To Avoid or Alleviate Practical Pitfalls When Carrying Out Experiments

question 16

Multiple Choice

To avoid or alleviate practical pitfalls when carrying out experiments in social work agencies,researchers should:

• A)Exclude agency staff members from the research planning phase.
• B)Keep research staff members away from program staff during the study.
• C)Avoid developing or using treatment manuals for the experimental or control conditions.
• D)Refrain from recruiting clients on an ongoing basis throughout the study.
• E)none of these.

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Definitions:

Resources

Economic or productive factors required to accomplish an activity, or to provide a service or product, such as land, labor, and capital.

Opportunity Cost

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen; the value of the next best alternative foregone.

Specialization

The process of focusing on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill.

Production

The process of creating goods and services by combining labor, land, and capital to generate output.