Monica conducts a pretest/posttest comparison group design on the relationship among a social
learning interventions and pro-social behaviors.
The research design involves having a group of
teenagers attend weekly social learning group therapy for ten weeks, while a second group receives
no treatment. After the ten weeks of therapy, pro-social behaviors of all research participants are
counted via observational data collection. Which condition of causality is met in this the research?
a) Independent variable precedes the dependent variable
b) There is a statistical association between variables
c) The statistical association can not be attributed to extraneous variables
d) Using theory to design intervention
a
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Research interviews are different from practice interviews in that:
a. the content of the research interview is determined by the respondent while that of the practice interview is determined by the practitioner. b. the content of the practice interview is often determined by the client or the client's needs. c. research interviews involve more intensive and longer relationships between interviewer and respondent. d. practice interviews are more likely to involve a brief practitioner?client relationship.
A caregiver at a local nursing home has been accused of abusing some elderly people living there. The following table provides information about the nine victims who have come forward:
Duration of Abuse Name Age Health Type of Abuse (months) Balfour, S. 68 Fair Physical abuse 1 Enger, R. 79 Fair Active neglect 4 Bradshaw, C. 73 Poor Financial abuse 15 Marcus, L. 82 Good Verbal and emotional abuse 8 McCarthy, K. 87 Poor Financial abuse 2 Conley, R. 74 Fair Active neglect 1 Quinn, D. 91 Poor Financial abuse 7 Stein, J. 70 Good Passive neglect 6 Martinez, M. 84 Poor Financial abuse 5 Calculate the most appropriate measure of central tendency for each of the variables (age, health status, type of abuse, and duration of abuse). What would be an ideal response?
A group of graduating MSW students were asked to identify the most meaningful thing they had gained from the experience of the MSW program. One of these students answered as follows: Learning the different models of practice to use when working with a client. How many codes would you enter for this statement at the first level of coding?
A. one B. two C. three or more D. none of these
Couples therapy approaches can include the following except:
a. behavioral and cognitive therapies
b. x x<