SWU 320 Exam 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Evidence-based practice refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Interventions that appear
to be related to preferred client outcomes based on scientific evidence.
b. A guiding pedagogical principle used by schools of social work to produce professionals
who are lifelong learners.
The scientific method includes which of the following steps? - CORRECT
ANSWER Drawing conclusions from the data.
Persons who seek the services of curanderas likely base their knowledge of the healing power
of these Mexican folk healers on which of the following types of knowledge? - CORRECT
ANSWER Tradition
Which of the following most accurately describes what is meant by "critically evaluating
ways of knowing and making judgments based on the best information available?" -
CORRECT ANSWER Questioning basic values and claims, even those based on
published scientific findings.
Rosenblatt (1968) and earlier researchers found that social workers rated research as the least
valued activity in making treatment decisions, as evidenced by: - CORRECT
ANSWER Having difficulty accepting findings that challenged their beliefs.
Informed consent implies that the potential participant fully understands which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER How and when data will be recorded, stored, and
destroyed.
The Belmont Report, the NASW Ethical Guidelines for Research and Evaluation, and
Institutional Review Boards exist because of which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Many research participants were treated unethically in the past.
, In terms of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
(PRWORA) of 1996, research findings were used in which of the following problematic
ways? - CORRECT ANSWER Both proponents and opponents of welfare expenditures
utilized the same research to support conflicting points of view.
Who cannot legally or reasonably provide informed consent and instead may be asked to sign
an assent form? - CORRECT ANSWER Persons under age 18.
Anonymity refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER The agreement not to record a
participant’s name or other identifying information.
Which of the following entities might fund social work research? - CORRECT
ANSWER a. The National Institutes of Health (NIH).
b. Federal, state, and local governments.
c. Private for-profit and nonprofit institutions.
Which of the following represent the purpose of a literature review in social work research? -
CORRECT ANSWER a. To identify questions that require further research.
b. To identify the strengths and weaknesses of our existing knowledge.
c. To identify controversies that exist in the literature.
In striving to achieve cultural proficiency in formulating research questions and hypotheses,
which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER Concepts do not necessarily
have equivalent meanings across cultures.
Striving to achieve culturally proficient research requires doing which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER a. Assessing bias in the literature.
b. Involving members of the cultural group in the research.
c. Differentiating “researching for” from “researching on.”
The ecological fallacy is defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER A statement related to one
unit of analysis based on data collected by a different unit of analysis.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Evidence-based practice refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Interventions that appear
to be related to preferred client outcomes based on scientific evidence.
b. A guiding pedagogical principle used by schools of social work to produce professionals
who are lifelong learners.
The scientific method includes which of the following steps? - CORRECT
ANSWER Drawing conclusions from the data.
Persons who seek the services of curanderas likely base their knowledge of the healing power
of these Mexican folk healers on which of the following types of knowledge? - CORRECT
ANSWER Tradition
Which of the following most accurately describes what is meant by "critically evaluating
ways of knowing and making judgments based on the best information available?" -
CORRECT ANSWER Questioning basic values and claims, even those based on
published scientific findings.
Rosenblatt (1968) and earlier researchers found that social workers rated research as the least
valued activity in making treatment decisions, as evidenced by: - CORRECT
ANSWER Having difficulty accepting findings that challenged their beliefs.
Informed consent implies that the potential participant fully understands which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER How and when data will be recorded, stored, and
destroyed.
The Belmont Report, the NASW Ethical Guidelines for Research and Evaluation, and
Institutional Review Boards exist because of which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Many research participants were treated unethically in the past.
, In terms of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
(PRWORA) of 1996, research findings were used in which of the following problematic
ways? - CORRECT ANSWER Both proponents and opponents of welfare expenditures
utilized the same research to support conflicting points of view.
Who cannot legally or reasonably provide informed consent and instead may be asked to sign
an assent form? - CORRECT ANSWER Persons under age 18.
Anonymity refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER The agreement not to record a
participant’s name or other identifying information.
Which of the following entities might fund social work research? - CORRECT
ANSWER a. The National Institutes of Health (NIH).
b. Federal, state, and local governments.
c. Private for-profit and nonprofit institutions.
Which of the following represent the purpose of a literature review in social work research? -
CORRECT ANSWER a. To identify questions that require further research.
b. To identify the strengths and weaknesses of our existing knowledge.
c. To identify controversies that exist in the literature.
In striving to achieve cultural proficiency in formulating research questions and hypotheses,
which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER Concepts do not necessarily
have equivalent meanings across cultures.
Striving to achieve culturally proficient research requires doing which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER a. Assessing bias in the literature.
b. Involving members of the cultural group in the research.
c. Differentiating “researching for” from “researching on.”
The ecological fallacy is defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER A statement related to one
unit of analysis based on data collected by a different unit of analysis.
