Chapter 4 - Practice of Research in Social Work Questions with Answers
When we conceptualize, we specify what we mean by a term. - correct answersTrue
A concept that does not vary is known as a constant. - correct answersTrue
The term variable may be used interchangeably with the term indicator. - correct answersTrue
Interrater Reliability is a useful measurement tool when the researcher is interested in assessing the
degree to which the ratings reflect the reality that was being measured. - correct answersTrue
Face validity is less difficult to discern than content validity. - correct answersTrue
Low levels of internal consistency are better as they demonstrate that the scale has individual questions
addressing all the areas of interest for the researcher. - correct answersFalse
Systematic error may occur without the knowledge of the researcher. It is also not always a reflection of
a problem with the researcher him/herself. - correct answersTrue
An operation is the process of linking abstract concepts to empirical indicants. - correct answersFalse
Depression is an example of a concept with multiple dimensions. - correct answersTrue
Scales are used to lessen problems of idiosyncratic variation in responses to single question indicators. -
correct answersTrue
Experienced researchers are capable of gathering data without any systematic or random error. - correct
answersFalse
A scale is formed by using several questions to measure one concept and summing or averaging
responses. - correct answersTrue
, Triangulation weakens measurement considerably because we can achieve similar results with different
measures of the same variable. - correct answersFalse
Gender is a good example of an interval level of measurement. - correct answersFalse
Researchers engaged in qualitative researcher don't know as much about their research subjects and
topics before they begin researcher as those engaged in quantitative research. - correct answersFalse
Unlike other levels of measurement, nominal levels of measurement need not be exhaustive and
mutually exclusive. - correct answersFalse
For most statistical analyses in social work research, the interval and ratio levels of measurement can be
treated as equivalent. - correct answersTrue
At the ratio level of measurement, addition and subtraction are possible. - correct answersTrue
Reliability is a prerequisite for measurement validity - correct answersTrue
The administration of a scale to a research participant while he or she is engaged in two tasks
simultaneously allows us to measure concurrent validity. - correct answersFalse
Validity is the process by which the potential participant is given all the information they need to decide
whether to participate in the study. - correct answersFalse
The process by which a researcher defines specifically what he or she means when using a concept is
known as: - correct answersConceptualization
The procedures for identifying or indicating the value of cases on a variable is known as: - correct
answersOperations
To reduce idiosyncratic variation in responses to individual questions, social work researchers use: -
correct answersScales
When we conceptualize, we specify what we mean by a term. - correct answersTrue
A concept that does not vary is known as a constant. - correct answersTrue
The term variable may be used interchangeably with the term indicator. - correct answersTrue
Interrater Reliability is a useful measurement tool when the researcher is interested in assessing the
degree to which the ratings reflect the reality that was being measured. - correct answersTrue
Face validity is less difficult to discern than content validity. - correct answersTrue
Low levels of internal consistency are better as they demonstrate that the scale has individual questions
addressing all the areas of interest for the researcher. - correct answersFalse
Systematic error may occur without the knowledge of the researcher. It is also not always a reflection of
a problem with the researcher him/herself. - correct answersTrue
An operation is the process of linking abstract concepts to empirical indicants. - correct answersFalse
Depression is an example of a concept with multiple dimensions. - correct answersTrue
Scales are used to lessen problems of idiosyncratic variation in responses to single question indicators. -
correct answersTrue
Experienced researchers are capable of gathering data without any systematic or random error. - correct
answersFalse
A scale is formed by using several questions to measure one concept and summing or averaging
responses. - correct answersTrue
, Triangulation weakens measurement considerably because we can achieve similar results with different
measures of the same variable. - correct answersFalse
Gender is a good example of an interval level of measurement. - correct answersFalse
Researchers engaged in qualitative researcher don't know as much about their research subjects and
topics before they begin researcher as those engaged in quantitative research. - correct answersFalse
Unlike other levels of measurement, nominal levels of measurement need not be exhaustive and
mutually exclusive. - correct answersFalse
For most statistical analyses in social work research, the interval and ratio levels of measurement can be
treated as equivalent. - correct answersTrue
At the ratio level of measurement, addition and subtraction are possible. - correct answersTrue
Reliability is a prerequisite for measurement validity - correct answersTrue
The administration of a scale to a research participant while he or she is engaged in two tasks
simultaneously allows us to measure concurrent validity. - correct answersFalse
Validity is the process by which the potential participant is given all the information they need to decide
whether to participate in the study. - correct answersFalse
The process by which a researcher defines specifically what he or she means when using a concept is
known as: - correct answersConceptualization
The procedures for identifying or indicating the value of cases on a variable is known as: - correct
answersOperations
To reduce idiosyncratic variation in responses to individual questions, social work researchers use: -
correct answersScales
