RESEARCH IN SOCIAL WORK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
What is a strength of focus groups?
hey allow researchers to observe body language
To quickly determine if an article will be useful, which aspect of the article would
be MOST helpful?
A new intern at your agency for children who have experienced trauma states that
"supportive touch worked for my clients...it should work for everyone." Which
concept does this statement BEST reflect?
Overgeneralization
How is ontology BEST defined?
As the nature of reality and what is real
A researcher believes in a stereotype of a specific population. This stereotype
determines the patterns the researcher looks for in research data. Which behavior
is the researcher demonstrating?
Selective observation
What is the focus of epistemology?
Knowledge and how we know things
When would a social worker MOST likely use research? (Choose all that apply).
To determine the best intervention for a client.
To report the effectiveness of a program funded by a grant.
To test a new intervention to make sure it works
What does evidence-based practice MOST likely involve? (Choose all that apply).
Examining the literature on a topic.
Understanding theory and evidence
Client characteristics
What is the PRIMARY purpose of evaluation research
To evaluate the outcome of a policy or program
, What is an alternative definition of practice wisdom?
Knowing by doing
A social work research project focused on a community church and its members
would be at which level of analysis? A social worker develops a research project
focusing on a support group and its members. What is the MOST likely level of
analysis?
Meso
A social worker wishes to precisely predict elements of the social world and how
they interact. Which method is MOST useful?
Quantitative research
Social workers should not study topics about which they feel strongly.
False
A seminal article can be determined by looking at which of the following?
The number of other sources that cited the article
A social worker reads a journal article that discusses a quantitative survey which
focused on social work students' attitudes towards people with differing abilities.
Which kind of article is this?
Empirical
A social worker reads an article in Time magazine about a study on college
campuses showing that students are intolerant of conservative political speakers
appearing on campus. Which type of source is this?
Secondary
A social worker reads a book about historical trauma. What is true about books
as a scholarly resource?
Books are helpful to learn theory and philosophy about a topic
What type of source is your textbook for this course?
Tertiary
Which operator reduces the number of search results in a database query?
AND
To quickly determine if an article will be useful, which aspect of the article would
be MOST helpful?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
What is a strength of focus groups?
hey allow researchers to observe body language
To quickly determine if an article will be useful, which aspect of the article would
be MOST helpful?
A new intern at your agency for children who have experienced trauma states that
"supportive touch worked for my clients...it should work for everyone." Which
concept does this statement BEST reflect?
Overgeneralization
How is ontology BEST defined?
As the nature of reality and what is real
A researcher believes in a stereotype of a specific population. This stereotype
determines the patterns the researcher looks for in research data. Which behavior
is the researcher demonstrating?
Selective observation
What is the focus of epistemology?
Knowledge and how we know things
When would a social worker MOST likely use research? (Choose all that apply).
To determine the best intervention for a client.
To report the effectiveness of a program funded by a grant.
To test a new intervention to make sure it works
What does evidence-based practice MOST likely involve? (Choose all that apply).
Examining the literature on a topic.
Understanding theory and evidence
Client characteristics
What is the PRIMARY purpose of evaluation research
To evaluate the outcome of a policy or program
, What is an alternative definition of practice wisdom?
Knowing by doing
A social work research project focused on a community church and its members
would be at which level of analysis? A social worker develops a research project
focusing on a support group and its members. What is the MOST likely level of
analysis?
Meso
A social worker wishes to precisely predict elements of the social world and how
they interact. Which method is MOST useful?
Quantitative research
Social workers should not study topics about which they feel strongly.
False
A seminal article can be determined by looking at which of the following?
The number of other sources that cited the article
A social worker reads a journal article that discusses a quantitative survey which
focused on social work students' attitudes towards people with differing abilities.
Which kind of article is this?
Empirical
A social worker reads an article in Time magazine about a study on college
campuses showing that students are intolerant of conservative political speakers
appearing on campus. Which type of source is this?
Secondary
A social worker reads a book about historical trauma. What is true about books
as a scholarly resource?
Books are helpful to learn theory and philosophy about a topic
What type of source is your textbook for this course?
Tertiary
Which operator reduces the number of search results in a database query?
AND
To quickly determine if an article will be useful, which aspect of the article would
be MOST helpful?
