Which of the following is TRUE of variable-oriented analysis?
A) It is similar to the idiographic model of explanation
B) It assumes that the researcher can predict every individual's behavior.
C) It assumes that the researcher can explain one person's motivations in full.
D) ?It provides a partial explanation of overall orientations and actions.
D
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Which decision point is NOT subject to the influence of cultural bias?
a. The decision to place a child in out of home care b. The decision to reunify a foster child with his or her family c. A family’s decision to seek and use mental health services d. All of the above e. None of the above.
One problem that women encounter in the workplace involves a lack of female leadership in powerful positions
a. True b. False
Qualitative research would probably be chosen over quantitative research when:
a. a researcher believed that the aspects of the human experience being studied cannot be meaningfully reduced to numbers and measures. b. a researcher adopted the positivist position. c. a researcher was concerned about the reductionist fallacy. d. a researcher believed that the aspects of the human experience being studied cannot be meaningfully reduced to numbers and measures, and a researcher was concerned about the reductionist fallacy
A school social worker administered a self-esteem test to a group of 9th graders in September. During the school year the students received intensive social work intervention designed to improve their self-esteem. In May the self-esteem test was given again and the self-esteem scores improved. A major problem in this research is that the researcher failed to control for
a. history. b. maturation. c. testing. d. selection biases. e. all of these.