In the Context of Social Work, a Distinctive Feature of Macro-Level

question 26

Multiple Choice

In the context of social work, a distinctive feature of macro-level interventions is the belief that:​

• A)​social workers should focus on solving the problems of individual clients rather than solving problems of society.
• B)​social workers should focus exclusively on societal issues that concern the majority of people in a society.
• C)​seeing the whole picture and intervening can ultimately change and improve the lives of people.
• D)​the segregation between the various classes in a society is rigid.

Understand the difference between internal and external attributions and how they apply to oneself and others.

Differentiate between the central and peripheral routes to persuasion and their implications for attitude change.

Discuss the effects of rewards and punishments in cognitive dissonance and attitude change.

Analyze the relationship between behavior and attitude, highlighting how each can influence the other.

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

The inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and another person's perspective.

Accommodation

The cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be incorporated.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, a concept important in cognitive development.

Conservation

In cognitive psychology, the understanding that an object's or substance's quantity remains the same even when its appearance changes, a concept developed by Jean Piaget.