If a researcher chooses participants based on his/her knowledge of the target population

for the study, the researcher is engaging in ______________.

a. Purposive Sampling
b. Snowball Sampling
c. Quota Sampling
d. Cluster Sampling


A

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Disenfranchised communities are at even greater risk for oppression than at-risk communities.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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If the objective of your intervention was to improve knowledge, an intervention that provided ______ could be justified on a logical basis.

A. psychotherapy B. a support group experience C. training D. a wilderness camping experience

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Janice tells you on the first session that her mom is forcing her to come see you, and she has nothing she wants to work on. Which two motivational interviewing skills would be particularly helpful at this stage?

A) ?Identifying discrepancies and rolling with resistance B) Expressing empathy and identifying discrepancies C) ?Support self-efficacy and rolling with resistance D) ?Expressing empathy and supporting self-efficacy

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Which of the following statements is false about leadership in a social organization?

a. The CEO of a social organization rarely has to take major responsibility for its decisions and directions because its leadership is actually diffuse and diverse. b. The CEO engages in full?time leadership but that does not mean s/he is the only or exclusive leader. c. Action?social administrators make leaders of others. d. While the CEO is the primary spokesperson for an organization, all its employees, members and board members also represent that organization and its values.

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