When the wording of a survey item is changed to draw a particular response from participants, ___________________ bias is at work.

a. social desirability
b. motivated respondent
c. self-selection
d. experimenter


Answer: d. experimenter

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An example of unobtrusive data collection is A) an interview with college freshmen to determine why they selected a particular school

B)counting the proportion of published social work journal articles that report experimental outcome evaluations.? C)a mailed survey designed to discern students' attitudes toward a planned change in the school's calendar.? D) self-monitoring.

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Individuals having difficulties relating to each other fall in what problem category?

a. Difficulties in role performance b. Problems with formal organizations c. Interpersonal conflict d. Problems of social transition

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Mary works for a child welfare agency. She was opposed to the privatization of foster care services because she felt it was too difficult to define quality in this type of care. Which of the following conditions does she believe is missing from the foster care market?

A) Assessable product B) Informed & able consumer C) Access to diverse providers D) All of these

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At the very least, written intervention contracts should include identifying information about the client, specified

objectives, and signatures of client and worker.

a. True b. False

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