A "scale" would be best defined as:
a. a number of items that are combined to form a composite score on a variable.
b. an item that is both valid and reliable.
c. a measuring device that achieves at least an interval level of measurement.
d. a measuring device that involves asking people questions and recording their
answers.
A
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Researchers use unstructured or intensive interviews in field research in order to do what?
A) minimize interviewer bias B) gain an in-depth understanding of respondent views and beliefs C) obtain easily tabulated data D) obtain closed-ended responses E) control factors that may affect a respondent's answers
The book, Social Diagnosis, was an important milestone in evolution of casework. Who was the author?
a) Mary Richmond b) Charles Faulkner c) Elizabeth Cady Stanton d) Alice Paul
Brief intakes are:
A. Mostly for therapy of short duration B. A result of external pressures placed upon counseling professionals C. For clients whose problems are generally clearly defined D. Considered more effective as they take the focus off of unimportant issues
Working with families is often considered to lie somewhere on the continuum between mezzo and macro practice
a. True b. False