MSW 550 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is research? - CORRECT ANSWER a process to discover new knowledge
Define Social Work Research - CORRECT ANSWER -Knowledge building for social
work practice (broadly defined)
-Compassionate, problem-solving, and practical endeavor
-Infused with social work values
Why is SW research important? Why learn research methods? - CORRECT
ANSWER -To be better social workers
-Effectiveness
-Methods of research may be used in practice
-Ethical Duty
What are Ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER -Standards of conduct to ensure moral
behavior
-Standards to determine what is proper and improper behavior, right, correct
-People agree and disagree on values, moral principles, what is good, desirable
-Ethics: "codes or guidelines that help resolve value conflicts"
What are the Belmont Principles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Respect for persons
(autonomy)
-Beneficence (reduce harm and maximize benefit)
-Justice (fairness in benefits and burdens)
What resulted in the Belmont Principles? - CORRECT ANSWER Tuskegee Syphilis
Study where many poor and uneducated African-American men were targeted for their
vulnerability and suffered or died as the result of withheld medical treatment for syphilis
What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB)? - CORRECT ANSWER An independent
panel of professionals that sets guidelines for human subject experimentation
What are the 3 review pathways from the IRB? - CORRECT ANSWER Exempt (low),
Expedited (medium), Full (high)
Review path determined by:
-Level of risk to subjects associated with the project
-The type of research being conducted (e.g., an educational intervention, a survey, an
ethnograhpich observation, etc.)
, -The sensitivity of the research questions or complexity of the research design
-The involvement of vulnerable populations as research subjects
Belmont Principle #1 - CORRECT ANSWER Respect for Persons:
• Requires us to treat individuals as autonomous human beings and not use people as a means
to an end.
• The requirement to obtain voluntary informed consent.
• The requirement to respect the privacy of research subjects
Anonymous vs. Confidential - CORRECT ANSWER Anonymity refers to the situation
in which the researcher cannot identify the individual by the specific information that has
been supplied
Confidentiality refers to the situation in which the researcher - although knowing which data
describe which subjects - agrees to keep that information confidential
Belmont Principle #2 - CORRECT ANSWER Beneficence:
• This principle reminds us to minimize harms and maximize benefits
Belmont Principle #3 - CORRECT ANSWER Justice:
• Requires us to treat people fairly and to design research so that its burdens and benefits are
shared equitably
• Equitable selection, avoid vulnerable/convenient populations, fair selection criteria
Research that is sensitive and responsive to how cultural factors and differences influence -
CORRECT ANSWER 1) what we investigate
2) how we investigate
3) how we interpret our findings
How can you recruit and retain participants from minority, historically underrepresented, and
oppressed populations? - CORRECT ANSWER Obtain endorsement from community
leaders
Use culturally sensitive approaches regarding confidentiality
Employ local community members as research staff
Provide adequate compensation
Alleviate transportation and child-care barriers
Choose a sensitive and accessible setting
Use and train culturally competent interviewers
Use bilingual staff
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is research? - CORRECT ANSWER a process to discover new knowledge
Define Social Work Research - CORRECT ANSWER -Knowledge building for social
work practice (broadly defined)
-Compassionate, problem-solving, and practical endeavor
-Infused with social work values
Why is SW research important? Why learn research methods? - CORRECT
ANSWER -To be better social workers
-Effectiveness
-Methods of research may be used in practice
-Ethical Duty
What are Ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER -Standards of conduct to ensure moral
behavior
-Standards to determine what is proper and improper behavior, right, correct
-People agree and disagree on values, moral principles, what is good, desirable
-Ethics: "codes or guidelines that help resolve value conflicts"
What are the Belmont Principles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Respect for persons
(autonomy)
-Beneficence (reduce harm and maximize benefit)
-Justice (fairness in benefits and burdens)
What resulted in the Belmont Principles? - CORRECT ANSWER Tuskegee Syphilis
Study where many poor and uneducated African-American men were targeted for their
vulnerability and suffered or died as the result of withheld medical treatment for syphilis
What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB)? - CORRECT ANSWER An independent
panel of professionals that sets guidelines for human subject experimentation
What are the 3 review pathways from the IRB? - CORRECT ANSWER Exempt (low),
Expedited (medium), Full (high)
Review path determined by:
-Level of risk to subjects associated with the project
-The type of research being conducted (e.g., an educational intervention, a survey, an
ethnograhpich observation, etc.)
, -The sensitivity of the research questions or complexity of the research design
-The involvement of vulnerable populations as research subjects
Belmont Principle #1 - CORRECT ANSWER Respect for Persons:
• Requires us to treat individuals as autonomous human beings and not use people as a means
to an end.
• The requirement to obtain voluntary informed consent.
• The requirement to respect the privacy of research subjects
Anonymous vs. Confidential - CORRECT ANSWER Anonymity refers to the situation
in which the researcher cannot identify the individual by the specific information that has
been supplied
Confidentiality refers to the situation in which the researcher - although knowing which data
describe which subjects - agrees to keep that information confidential
Belmont Principle #2 - CORRECT ANSWER Beneficence:
• This principle reminds us to minimize harms and maximize benefits
Belmont Principle #3 - CORRECT ANSWER Justice:
• Requires us to treat people fairly and to design research so that its burdens and benefits are
shared equitably
• Equitable selection, avoid vulnerable/convenient populations, fair selection criteria
Research that is sensitive and responsive to how cultural factors and differences influence -
CORRECT ANSWER 1) what we investigate
2) how we investigate
3) how we interpret our findings
How can you recruit and retain participants from minority, historically underrepresented, and
oppressed populations? - CORRECT ANSWER Obtain endorsement from community
leaders
Use culturally sensitive approaches regarding confidentiality
Employ local community members as research staff
Provide adequate compensation
Alleviate transportation and child-care barriers
Choose a sensitive and accessible setting
Use and train culturally competent interviewers
Use bilingual staff
