Question 1

What elements must an art-based inquiry have to satisfy the definition of research?

Accepted Answer

It has a clearly defined problem and purpose, follows a systematic plan, accepts certain assumptions, and is approached through more than one cycle of data collection and interpretation.

Question 2

What is the purpose of using an artist's "critical vision" as a data gathering method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Engaging in a creative process can serve to disrupt existing perceptions about a subject and produce new insight. 
B)  Critique of an artist's work can produce insights that will strengthen future works. 
C)  An artist's vision can advance the use of intuition to verify what scientists learn from empirical observation. 
D)  Artworks collected as data can serve to challenge the tradition of collecting scientific data. 
A)  Engaging in a creative process can serve to disrupt existing perceptions about a subject and produce new insight. 
B)  Critique of an artist's work can produce insights that will strengthen future works. 
C)  An artist's vision can advance the use of intuition to verify what scientists learn from empirical observation. 
D)  Artworks collected as data can serve to challenge the tradition of collecting scientific data. A

Question 3

Write an art-based data gathering method into the design of a case study, treatment outcomes study; write an art-based interpretive method or presentation method into an experiment.

Accepted Answer

For the case study on treatment outcomes, an art-based data gathering method could involve using visual art or photography to document the progress and experiences of the participants. This could include asking participants to create artwork that represents their feelings or experiences before, during, and after the treatment. Additionally, the researchers could use art-based activities such as drawing or painting to facilitate discussions and gather qualitative data about the participants' experiences.

For the experiment, an art-based interpretive method could involve using visual art or performance art to present the findings and conclusions of the study. This could include creating a visual representation of the data through an art installation or using performance art to convey the key findings in a creative and engaging way. This approach could help to make the research more accessible and engaging for a wider audience, and could also provide a unique and innovative way to communicate the results of the experiment.

Question 4

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples:
-"Thinking in a context" that results in situations that can be studied for their influences on the people involved in their creation

Accepted Answer

A)  (empiricist, traditional science) 
B)  (interpretivist, narrative) 
C) (critical inquiry) 
A)  (empiricist, traditional science) 
B)  (interpretivist, narrative) 
C) (critical inquiry)

Question 5

Why is it beneficial for an art therapist interested in art-based inquiry to become more "science-aware"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art therapists who are interested in art-based inquiry need to validate their studies with empirical research. 
B)  Art therapists who are interested in art-based inquiry can bring a critical perspective to science if they are familiar with its research traditions. 
C)  Art therapists who are interested in art-based inquiry can overcome isolation by engaging with scientists and other traditional researchers. 
D)  Art therapists who are interested in art-based inquiry can correct the biases of scientists about art if they speak their language. 
A)  Art therapists who are interested in art-based inquiry need to validate their studies with empirical research. 
B)  Art therapists who are interested in art-based inquiry can bring a critical perspective to science if they are familiar with its research traditions. 
C)  Art therapists who are interested in art-based inquiry can overcome isolation by engaging with scientists and other traditional researchers. 
D)  Art therapists who are interested in art-based inquiry can correct the biases of scientists about art if they speak their language.

Question 6

What is art-based inquiry, and what are its main purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art as a primary research method for confirming the results of outcome studies. 
B)  Art as a method for assessing clients to produce knowledge about the effects of art therapy. 
C)  Art as a primary method for perceiving and illuminating art therapy knowledge. 
D)  Art as a method for challenging traditional research by placing primary importance on the art rather than on therapy. 
A)  Art as a primary research method for confirming the results of outcome studies. 
B)  Art as a method for assessing clients to produce knowledge about the effects of art therapy. 
C)  Art as a primary method for perceiving and illuminating art therapy knowledge. 
D)  Art as a method for challenging traditional research by placing primary importance on the art rather than on therapy.

Question 7

Summarize the key features that distinguish art-based inquiry.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexivity, heightened sensory experience, aesthetic communication 
B)  reflexivity, aesthetic communication, formal assessment 
C)  heightened sensory experience, aesthetic communication, open studio 
D)  aesthetic communication, art-based assessment, open studio 
A)  reflexivity, heightened sensory experience, aesthetic communication 
B)  reflexivity, aesthetic communication, formal assessment 
C)  heightened sensory experience, aesthetic communication, open studio 
D)  aesthetic communication, art-based assessment, open studio

Question 8

Design a "creative arts-based treatment plan" for your research problem (or use one of the 4 examples provided in the text).

Accepted Answer

Creative Arts-Based Treatment Plan for A

Question 9

What is the primary outcome of art-based inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  The place of art in the practice of art therapy can be reestablished. 
B)  The artistic methods by which art therapists work and construct new knowledge can be measured. 
C)  The power of art can be assessed to confirm what art therapists observe daily in their work. 
D)  New propositions and understandings can be advanced from which to construct art therapy knowledge. 
A)  The place of art in the practice of art therapy can be reestablished. 
B)  The artistic methods by which art therapists work and construct new knowledge can be measured. 
C)  The power of art can be assessed to confirm what art therapists observe daily in their work. 
D)  New propositions and understandings can be advanced from which to construct art therapy knowledge.

Question 10

If validity in art-based inquiry is obtained through public critique, how might an art therapist modify an arts-based design to improve validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Present the findings in an art exhibition and ask viewers for their responses to them. 
B)  Ask participants to critique the findings and compare the responses of the experimental group with those of the control group. 
C)  Invite an artist or artists to critique the artworks produced by clients in an art therapy session. 
D)  As the researcher, create a journal of your responses to the artworks created throughout the study. 
A)  Present the findings in an art exhibition and ask viewers for their responses to them. 
B)  Ask participants to critique the findings and compare the responses of the experimental group with those of the control group. 
C)  Invite an artist or artists to critique the artworks produced by clients in an art therapy session. 
D)  As the researcher, create a journal of your responses to the artworks created throughout the study.

Question 11

Design a focused program of inquiry around the structure of an art exhibition or performance.

Accepted Answer

The focused program of inquiry around th

Question 12

Apply the concept of "critical vision" to an artistic process of your choice that reflects on a particular therapeutic concern.

Accepted Answer

Critical vision in the context of an art

Question 13

What is the particular way in which art-based research can be said to be "generalizable"? In what way is not generalizable?

Accepted Answer

Art-based research can be said to be "ge

Question 14

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples:
-"Thinking in a medium" that emphasizes forms to be studied for their meanings and impact on the person who created them

Accepted Answer

A)  (empiricist, traditional science) 
B)  (interpretivist, narrative) 
C) (critical inquiry) 
A)  (empiricist, traditional science) 
B)  (interpretivist, narrative) 
C) (critical inquiry)

Question 15

How does engaging in an artistic method of inquiry affect the art therapist researcher's relationships to art therapy and to others?

Accepted Answer

Engaging in an artistic method of inquir

Question 16

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples:
-"Thinking in an language" that results in ideas to be shared and understood by the person who created them

Accepted Answer

A)  (empiricist, traditional science) 
B)  (interpretivist, narrative) 
C) (critical inquiry) 
A)  (empiricist, traditional science) 
B)  (interpretivist, narrative) 
C) (critical inquiry)

Question 17

Apply one of the artistic data analysis methods to frame, encounter, critique, and create from your own inquiry.

Accepted Answer

One artistic data analysis method that c

What elements must an art-based inquiry have to satisfy the definition of research?

What is the purpose of using an artist's "critical vision" as a data gathering method?

Write an art-based data gathering method into the design of a case study, treatment outcomes study; write an art-based interpretive method or presentation method into an experiment.

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples: -"Thinking in a context" that results in situations that can be studied for their influences on the people involved in their creation

Why is it beneficial for an art therapist interested in art-based inquiry to become more "science-aware"?

What is art-based inquiry, and what are its main purposes?

Summarize the key features that distinguish art-based inquiry.

Design a "creative arts-based treatment plan" for your research problem (or use one of the 4 examples provided in the text).

What is the primary outcome of art-based inquiry?

If validity in art-based inquiry is obtained through public critique, how might an art therapist modify an arts-based design to improve validity?

Design a focused program of inquiry around the structure of an art exhibition or performance.

Apply the concept of "critical vision" to an artistic process of your choice that reflects on a particular therapeutic concern.

What is the particular way in which art-based research can be said to be "generalizable"? In what way is not generalizable?

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples: -"Thinking in a medium" that emphasizes forms to be studied for their meanings and impact on the person who created them

How does engaging in an artistic method of inquiry affect the art therapist researcher's relationships to art therapy and to others?

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples: -"Thinking in an language" that results in ideas to be shared and understood by the person who created them

Apply one of the artistic data analysis methods to frame, encounter, critique, and create from your own inquiry.

Introduction

Art Therapy Research Ideas, Tools, and Steps in the Process

How Art Informs Art Therapy Research

Quantitative Models of Art Therapy Research

Outcomes Research to Generate Evidence-Based Practice

Investigating the Field

Researching the Phenomena of Conscious Experience

Before You Begin

Models of Good Research

Writing for Publication in Art Therapy and Other Scholarly Journals

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Exam 8: Art-Based Inquiry

What elements must an art-based inquiry have to satisfy the definition of research?

What is the purpose of using an artist's "critical vision" as a data gathering method?

Write an art-based data gathering method into the design of a case study, treatment outcomes study; write an art-based interpretive method or presentation method into an experiment.

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples: -"Thinking in a context" that results in situations that can be studied for their influences on the people involved in their creation

Why is it beneficial for an art therapist interested in art-based inquiry to become more "science-aware"?

What is art-based inquiry, and what are its main purposes?

Summarize the key features that distinguish art-based inquiry.

Design a "creative arts-based treatment plan" for your research problem (or use one of the 4 examples provided in the text).

What is the primary outcome of art-based inquiry?

If validity in art-based inquiry is obtained through public critique, how might an art therapist modify an arts-based design to improve validity?

Design a focused program of inquiry around the structure of an art exhibition or performance.

Apply the concept of "critical vision" to an artistic process of your choice that reflects on a particular therapeutic concern.

What is the particular way in which art-based research can be said to be "generalizable"? In what way is not generalizable?

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples: -"Thinking in a medium" that emphasizes forms to be studied for their meanings and impact on the person who created them

How does engaging in an artistic method of inquiry affect the art therapist researcher's relationships to art therapy and to others?

Match the artist's cognitive processes with the related social science research paradigm in the following examples: -"Thinking in an language" that results in ideas to be shared and understood by the person who created them

Apply one of the artistic data analysis methods to frame, encounter, critique, and create from your own inquiry.

Introduction

Art Therapy Research Ideas, Tools, and Steps in the Process

How Art Informs Art Therapy Research

Quantitative Models of Art Therapy Research

Outcomes Research to Generate Evidence-Based Practice

Investigating the Field

Researching the Phenomena of Conscious Experience

Before You Begin

Models of Good Research

Writing for Publication in Art Therapy and Other Scholarly Journals

Filters