In social work research it may be difficult to study causal relationships. As an applied professional,
ethics and values tend make it difficult to withhold treatments, which in-turn make it difficult to form
control groups.
Which item is not a condition that must be met before a causal relationship can be
claimed?
a) Independent variable precedes the dependent variable in time
b) Measures are valid and reliable
c) Statistical association between the independent and dependent variable
d) Statistical association is due to the independent variable and not an extraneous variable(s)
b
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a. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) b. Community mental health centers c. Tertiary care hospitals d. Urgent care centers
Which of the following is a behavioral characteristic of adult children of alcoholics (ACA)?
A. All-or-none, black-or-white thinking B. Living in a world of denial C. Addiction to excitement D. Difficultly relaxing E. All of these
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of coleadership of a group?
A. Coleaders can help each other with tasks of the group. B. Coleadership allows two people to observe and attend to the dynamics taking place in the group. C. Coleadership is less expensive. D. Coleaders are a source of support for one another.