knowledge about the world."

Refusing to examine research on the services we deliver has no bearing on how professionally ethical we are.

According to the scientific method,all knowledge should be

Which of the following statements is (are)true regarding entering your first job as a professional social worker?

Scientific evidence should be based on

Evidence-Based Practice: The Research Process

Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry

Factors Influencing the Research Process

Ethical Issues in Social Work Research

Culturally Competent Research

Problem Formulation

Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments

Surveys

Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Single Case Evaluation Designs

Program Evaluation

Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry

Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

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Exam 1: Why Study Research?

Which of the following statements is (are)true regarding practice effectiveness?

Explain what is meant by the statement,"Tradition and authority are the two-edged swords in the search for knowledge about the world."

Refusing to examine research on the services we deliver has no bearing on how professionally ethical we are.

According to the scientific method,all knowledge should be

Which of the following statements is (are)true regarding entering your first job as a professional social worker?

Scientific evidence should be based on

Evidence-Based Practice: The Research Process

Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry

Factors Influencing the Research Process

Ethical Issues in Social Work Research

Culturally Competent Research

Problem Formulation

Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments

Surveys

Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Single Case Evaluation Designs

Program Evaluation

Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry

Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

Filters