"C"ommon Terms
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100
Relationship of cause and effect.
What is causality
100
Refers to how often a behavior occurs.
What is frequency?
100
Can be obvious, not so obvious, covert, or overt.
What is behavior?
200
The basic unit of social work practice than can be an individual, family, or population. We do many ____ studies each semester.
What is a case?
200
Refers to the intensity of a behavior/emotion.
What is a rating scale?
200
Involves the simple (or not so simple) act of watching people.
What is observation?
300
An individual, family, group, agency, or community that is studied.
What is client system?
300
Used to track client thoughts and activities.
What is a client log?
300
Degree to which an instrument produces consistent results.
What is reliability?
400
Process of selecting specific concepts.
What is conceptualization?
400
An activity each student has done 3 times that relates to an emotional reaction about research.
What is an anxiety rating scale?
400
Refers to an instrument measuring what it was intended to measure.
What is validity?
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