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1A confidence level at the 95% level indicates that:
- AThere is a 95/100 probability clients will get worse
- B95 out of every 100 subjects will improve
- CThe alpha level has been set at .05
- DThe null hypothesis will be rejected five out of every 100 times
2An example of a [blank_start]________[blank_end] correlation would be that of a student who scored high on a vocational test for auto mechanics and is doing well in a class on auto mechanics.
- ARandom
- BPositive
- CNegative
- DExact
3A professor from the Fiji Islands has sent you some sample data on students’ attitudes about sexually transmitted diseases. You can make no assumptions about whether the population data would be normally distributed or not. Therefore, you need to use:
- ANothing can be done until you receive this information
- BIntern analysis
- CParametric statistics
- DNon-parametric statistics
4All of the following are true about the Pearson Product Moment Coefficient correlation except:
- AThe correlation is most useful for nominal data
- BThe magnitude of this correlation is related to the variability of the distributions that are being correlated
- CCorrelation coefficients should not be explained in terms of percentage of 1 to 1 correlation
- DCorrelation does not mean causation
5Research studies to determine the effectiveness of therapy show that:
- AAdults’ neuroses are more likely to diminish with therapy than without therapy
- BThe less the therapist and the client have in common, the more successful the treatment
- CClient attributes are better forecasters of successful results of therapy then therapist attributes
- DClient attributes cannot be used as predictors of successful therapy results
6Your experimental treatment for shyness had no effect on your group. What would you expect your F-ratio to be?
- A0.00
- B0.50
- C1.00
- D-1.00
7You are researching which “theoretical orientation” reduces the dropout rate in groups you are running. Which is the dependent variable in this study?
- AThe dropout rate
- BThe theoretical orientation
- CThe type of group
- DThe methods of research
8You want to see how college student’s feelings have changed about bisexuality. You pay 30 students to act as confederates saying they are bisexual and pair them up with 30 other students from the college. As a researcher, ethics demand:
- AThat you talk with the students and let them withdraw if they revealed attitudes that might have been problematic
- BThat you be reported to the appropriate professional ethical standards committee
- CThat you need not do anything
- DThat you be reported to the university’s ethics committee, and encourage the students to complete the study
9What does a correlation study determine?
- AThe effects occurrences
- BCause-effect
- CThe relationship between two occurrences
- DThe means between to variables
10When assessing the effects on a criterion measure, which tool is best for determining the relative power of several predictors affecting the criterion measure?
- AMultiple regression
- BAnalysis of variance
- CMultiple correlation
- DCoefficient ratio
11The most effective of these methods would be:
- AClose observation
- BExperimental research
- CCase study
- DCasting runes
12Which of these is a key purpose of program evaluation?
- ATo further effective therapy
- BTo set out accountability goals for patients
- CTo determine organizational accountability
- DTo ensure effective outcome of the program
13A research study conducted while the country is at war shows that mothers of soldiers are more likely than mothers of civilians to have various disorders. What is the greatest threat to the study’s internal validity?
- AHawthorne effect
- BHistory
- CQuasi-experimental bias
- DMaturation
14If a researcher wants to control the external validity, the experimental populations should have qualities related to:
- AThe control group
- BThe target population
- CLongitudinal study
- DA random assignment
15A real threat to external validity happens when individuals in a study act differently because they know they are being observed in a study. This happens frequently, and is known as the:
- AHawthorne effect
- BHalo effect
- CRosenthal effect
- DSolomon effect
16Ms. Hamilton gives a standard test to all fifth graders at Lakemont Elementary School. The standard deviation of this standard test is 10. This would indicate that:
- AThe median is 80
- BTwo-thirds of the scores fall between 90 and 110
- CThe mean must be 110
- DOne-third of the scores fall between 80 and 100.
17If a mental-health therapist wanted to learn about current research in the counseling field, what publication should he or she look in?
- AJournal of Counseling Psychology
- BPsychological Research Quarterly
- CAPT Journal
- DJournal of American Psychology
18Here are the scores of your peers on the examination: 80, 85, 120, l50, l50, l60, l65. What is the median of this distribution?
- A165
- B120
- C150
- D145.50
- E300
19Name the 3 main journals that vocational rehabilitation professional use in regards to research:
- ARehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
- BJournal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling
- CJournal of Rehabilitation
- DInternational Journal of Rehabilitation Research
- EJournal of Vocational Behavior
20You want to examine the effects of more than one independent variable on a dependent variable. When you allow more than one factor to vary, you would have to call this what type of experimental design?
- ADouble-blind study
- BMultiple analysis
- CFactorial designs
- DTrait/factor design
21All of the following would use an ex post facto research format except:
- ABlind students have higher sensory perception than seeing students
- BSpeech therapist who practice on children who have hearing loss become more proficient than those who do not practice on deaf children
- CKids from low-income families experiment with drugs more frequently than kids from higher-income families.
- DChildren with high IQ scores are more motivated then children with low IQ scores
22A researcher wants to see if elementary-school age males and females prefer corn dogs or hamburgers for lunch in the cafeteria. The researcher’s null hypothesis says that there is no significance difference in the proportion of male and female students who prefer hot dog and pizza. The researcher should use what statistical method for testing the null hypothesis?
- AChi square
- BMultiple regression
- CF-test
- DT-test
23If you want to obtain control over an extraneous variable in an experiment, you could do this by:
- AUsing a double-blind study
- BDuplicating the study
- CUsing multiple researchers
- DMaking all conditions except the independent variable exactly the same
24Which of these statements is most in line with Allport’s perspective:
- ABecause individuals have their own agendas and motivations, therapists should discount animal research as a predictor of human behavior.
- BResearchers should apply human-behavior studies to counterpart research in animal behavior
- CResearchers should study abnormal human behavior in order to develop normal behavioral parameters
- DResearchers should make controlled adjustments when applying animal-behavior research to human behavior
25In an experiment, a doctoral candidate has determined that the rate of copulation in a large population of laboratory rats fluctuates with the phases of the moon. He concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences the rat’s sexual behavior. He has committed what error?
- AHe incorrectly inferred causation from correlation
- BHe has overlooked the Hawthorne effect
- CHe failed to measure the sexual activity of the rats
- DHe incorrectly inferred correlation from causation
26What is determined in a correlational study?
- AThe correlation between independent and dependent variables
- BAntecedent causes of observable effects
- CThe relationship between two events
- DObserver influence on observed phenomena
27An experiment looks at the effects of a particular study method on student performance, and only the experimenter knows which method is under investigation. The procedure she would be using is called?
- ANon-blind
- BDouble-blind
- CSingle-blind
- DRelational sampling
28Your client is a male who has come to college from a small farming community in the Midwest. He is homesick and is not adjusting to college life. You have tried a number of therapies to help your client adjust, but nothing seems to help. You finally send your client to spend time swimming with the dolphins and find that in just eight months he has adjusted to college life. You come to the conclusion that swimming with dolphins will facilitate college adjustment. There might be some concern regarding the validity of your findings because:
- AMales take longer to adjust to change than females
- BAnimals are known to have a calming effect on humans
- CAnimals and homesickness have a positive correlation
- DJust the passage of time could be responsible for his adjustment
29When someone mentions that a particular statistical test has “power,” you should think this relates to:
- AEstablishing an operational null hypothesis
- BCorrectly verifying a false null hypothesis
- CEstablishing an operational hypothesis
- DPositively rejecting a false null hypothesis
30Which of these describes external validity?
- ASpecific value of results
- BGeneralized applicability of results
- CThe causal relationship between changes in the independent and dependent variables
- DStatistically consistent results
31If you were planning to use the survey method in a research project you were conducting, your major concern regarding your choice of method would be:
- ADetermining what group to question
- BHow to maintain confidentiality
- CMaking the survey short enough to capture off the information you need
- DObtaining a representative sample of subjects to be questioned
32If you have designed a test that measures military leadership, and you want to explore whether there are other constructs that are responsible for military leadership, you would probably want to use which of the following techniques?
- AFactor Analysis
- BPearson Product Moment Correlation
- CMulti-trait
- DZ-score
33Which of the following types of validity best described the condition of a sample from a larger population as being a true representation of that larger population?
- AExternal congruence
- BContent validity
- CStructural reliability
- DEqualization validity
34After a seminar to improve workers performance, you are provided with scores from 30 workers. In order to compare the obtained mean score to the national mean, what statistical technique might you use?
- AStandard deviation
- BT-test for independent samples
- CT-test for single sample
- DCorrelation
35You have divided your workers into three groups: pre-professional, paraprofessional, and professional. This scheme is what type of measurement?
- ARatio
- BInterval
- CNominal
- DOrdinal
36The applied statistical analysis software program that is used to compute quantitative data is called?
- ASCRC
- BPredective Analytics Software (PASW) formall known as SPSS
- CIndesign
- DRatio Data statistics
37You are working as a rehabilitation counselor within the private sector, your supervisor ask you to research the relationship between blacks and whites with TBI and limb amputation. You locate 17 articles that fit. What type of research methodology would be the strongest to use.
- AANOVA
- BMANOVA
- CMeta-Analysis
- DMulti-analysis
38Which of the following is the term used to define the condition of all individuals having an equal probability of being chosen?
- ASample collection
- BSample population
- CRandom selection
- DRandom population
39A graduate student wanted to conduct a study in Africia on the effects of new disabilty legislation on children between the age of 9 and 16 in Kenya the most effective research design would be
- AQualitative
- BMixed Method
- CQuantitative
- DEx Post Facto
- EInternational
40In regards to research there are eight stages. Place the stages of research (below) in the correct order:
Research Problem [blank_start]1[blank_end]
Data Analysis [blank_start]2[blank_end]
Definitions [blank_start]3[blank_end]
Literature Review [blank_start]4[blank_end]
Hypotheses or Question [blank_start]5[blank_end]
Sample [blank_start]6[blank_end]
Instrumentation [blank_start]7[blank_end]
Procedures/Design [blank_start]8[blank_end]- A1
- B2
- C3
- D4
- E5
- F6
- G7
- H8
- I2
- J1
- K3
- L4
- M5
- N6
- O7
- P8
- Q3
- R1
- S2
- T4
- U5
- V6
- W7
- X8
- Y4
- Z1
- AA2
- AB3
- AC5
- AD6
- AE7
- AF8
- AG5
- AH1
- AI2
- AJ3
- AK4
- AL8
- AM6
- AN7
- AO6
- AP1
- AQ2
- AR3
- AS4
- AT5
- AU7
- AV8
- AW7
- AX1
- AY2
- AZ3
- BA4
- BB5
- BC6
- BD8
- BE8
- BF1
- BG2
- BH3
- BI4
- BJ5
- BK6
- BL7
41[blank_start]_________________[blank_end] is research that describes existing conditions without analysis of relationships among variables.
- ADescriptive Research
42[blank_start]_____________[blank_end] is a prediction, a statement of what specific results or outcomes are expected to occur
- AHypothesis
43[blank_start]_____________[blank_end] should shed light on what is already known about the problem and should indicate logically why the proposed study would result in an extension of this prior knowledge.
- ALiterature Review
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- Masters Rehabilitation Counseling Quiz am Resource Quiz 2, erstellt von Jamie Weiland am 12/03/2017.
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- Jamie Weiland
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