Among these sources of knowledge, which one is the most time consuming and won't identify the best solution?
Tradition
Authority
Trial and Error
Logical Reasoning - Answer-trial and error
Which step(s) in the research process will you implement in this course?
Identify the research proble...
OTD 334 Exam 1 Questions with
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Among these sources of knowledge, which one is the most time consuming and won't
identify the best solution?
Tradition
Authority
Trial and Error
Logical Reasoning - Answer-trial and error
Which step(s) in the research process will you implement in this course?
Identify the research problem
Review the literature
Design the study
A and B - Answer-A and B
Is the question using qualitative or quantitative approach: How do you describe your
racial and ethnic background? - Answer-qualitative
Which category across the research continuum is used to identify risk factors for a
disease or disability? - Answer-exploratory
Research aiming to measure teenage use of illegal drugs surveys high school students.
Is this a biased sample? - Answer-yes
If we divide a sample of adults into subgroups by age and randomly select proportional
amounts of people from each group, this is called... - Answer-stratified random sampling
The researcher compiles data from selected cities in Florida to get a picture about city
taxes in the state - Answer-cluster sampling
A researcher studying patterns of informal leadership asks individuals to name other
influential people in the community - Answer-snowball sampling
To learn about Walmarts employees' opinion on wages, you survey them by grabbing
whichever employees come out of Walmart - Answer-convenience sampling
T/F. Clinical research should be empirical (observable), critical, dynamic, and creative,
performed in various settings, use a variety of quantitative and qualitative measurement
tools, and focused on applying the clinical theory and interventions. - Answer-true
____________-___________ practice emphasizes that research literature is not the
only source of information for decision making, and all relevant information should be
, considered given the patient-care environment and available resources. - Answer-
Evidence-based
In evidence-based practice, the patient's clinical state, relevant research evidence, and
patient's preferences and actions all intersect to form _________ ____________ -
Answer-clinician expertise
What does the acronym PICO stand for in formulating a good clinical question? -
Answer-population, intervention, comparison, outcome
A relevant clinical question would be related to the patient's __________, prognosis,
intervention, etiology of patient's problem, the validity of clinical guidelines, safety or
_________ effectiveness of care - Answer-diagnosis, cost
A therapist should be able to critically appraise the studies to identify if they meet
__________ standards (research process, research designs [qualitative & quantitative],
statistics, levels of evidence, research ethics, understand research results/interpretation
- Answer-validity
What knowledge and skills are needed in looking at research? - Answer-1. clinicians
must be able to search and access literature
2. critically appraise the studies to identify if they meet validity standards
3. if and how the results apply to a given clinical situation
5 sources of knowledge are ___________, authority, trial and error, logical reasoning,
and the ____________ ______________ - Answer-tradition, scientific method
______________ is what we have always known to be true. It is inherited knowledge
that does not require external validation and is useful in offering common foundation for
communication. - Answer-tradition
many traditions have not been tested for their ___________ or against better
alternatives and relying only on precedent in making clinical decisions prevents
clinicians to search for new information, new ways of treating their patients - Answer-
validity
___________ are expert sources of information (success, experience, or reputation)
who may provide knowledge and expertise in the situations of uncertainty or lack of
expertise in certain areas. This is a necessary approach when scientific evidence is
NOT available. - Answer-authority
_________________ is the earliest approach in solving a problem. Multiple attempts
are made until a reasonably satisfactory outcome is achieved and adopted. An option
when there is no other basis for making a decision: based on intuition and creativity in
selective alternatives. This isn't shared with others experiencing similar issues and once
the outcome is achieved, it can't be concluded as the "best" - Answer-trial & error
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