Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
This course examines the principles and application of evidence-based practice (EBP) within the field of social work. Students will learn to integrate the best available research with clinical expertise and client values to inform ethical, effective interventions. The curriculum covers critical appraisal of scientific literature, strategies for implementing research findings into practice, and methods of outcome evaluation. Emphasis is placed on developing practical skills for identifying, assessing, and applying empirical evidence in diverse social work settings, as well as addressing challenges related to cultural competence and practice context.
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Empowerment Series Research Methods for Social Work 9th Edition by Allen Rubin
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Chapter 1: Why Study Research
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Q1) According to the scientific method, scientific evidence that has been strongly supported in numerous replications is not open to question.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Scientific evidence should be based on
A) the teachings of authoritative scientists.
B) systematic and comprehensive observations.
C) a large and diverse sample of observations.
D) observations gathered in ways that seek to reduce the influence of researcher biases.
E) All of the above
F) b, c, and d only
Answer: F
Q3) The misuse of authority refers to experts who discuss their area of expertise in public.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Evidence-based practitioners will
A) assume that evidence on practice effectiveness will find its way to them.
B) assume that the published studies they find are scientifically valid.
C)use research methods to evaluate whether the evidence-based actions they take are resulting in the outcomes they seek to achieve.
D) All of the above are true.
E) None of the above is true.
Answer: C
Q2) If an intervention has been supported by the best evidence, then it is safe to assume that it will be effective with a particular client.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) If one finds that no quality research studies exist to answer one's EBP question, then no additional phase of the EBP process is needed.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Factors Influencing the Research Process
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Q1) Which of the following is an attribute? :
A) Religion.
B) Female.
C) Occupation.
D) Socioeconomic status.
Answer: B
Q2) In the hypothesis, "Parental praise increases child self-esteem, level of self-esteem is the dependent variable.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A frame of reference for interpreting the world is referred to as a
A) paradigm.
B) theory.
C) hypothesis.
D) law.
E) concept.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Comparing Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry
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Q1) Data analysis tends to be more time-consuming in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Identify and briefly describe three advanced mixed-methods designs.
Q3) Which of the following statements is/are true about qualitative and quantitative research methods?
A) Many studies use one or the other approach exclusively.
B) Some studies use both approaches with an equal emphasis on each.
C) Some studies use both approaches, but put more emphasis on one approach than the other.
D) All of the above.
Q4) Mixed-methods research has fallen out of favor in recent years.
A)True B)False
Q5) Mixed-methods studies cannot implement quantitative and qualitative methods concurrently; they must start with one or the other.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research
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Q1) Although social work researchers rarely plan studies that could harm participants, the issue of harm to participants is still a real possibility.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The quality of an ethically controversial study's research design is never considered relevant to whether that study can be justified.
A)True B)False
Q3) Once people are told that their participation in a research study is voluntary, there are no ethical problems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain why bias and insensitivity regarding gender and culture in a study's methodology can be relevant to the ethics of the study.
Q5) Identify five commonly recommended guidelines for attempting to avoid bias and insensitivity regarding gender or culture in a study.
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Chapter 6: Culturally Competent Research
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Q1) Which of the following statements is/are true about whether research is culturally competent?
A) It does NOT influence how statistical findings are interpreted
B) If Not culturally competent, it risks having a harmful effect on the minority community.
C) It is NOT related to whether childcare is provided to research participants.
D) It has NO bearing on the selection of sampling procedures.
Q2) The degree of acculturation might influence which term minority group participants prefer to label their ethnicity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) It is not always easy to define who qualifies as a member of a specific ethnic minority group.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ethnocentrism is the belief in the superiority of your own culture.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the difference between linguistic, conceptual and metric equivalence.
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Chapter 7: Problem Formulation
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Q1) If a researcher were conducting a study of women's attitudes toward abortion rights, the unit of analysis would be
A) the individual.
B) attitudes.
C) abortion rights.
D) women's attitudes.
E) society.
Q2) Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about selecting a research question?
A) The selection should be based exclusively on the researcher's personal curiosity.
B) The question should pass the "so what" test.
C) Reading the research literature on the topic should be put off until after the research question is finalized.
D) The question must test a theory.
Q3) Discuss the exploratory, descriptive and explanatory purposes for doing research. Describe a study that illustrates each purpose.
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Chapter 8: Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry
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Q1) Discuss how the quantitative and qualitative perspectives on operational definitions differ.
Q2) To elicit valid information, your scale should be sufficiently long to take at least an hour to complete.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Illustrate how a child's level of behavioral problems could be operationally defined in three different ways using three different sources of data.
Q4) A questionnaire contained the item "educational level completed" and responses of grade school, junior high school, high school, college, graduate degree, other. A researcher asked subjects to check the appropriate response. The researcher is using this question to measure
A) direct observables.
B) indirect observables.
C) constructs.
D) a nominal variable.
E) validity.
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Chapter 9: Measurement
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Q1) Unobtrusive observation can be used for the purpose of minimizing social desirability bias.
A)True B)False
Q2) Face validity is a form of empirical validity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Interrater Reliability is one form of reliability.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The use of several different research methods to test the same finding is called triangulation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Concurrent validity is one form of criterion-related validity. A)True
B)False
Q6) If a measure is valid, it must also be reliable. A)True B)False
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Chapter 10: Constructing Measurement Instruments
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Q1) The following answer categories about ethnicity are exhaustive: Caucasian ________ African American ________ Hispanic ________
A)True
B)False
Q2) The following exemplifies a proper way to ask a question: "Are you satisfied with this textbook and with your research instructor's teaching style?"
A)True
B)False
Q3) In looking over the responses given to the items in question 7, you notice that only one of your 2000 respondents had missing data on any of the items. That respondent scored 3 on the first 3 items but left item 4 blank. You should:
A) give the respondent a total score of 9.
B) assign the middle value or the respondent's average value to item 4, giving that respondents a total score of 12.
C) exclude that respondent from your data analysis.
D) either exclude that respondent from your analysis or assign the middle or average value to item 4
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Chapter 11: Causal Inference and Experimental Designs
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Q1) The problem of external validity refers to the generalizability of results.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statement best describes the criteria for inferring or causality?
A) A relationship must exist between variables.
B) One variable must precede the other in time.
C) A third variable did not cause the changes observed in the first two variables.
D) A relationship must exist between two variables, with the cause preceding the effect in time, and the relationship cannot be explained away by the influence of a third variable.
Q3) The effectiveness of randomization in experimentation is affected by the number of participants involved.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain what is meant by internal and external validity.
Q5) The one-group pretest-posttest design controls for passage of time.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Quasi-Experimental Designs
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Q1) The internal validity of quasi-experiments using nonequivalent comparison groups without random assignment is weakened when switching replications are employed.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The best way to avoid contaminating the control condition is to locate the experimental and control conditions in the same building
A)True
B)False
Q3) It is safe to assume that agency staff members who initially approve of an experiment will remain in close compliance with its research protocol throughout the study.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe and explain the logical arrangements used in nonequivalent comparison groups designs, simple time-series designs, and multiple time-series designs.
Q5) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cross-sectional studies and the case control design.
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Chapter 13: Single-Case Evaluation Designs
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Q1) In single-case experiments, direct observation is always better than using self-report scales or available records.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain how B or B+ designs can have value in the evidence-based practice process despite lacking an adequate baseline phase.
Q3) A practitioner conducts a single-case evaluation to test whether a recently developed intervention is effective in reducing antisocial behaviors by children in a residential facility. During the 20 days before implementing the new intervention she observes between 15 and 17 antisocial behaviors each day. After implementing the intervention she observes between 15 and 17 antisocial behaviors each day for 19 days, but then on the twentieth day no antisocial behaviors occur. She should conclude:
A) The intervention clearly was effective.
B) The improvement most likely was due to maturation.
C) History is a plausible explanation for the improvement.
D) Regression to the mean is the most plausible explanation for the improvement.
Q4) Discuss why it is best to have as many measurement points as possible in a single-case design.
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Chapter 14: Program Evaluation
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Q1) External evaluators may not be objective and independent of stakeholder influences in the way they design, carry out, and report their evaluations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of evaluating program outcome and efficiency, as compared to monitoring program implementation?
Q3) A major disadvantage of the community forum approach to needs assessment is the representativeness of the opinions expressed.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Focus groups are an example of a qualitative approach to needs assessment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following statements is true about logic models?
A) They portray program components graphically.
B) They are never theory-based.
C) Funding sources almost never require them as part of grant applications.
D) They exclude attention to program outcomes.
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Chapter 15: Sampling
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about probability samples?
A) They avoid conscious and unconscious sampling bias.
B) They do NOT permit the estimation of the accuracy or representativeness of the sample.
C) They are perfectly representative of the population from which they are drawn.
D) They are more risky than non-probability samples.
E) a and b only are correct.
Q2) Selecting a sample that the researcher believes will yield the most comprehensive understanding of a subject based on the researcher's knowledge of the population is employing purposive or judgmental sampling.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Compare probability designs with nonprobability designs. Identify the kinds of sampling designs available within each of these major categories. Explain a situation in which it would be more appropriate to use probability sampling and one in which nonprobability sampling would be preferred.
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Chapter 16: Survey Research
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Q1) Describe three research questions for which survey research is an appropriate technique of observation. Explain whether these three topics are better suited to an interview or a mailed questionnaire and why.
Q2) The standardization of the data collected represents a special strength of survey research.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Professionals who are conducting survey interviews in very poor neighborhoods should:
A) Dress down so as to appear as if they live in that neighborhood.
B) Read questionnaire items verbatim.
C) Never probe into unclear responses to see if respondents meant what the interviewers think they meant.
D) Wear formal attire.
Q4) Probes are used more frequently in open-ended questions than in closed-ended ones.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of online surveys.
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Chapter 17: Analyzing Existing Data: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
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Q1) Manifest coding has the advantage of tapping underlying meanings, while reliability is an advantage of latent coding.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements is true about historical/comparative analysis?
A) It is comparative in that it seeks to discover common patterns that recur in different times and places.
B) Secondary sources for raw data typically include old letters, diaries, or lectures.
C) Flaws might exist in secondary sources, but not in primary sources.
D) Avoiding bias is assured by relying on official government records.
Q3) When analyzing official government documents you should be concerned about the reliability of those documents.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Historical and comparative data analysis often is influenced by a particular theoretical paradigm.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Qualitative Research: General Principles
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Q1) An advantage of qualitative research is that
A) it enables the researcher to draw conclusions about the population.
B) the researcher can control the variables under study.
C) social life can be studied in a natural setting.
D) hypotheses can be rigorously tested.
Q2) Case studies use qualitative sources of evidence, only, never quantitative sources.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When qualitative studies involve observing people in their natural environment, ethical issues are less likely to be a concern than in other types of research.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In comparison to quantitative research methods, what are the major strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research methods?
Q5) Using contemporary positivist standards, describe three key threats to the trustworthiness of qualitative research and six strategies commonly used to minimize the distorting influence of those threats.
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Chapter 19: Qualitative Research: Specific Methods
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Q1) Establishing rapport in qualitative field research involves using active listening skills taught in some basic social work practice classes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The qualitative researcher in the role of participant-as-observer participates fully with the group under study but does not disclose his or her role as researcher.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is good advice about recording observations in the field?
A) Don't trust your memory any more than you have to.
B) You must always constantly take notes while you are observing.
C) Make at least six copies of your notes.
D) Advance preparation on recording anticipated observations will hinder recording unanticipated observations.
Q4) How does qualitative interviewing differ from quantitative survey interviewing?
Q5) Select a research topic. Describe how a complete participant, a participant-as-observer, an observer-as-participant, and a complete observer might study that subject.
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Chapter 20: Qualitative Data Analysis
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Q1) Which of the following statements is TRUE about the grounded theory method?
A) It is similar to case-oriented analysis.
B) It is similar to variable-oriented analysis.
C) It is similar to cross-case analysis.
D) Depending upon the topic of study it could be similar to either a case-oriented or variable-oriented analysis.
Q2) Jeremy was born in 1948 and grew up during the 1960's. He was sent to Viet Nam in 1967. In Viet Nam he was horrified by what he saw and when he returned home he suffered sleepless nights and nightmares. He began to work at a bank but often fell asleep during the day. He met Mary, another bank employee, in 1980 and they married in 1981. They divorced in 1983. Mary could not cope with Jeremy's nightmares, bouts of depression, and bouts with alcohol. After the divorce, Jeremy's depression increased and began to drink even more heavily. He was fired from his job in the latter part of 1983. As an explanation for Jeremy's job loss, this could be termed
A) idiographic and case-oriented analysis.
B) idiographic and variable-oriented analysis.
C) nomothetic and case-oriented analysis.
D) nomothetic and variable-oriented analysis.
Q3) Identify at last one way that computer programs analyze qualitative data.
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Chapter 21: Descriptive Data Analysis
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about data processing?
A) It is best to run your data analyses immediately after you enter your data.
B) Computers will automatically correct data entry errors.
C) Using possible code cleaning, you examine the distribution of responses to each item to see if some responses exist for codes you didn't use.
D) None of these statements is true
Q2) Coding refers to
A) the assignment of a number or numeral to the attributes of a variable.
B) the assignment of a row in a data matrix to each questionnaire item.
C) the assignment of a number or numeral to each questionnaire item.
D) transferring variables to the computer.
E) the assignment of a variable to a computer column.
Q3) An interval variable is a discrete variable.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A measure of dispersion describes
A) where the data are clustered.
B) which data are the most important.
C) how spread out the data are.
D) the central tendency.
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Chapter 22: Inferential Data Analysis
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Q1) Explain what is meant by "chance as a rival hypothesis.
Q2) Two-tailed tests of significance should be used whenever there isa non-directional hypothesis.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In reference to sampling error, which of the following statements is valid?
A) The smaller the sample, the less sampling error.
B) Sampling error is an inverse function of sample size.
C) Inferential statistics are addressed to sampling and non-sampling errors.
D) Random assignment ensures no sampling error.
Q4) The more statistically significant a finding, the less likely it isto be explained away by extraneous variables or design flaws.
A)True
B)False
Q5) We commit a Type II error when we
A) accept a false null hypothesis.
B) accept a true null hypothesis.
C) reject a false null hypothesis.
D) reject a true null hypothesis
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Chapter 23: Writing Research Proposals and Reports
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Q1) The sampling section of a research proposal should
A) identify any inclusion or exclusion criteria to be used.
B) address issues associated with sample attrition and refusal to participate.
C) include a statistical power analysis.
D) indicate why it will be feasible to obtain the needed sample size.
E) do all of these.
Q2) The way research reports should be written depends on the type of audience for which they are intended.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The design and data collection methods section of a research proposal should
A) describe in detail how data will be collected.
B) describe what will be done to minimize bias or maximize internal validity.
C) address technical issues like internal validity or avoiding bias.
D) provide rationales regarding issues such as feasibility, or when and where data will be collected.
E) do all of these.
Q4) Discuss the characteristics that distinguish weak from strong literature reviews in research proposals and research reports.
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