The questionnaire item, “Which is not a serious problem in the U.S today, anomie or the socialization of the young?” violates which of the following guidelines for instrument construction:

For the following item, identify the independent variable: “Cognitive therapy more effectively reduces depression in men than psychodynamic psychotherapy.”

Masullo and Duchovnay theorize about three types of self-silencing. Match the type of self-silencing to phrase that best represents it.

A study is designed that compares the social skills of preschool-age children in day care centers with preschool children enrolled in a family day care home. Five one-hour observations of the social skills of the children are done at the day care center and at the family day care home by two trained observers using a Social Skills Rating Scale. The social skill levels of children in both programs are compared. These are options (pick one):

According to Donohue, Tichenor, and Olien’s findings, where knowledge gaps do exist as a result of media attention and other factors, a decline in attention to the issues from mass media and other social institutions will lead to a reduction of the gap as knowledge itself declines.

A study was conducted examining the relationship between exposure of social workers to behavioral therapy training and use of behavioral techniques in clinical practice. A list of clinical SWs was obtained from the NASW, and 500 practitioners from across the country were randomly selected using a table of random numbers. Questionnaires were mailed to those selected and 233 responded. An analysis of responses indicated a positive relationship between exposure to and use of behavioral methods. What type of sample did they attempt to obtain? (choose one)

Which author explained that people treat the pictures in their heads as though the pictures are the environment itself?

What is a response rate?

Which research method uses questionnaires or interviews to discover descriptive characteristics of phenomena?

The questionnaire item, “Do you support enforcement of gun control legislation and the death penalty?” with a response set of yes, no, and not sure, is an example of: