Question 1

Network analyses

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A)   link data and location on a map.
B)   see geography as an important variable to community phenomena.
C)   examine patterns of interaction
D)   All of the above.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

A _________ is "a working blueprint of how a theory works."

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A)   model
B)   paradigm
C)   theory
D)   All of the above.E) All of the above
F) None of the above A

Question 3

The idea of "falsifiability" is that any theory

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A)   can be shown to be false.
B)   cannot be shown to be false.
C)   is shown to be false.
D)   Both b and c.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

In participant observation

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A)   the researcher becomes engaged in the lives of the subjects she is studying.
B)   the researcher records their own impressions of the community they are studying.
C)   the researcher does not worry about keeping a detached distance between herself and those under study.
D)   All of the above.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Qualitative studies are valued for their

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A)   focus on subjective experience
B)   contextual sensitivity
C)   normative accuracy
D)   both a and bE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

A variety of community psychologists view program evaluation as a form of intervention because

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A)   program evaluation is not a passive process.
B)   program evaluation can influence the outcomes.
C)   program evaluation can influence the processes within the intervention.
D)   All of the above.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

According to the text, community psychology was the result of

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A)   a crisis in the ability of accepted theories to explain and solve the presenting problems of the day.
B)   a shift in paradigms.
C)   the accumulation of data suggesting flaws in the existing ways of understanding and intervening with the human condition.
D)   All of the above.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

A typical quasi-experimental design uses

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A)   non-equivalent groups.
B)   non-randomly assigned groups.
C)   groups of convenience.
D)   All of the above.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In ethnography the

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A)   subject provides a battery of psychological test results for a comprehensive picture of life at the individual level.
B)   subject responds to numerically coded questions regarding their experience.
C)   subject responds to numerically coded questions regarding their ethnic group.
D)   subject provides in his or her own words descriptions of their life experiences.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

A stratified sample

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A)   matches the characteristics of a given population.
B)   qualifies because of its' above normal characteristics.
C)   is composed of one gender.
D)   is typically very small.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

APA ethical guidelines demand that

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A)   the participants be informed they are a part of a study.
B)   the participants not be harmed by their role in the study.
C)   the study's methodology be reviewed by an Institutional Review Board.
D)   All of the above.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

In public health, scientists might study various neighborhoods and the rates of illness occurring in each of the different neighborhoods, looking for patterns of illness occurrence. This is a good example of

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A)   qualitative methodology.
B)   epidemiology.
C)   experimental design.
D)   participant observation.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

We change merely with the passage of time. This is called

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A)   maturation.
B)   validity.
C)   compensation.
D)   linearity.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Reliability relates to the data being _______.

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A)   true
B)   dependable
C)   authentic
D)   empiricalE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

What are the assumptions that go into community based participant action research?

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Question 16

Qualitative data is to quantitative data as

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A)   textual is to numeric.
B)   excellent is to very good.
C)   superficial is to in depth.
D)   group is to individual.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

What are the two definitions of paradigm? Explain their uses in understanding research and theory.

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Question 18

Issues that may arise regarding resistance to data collection or willingness to participate in a study may be related to differences in goals, values or practices of the target population and the researcher. This calls for

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A)   cultural sensitivity in the research process.
B)   flexibility in program implementation.
C)   willingness to examine differences that may occur as a function of different group membership.
D)   All of the above.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Constituent validity in the consultation process refers to the need for

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A)   reliable measures being used.
B)   valid instrumentation in the study.
C)   the participant perspectives are taken into account in devising a study.
D)   the goals of the study are approved by those in charge of a setting.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D) C

Question 20

The use of mixed methods, where both qualitative and quantitative data are collected is

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A)   discouraged, since the combination of data is contradictory to science.
B)   not empirical.
C)   discouraged by many community psychologists.
D)   seen as a powerful combination of data collecting techniques.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B) D

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A stratified sample

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