I Have a Theory
The History of Social Research
By the Book
Integrity, Ethics, and Everything in Between
Everything you wanted to know about Professor Kesselman but were afraid to ask
100

Lawrence Kohlberg was an American Psychologist who famous formulated this type of Developmental Theory, which can be summarized as the study of how we arrive at what is right.

What is Moral Developmental Theory?

100

This study was infamous for its unethical approach to research and is often cited as a warning to what happens when we do not conduct research with an inherent value for human life. 

What is the Tuskegee Study?

100

Name one threat to the Internal validly of a research study. 

What is Bias, Passage of time, Invalid measurement instrument?

100

Having to make a choice between two or more alternatives when there is no clear wrong or right is also known as this.

What is a dilemma? 

100

Once a modern dancer, Professor Kesselman once was featured in a performance as this type of tree?

What is a "Palm Tree"?

200

When conducting research and client work alike, social workers should always approach their work from this type of perspective.

What is a "Strengths-based" perspective?

200

In conducting his research on moral development, Lawrence Kohlberg created a dilemma with this title. Ketchup, anyone?

What is the "Heinz Dilemma"?

200

While a Quantitative Study involves compiling and analyzing statistics and numbers, a Qualitative Study involves this?

What is: People and their experiences. Also: Subjectivity, Understanding?

200

There are six stages of Moral Reasoning proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg. This is the highest. 

What is the Universal Principle?

200

A Libra, this Professor Kesselman's birthday month.

Double the points for the exact day.

What is October?

 Double the points for the exact day (the 19th).

300

When researching the patterns and connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, one may be studying this?

What is Cognitive Based Therapy?

300

In 1971 this study was conducted in Pao Alto, California in an effort to better understand the treatment of inmates by prison guards.

What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?

300

This type of study examines the relationship investigates between two or more variables. It seeks to determine the relationship between two variables   but it does not establish causation.

What is a Correlational study?

300

Where as morals applying to an individuals choice between what is right and wrong, ethics pertain to this. 

What is a code? (ie. a professional code) 

300

To date, this is the amount of marathons Professor Kesselman has run. Double the points if you can name the cities. 

What is five.

Rotterdam,  Steamtown (Scranton), Philadelphia, New York City, Toronto  


400

In formulating your EIP question, you may have used the  four-part PICO framework. This is what PICO stands for. 

What is...

P - Patient, Population or Problem

I - Intervention. or Instrument

C- Comparison

O - Outcome

400

This is the amount of students in this class who intend to go into Social work research on a full-time basis.

What is zero?

400

This isa  research study approach that examines new or understudied topics. Depending on the sample size they may be both qualitative and quantitative.

What is an Exploratory Study?

400

According to the Council on Social Work Education, these are the number of core competencies in Social Work practice.

What is nine?

400

The last name of a famous rock n' roll pianist, this is Professor Kesselman's middle name.

What is Joel?

500

On the Evidentiary Hierarchy, these types of study reigns supreme.  

What are Systematic Reviews and / or Meta- Analyses?

500

VISUAL CLUE  - This man is often credited for being "The Father of Psychology".

Who is Sigmund Freud?

500

The best way to avoid a selectivity bias, this method uses random processes to assign clients to the different conditions being compared.  

What is  Random Assignment?

500

While Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Evidence- Informed Practice (EIP) are similar, this is what makes the different.

What is: "Evidence‐informed practice is enriched by previous research but not limited to it. We also use our own insights, decision-making ability and clinical expertise.  In this way, evidence‐informed practice is more inclusive than evidence‐based practice."

500

Professelman, Aaron Con Pollo, the Vegan, are some of Professor Kesselman's nicknames. This - obviously perhaps? - was his nickname growing up

What is "Kess"?

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