Hypotheses are tested in explanatory research to determine if there are relationships among variables
There are several types of variables in social work research including independent, dependent, and
extraneous variables.
In explanatory research a hypothesis is basically an educated guess of the
relationships among variables. According to the text, how is a hypothesis generated?
a) Empirical Studies
b) Descriptive Studies
c) Exploratory studies
d) Deductive studies
c
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Because Roberta is quite opinionated, her participation in a case-focused group is
starting to create polarization. How should the supervisor respond when this dynamic is first observed? A. Make it safe for all members of the group to share their views. B. Encourage other clinicians to imitate Roberta's willingness to speak up. C. Disband the group and reform it with personalities strong enough to oppose Roberta D. Assign Roberta a leadership role.
Suppose you need to evaluate your practice where you are treating a group of 12 victims of violent crimes. These clients were victimized at some time in the past 3 months and they are experiencing anxiety as a result, and you will measure anxiety as one means of evaluating the success of your service. You are providing a group treatment intervention where you will meet with your 12 clients once per week for a period of 6 months. You have four questions to answer: (1) What are the two criteria for selecting a research design that you should answer? (2) How do you answer these two questions in this situation? (3) What research design do you think would be feasible in the typical practice situation where you faced this situation? (4) Does this design control for the threats that should be of
special concern? What will be an ideal response?
Cognitive restructuring relies on the identification of specific automatic thoughts about particular beliefs. Strategies for gathering this information include the following except:
a. thought records b. Socratic questioning c. legal proceedings d. relevant, valid, and reliable questionnaires
Debate, coercion, and negotiation are examples of:
A) Policy making. B) Combative persuasion. C) Agenda building. D) Coalition building.