,Marlow, Research Methods for Generalist Social Work, 5e
CHAPTER ONE
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL WORK
Test Questions
1. Induction involved finding patterns among separate phenomena and then developing a
generalization or theory to explain these patterns.
a. true
b. false
ANS: A
2. “How do parents experience parenting a developmentally challenged child?” Is the type of
research question that lends itself most to a approach to research.
a. Positivist
b. interpretist
c. quantitative
d. deductive
ANS: B
3. In our attempt to understand the world, there are many different types of understanding
that have emerged. Social work uses which of the following?
a. experience
b. intuition
c. authority
d. science
e. all of the choices
ANS: E
4. The positivist approach to science is characterized by
a. objectivity
b. deduction
c. generally collecting quantitative data
d. all of the choices
ANS: D
5. Science is characterized by the
a. Universalism
, b. Disinterestedness
c. Individuality
d. a and b only
ANS: D
6. Honesty in the conduct of science in social work is guided by
a. A panel of scientists
b. The NASW Code of Ethics
c. A panel of social workers
d. All of the choices
ANS: B
7. Causality can often be established in science:
a. true
b. false
ANS: A
8. Qualitative research often depends on building knowledge through:
a. Induction
b. Deduction
c. Establishing causality
d. Statistical analysis
ANS: A
9. Both the qualitative and quantitative approaches to science offer advantages. The choice of
which approach to use depends on which of the following:
a. The type of research question being asked
b. The extent of existing knowledge in the area
c. The purpose of the research
d. All of the choices
ANS: D
10. Feminist research argues that:
a. women experience the world in more positive ways than men
b. men and women perceive the world differently
c. women’s experiences of the world and more important than men’s
d. all of the choices
, ANS: B
11. Organized skepticism is a characteristic of the scientific approach, it refers to:
a. all scientific evidence being questioned and challenged
b. acceptance of all scientific findings based on face value
c. organizing groups to increase the number of scientific studies that are published
d. all of the choices
ANS: A
12. Methods of research follow the following principles:
a. Systematic steps
b. Replication of studies
c. Observation
d. All of the choices
ANS: D
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