SW650 Research Methods Rubin and Babbie Ch 1-4 | Questions & Answers (100 %Score)
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Key features of scientific enquiry - Tentative, Replication, Observation, Unbiased,
Transparent
Tentative - Everything we think we know today is open to question and subject to
reassessment, modification, or refutation.
Replication - Even the best studies are open to question and subject to reassessment
Observation - Knowledge is grounded in orderly and comprehensive observations.
Empirical evidence is bawd on specified observation - not authority, traditions , or
common sense
Unbiased - Observations should be unbiased
Transparency - All procedural details are openly specified for review and evaluation and
show the basis of conclusion that were reached
Tradition - Shared meaning and understanding that is often considered obvious
Authority - knowledge accepted based on the status or power of the messenger
Common sense - reasoning or commonly held beliefs
Popular media - television, internet, newspaper, and other popular sources
Overgeneralization - Assuming that a few similar events are evidence of a general
pattern
Selective observation - Overgeneralization may lead to selective observation, paying
attention to future events that correspond with the pattern you have observed (or think
you have)
Ex post facto hypothesizing - When results do not match your hypothesis, hypothesizing
after the fact is permissible only if you test your new hypothesis in other ways
Ego involvement in understanding - Because we link our understandings to the image of
ourselves we present to others, we don't want to look stupid, gullible, or wrong.
Straw person argument - Distorting an argument in order to attack it
Ad hominem attack - Discrediting the person rather than the argument
, Bandwagon appeal - The "everyone else is doing it" appeal.
Premature closure of inquiry - 1. halting study before understanding is complete. Takes
many forms. "This is the drug to take" "This is the final study" "This is the correct
treatment plan"
Pseudoscience - Sloppy, biased, or unscientific studies
EBP Process - Step by step method of arriving at a way to address needs of a client.
practitioners make decisions in light of best practice
EBP Practice - Practitioners integrate the best available research evidence based on
the client
What does research do? - INFORMS practice decisions, does not dictate them
Step 1 in EBP process - Formulate a question to answer practice needs
CIAO
Client Characteristics
Intervention being considered
Alternative intervention (if any)
Outcome
Step 2 in EBP process - Search for the evidence.
Bottom up searches; Top down searches
Systematic review and Meta Analysis
Step 3 in EBP Process - Critically appraise the relevant studies you find
Step 4 in EBP Process - Determine which research-supported intervention or policy is
most appropriate for your particular clients
Step 5 in EBP Process - Apply the chosen intervention
Step 6 in EBP Process - Provide evaluation and feedback
Agreement reality - Based on what we all agree to be true
Experiential reality - What we know through direct experience and observation, can
often be likely to be untrue.
First phase of research - Identify problem and pose research question
Research question is posed to address that need
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