,Monette/ Sullivan/ DeJong, Applied Social Research: A Tool for the Human Services, 8e
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Research in the Human Services
Multiple Choice
1. The notion that scientific research and human service practice are totally distinct enterprises
is disappearing because:
a. there really are no substantial differences between the two enterprises.
b. there are strong parallels between the conduct of research and the conduct of
practice.
c. the goals of research and the goals of practice are the same.
d. all of the other answers are correct.
ANS: B
PG: 2-3
2. 2.The textbook emphasizes the and between social research and human
service practice.
a. parallels...possibilities
b. parallels...linkages
c. divergences...linkages
d. oppositions...linkages
ANS: B
PG: 2-3
3. One of the parallels between social research and human service practice that is mentioned
in Chapter 1 is that:
a. both use statistical tools.
b. both seek the goal of description.
c. both are based on observation.
d. both are based on pilot studies.
ANS: C
PG: 3
,4. The motivation to define the human services as a scientific discipline has arisen from the
effort to:
a. replace scientific researchers with human service researchers.
b. replace human service practitioners with behavioral scientists in the
intervention process.
c. clearly distinguish the boundaries between science and practice.
d. enhance the accountability of the helping professions.
ANS: D
PG: 7
5. As used in the social and behavioral sciences, the term "social research" includes all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. a systematic examination or reexamination of empirical data.
b. a strategy for intervention that will be effective in alleviating the personal or
social problems confronting a client.
c. data collected by someone at first hand.
d. data that concerns the social or psychological forces operating in a situation.
ANS: B
PG: 3
6. When we say that social research is systematic, we mean that:
a. all aspects of the research are carefully planned in advance and nothing is done
in a casual fashion.
b. there will be no bias or error in the research if it is done properly.
c. it will accomplish the explanatory goals of science.
d. it focuses on basic research rather than applied research.
ANS: A
PG: 3
7. “Empirical” data are based on:
a. thoughts and ideas.
b. speculation.
c. sensory experiences.
d. theories.
ANS: C
PG: 3
8. All of the following are goals of research described in the text EXCEPT:
a. evaluation.
, b. accountability.
c. description.
d. prediction.
ANS: C
PG: 4
9. Which of the following would most clearly be an illustration of predictive research?
a. a study whose goal is to assess the amount of child abuse in a particular
community
b. a study whose goal is to determine why some teenagers are more likely than
others to abuse alcohol or drugs
c. a study whose goal is to project how many children will suffer from
malnourishment if funding for some social program is reduced
d. a study designed with a practical outcome in mind and with the assumption that
some group or society will gain some benefit from it
ANS: C
PG: 4
10. Which of the following would be the BEST illustration of explanatory research?
a. a study of the extent of juvenile delinquency in a community
b. a study of the reasons why juvenile delinquency occurs in a community
c. a study to determine the amount of juvenile delinquency that will occur in a
community in future years
d. a study to assess the effectiveness of delinquency prevention programs
ANS: B
PG: 4
11. Research whose purpose is to advance our knowledge with little concern for any immediate,
practical benefits is called:
a. applied research.
b. evaluation research.
c. descriptive research.
d. basic research.
ANS: D
PG: 4
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