A social work researcher is a participant observer for a study on the experiences of the working
poor. The goal of the research is to exist along side others who earn equal to, or less than the
minimum wage and are providing for a family.
During this experience the researcher tends to loose
objectivity by overidentifying with the research participants. What is the term anthropologist use
for the phenomena of overidentification with research participants?
a) Subjectivity
b) Objectivity
c) Going native
d) Bias
A clinical social worker is conducting a time series design with clients who abuse alcohol. The social
worker proceeds to collect baseline measures finding that the clients have an average of 18 drinks on
week 1, 16 on week 2, and 11 on week 3 .
Then the intervention is implemented on a weekly basis for
six weeks. During the week 1 of the intervention the clients have an average of 10 drinks, 10 on
week 2, 6 during on week three, and 4 on week 4 . Why can the social worker not infer that the
intervention caused the decrease in drinking?
a) Outcome is not measurable
b) Reduction is not clinically significant
c) Reduction is not statistically significant
d) Reduction started prior to the intervention
The outcome of a research project indicates that there is a relationship between amount of education
and discrimination for state employees.
These findings have substantive implications and therefore
the research is replicated in multiple sites, and among multiple samples. What can replication do for
the validity of a group design?
a) Strengthens external validity
b) Strengthens internal validity
c) Weakens external validity
d) Weakens internal validity
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