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Some operational definitions of a particular variable can be more valid than other operational definitions of the same variable.

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B) False

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In social work studies testing hypotheses involving the variable "level of social functioning" that variable is:

A) always the dependent variable.
B) always either the dependent or control variable.
C) always the independent variable.
D) an independent, dependent, or control variable, depending on what is being conceptualized and postulated in any given study.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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If we find that test performance improves as level of anxiety increases from low to moderate amounts and then worsens as level of anxiety increases beyond moderate amounts,then we have found what type of relationship?

Which of the following statements is true about choosing an existing scale as an operational definition of self-esteem for children to complete before and after an intervention?

Which of the following statements,as currently stated and without the need for rewording,comes closest to being a useful hypothesis?

If we find that self-esteem is higher among children who are more active in sports,we have found what type of relationship?

The following is an example of a good hypothesis: "Social work practitioners who work in mental health agencies do not care adequately for the chronically mentally ill."

Construct two hypotheses of interest to social workers.One should predict a positive relationship,the other a negative relationship: Identify the independent and dependent variables in each hypothesis.Identify a control variable for each hypothesis.Operationally define each variable.

If we study whether motivational interviewing is effective in treating substance abuse by the mechanism of increasing the likelihood that clients will complete substance abuse treatment programs,then whether clients complete such programs is our mediating variable.

If level of marital satisfaction increases when socio-environmental stress decreases,that would be an example of a positive relationship:

Concepts are

Construct a hypothesis predicting that a particular intervention will be effective regarding a particular long-term outcome.Then identify a mediating variable and a moderating variable that could be assessed in testing the hypothesis.Explain why one variable is the mediating variable and the other is the moderating one.

Concepts are mental images that summarize collections of seemingly related observations and experiences.

One possible operational definition of optimism is degree of hopefulness.

Discuss how the quantitative and qualitative perspectives on operational definitions differ.

A study tests the hypothesis that the provision of social work intervention will reduce the school dropout rate.Iinds that social work intervention reduces the dropout rate only of children whose families are experiencing high levels of family stress.In this study,what type of variable is "level of family stress"?

It is possible to have several indicators of only one concept.

The specification of concepts in a scientific inquiry depends on

Measuring how practitioners feel about working with minority clients when you really want to know how well informed they are about cross-cultural practice is a problem of operationalization concerning

Which of the following is NOT an operational definition of degree of homophobia?