SW 650 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL 2026 | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | UPDATED VERSION
What types of studies are designed to test hypotheses? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Explanatory
Consider a study in which a program based on behavioral theory is
being used to intervene with truant adolescents. Which of the following
might be the dependent variable in the study? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------attendance
What is the purpose of conducting a literature review? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------To determine what is already known about the
topic you are proposing to study
Which of the following terms stipulates we make a prediction based on
what we know? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Deduce
,Which of the following components of a research study would not be
included in the proposal to conduct the study? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Findings
In a study involving parenting skills being taught to parents who have
been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect, which of the
following would not be considered an independent variable? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Future reports of child abuse or neglect
Operational definitions of variables: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----are precise descriptions of how study variables are being measured
What is the first step in an evidence-based process or in developing a
research proposal? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------formulating
an answerable question
Which response best describes a null hypothesis? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------It predicts that there is no relationship between
study variables
, Evidence-based practice (EBP) uses research to promote: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------more effective practice
The strongest evidence to guide a practitioner in using evidence-based
practice comes from what type of studies? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------Meta-analyses of randomized control trials
Which of the following is a statement that makes a prediction about the
relationship between two or more variables? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------Hypothesis
Explanatory Design ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Test a
hypothesis involving a control or comparison group.
Descriptive Design ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ Answers
questions about a population or group in a specific way
Exploratory Study ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Generates
questions for future groups, like a pilot with a small sample size
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | UPDATED VERSION
What types of studies are designed to test hypotheses? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Explanatory
Consider a study in which a program based on behavioral theory is
being used to intervene with truant adolescents. Which of the following
might be the dependent variable in the study? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------attendance
What is the purpose of conducting a literature review? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------To determine what is already known about the
topic you are proposing to study
Which of the following terms stipulates we make a prediction based on
what we know? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Deduce
,Which of the following components of a research study would not be
included in the proposal to conduct the study? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Findings
In a study involving parenting skills being taught to parents who have
been identified as at risk for child abuse or neglect, which of the
following would not be considered an independent variable? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Future reports of child abuse or neglect
Operational definitions of variables: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----are precise descriptions of how study variables are being measured
What is the first step in an evidence-based process or in developing a
research proposal? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------formulating
an answerable question
Which response best describes a null hypothesis? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------It predicts that there is no relationship between
study variables
, Evidence-based practice (EBP) uses research to promote: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------more effective practice
The strongest evidence to guide a practitioner in using evidence-based
practice comes from what type of studies? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------Meta-analyses of randomized control trials
Which of the following is a statement that makes a prediction about the
relationship between two or more variables? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------Hypothesis
Explanatory Design ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Test a
hypothesis involving a control or comparison group.
Descriptive Design ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ Answers
questions about a population or group in a specific way
Exploratory Study ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Generates
questions for future groups, like a pilot with a small sample size
