Social Work - Research 1 Midterm

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A variable that influences another variable is called?

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Independent Variable

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What is Qualitative ?

Back 2

-Focuses on emotions (abstract)
"Do you feel happy?"

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What is Quantitative?

Back 3

-Focuses on Numbers

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What is Random Error?

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-Can be because of complex measurement systems or professional jargon, lost in translation

-Data entry mistakes, someone not understanding vocabulary words

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What is an Independent Variable?

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-IMPACTS cause, does NOT depend on another variable

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What is an Dependent Variable?

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-OUTCOME Effect, Dependent relies on the independent for a possible change

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What are the threats to internal validity?

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-History
Outside events effecting the group

-Maturation
Natural growth between testing

-Testing
Repeated measures effect score

-Instrumentation Change
Changes effect results

-Statistical Regression
At risk for outliers

-Selection Bias
'Cherry Picking'

-Ambiguity
Not sure on the direction of which causes which

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Draw and explain a ONE SHOT case study

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X
O

-Fails to control for any of the threats of internal validity
-Give the intervention, observe the results

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Characteristics of a good research question

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-Not easily answered
-Can be repeated
-Has more than one answer
-It should lead to new information
-Specific
-Clear and concise

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What is the relationship where both the variable increases or decreases ?

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-Positive

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What is the relationship where one variable increases while the other decreases?

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Negative/inverse

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What is bottom-up?

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-Own Research

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What is top-down?

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-Using stuff that has already been researched

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What does an IRB (Institutional Review Board) do?

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-Reviews research studies to ensure they are ethical
-Protect the subjects rights and interests and ensure that the risks they face by participating are minimal and justified by the expected benefits of the research

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What is a control group?

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-Does NOT get the intervention

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What is a experimental group?

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-Does get the intervention

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What is the criteria for conferring causality?

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1. Independent variable comes first (IV BEFORE DV)
2. Two variables go together (IV & DV)
3. Not better explained by a third variable

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What is internal validity?

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-How confident the intervention is causing the change

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Inductive Reasoning

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-Observation leads to the theory
EX: I went to a classroom in an elementary school to observe and determine whether girls or boys have higher self esteem

(Observation - Pattern - Tentative Hypothesis - Theory)

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Deductive Reasoning

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-Start with a theory that you want to test

(Theory - Tentative Hypothesis - Pattern - Observation)

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What is statistical regression?

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-Threat, regress it with data

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Systematic Error

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-Problem with the system or instrument

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Likert Scale

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A five (or seven) point scale which is used to allow the individual to express how much they agree or disagree with a particular statement.

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Experimental Designs

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-What you do before an experimental study

-One shot case study
-Pre test post-test with one group
-Post test only with nonequivalent groups

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Pre-test post-test with one group

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O1 X O2

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Post-test only with nonequivalent groups

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X O

O

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Experimental Designs

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-Has random selection, at least two groups

-Pretest Posttest with control group
-Posttest only with control group
-Solomon 4 group design
-Dismantling
-Alternative treatment studies

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Pretest Posttest with control group

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R O1 X O2
R O1 O2

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Posttest only with control group

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R X O
R O

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Solomon 4 Group Design

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R O1 X 02
R O1 O2
R X O2
R O2

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Dismantling

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R O1 XAB O2
R O1 XA O2
R O1 XB O2
R O1 O2

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Alternative Treatment Studies

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R O1 XA O2
R O1 XB O2
R O1 O2

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Curvilinear Relationship between IV and DV

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-Effect goes one way, stays steady and eventually goes the other way

-Relationship changes/curves over time

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Cross sectional study

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-Analyzes data from a specific point in time

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Longitudinal Study

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-Data is repeatedly covered over an extended period of time

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Acquiescence Set Bias

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When you have a test and the participant responds to questions based on a pattern

Acquiescence = agree (say 'yes' for each question)

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Systematic Error

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Scale is measured wrong, affects everything

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Social Desirability Bias

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-Getting an answer to a question that is socially acceptable to a survey

(All want to look good, getting the right answer)

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What to include on Informed Consent

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-Purpose
-Risk
-Contact Information
-Benefits
-Alternative treatments
-What the study is
-Referral
-Procedures of the study
-How researchers would manage confidentiality
-Ask the participant to agree (voluntary)
-Participant is allowed to withdraw
-Minors (get consent from parent/guardian

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Validity

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-The response is accurate