SW 430 – 1st Hourly Quiz - 1 of 11 SW 430: Research Methods in Social Work I First Hourly Quiz Name: 1.20. When we use the Method of Authority, we hold a belief because a. evidence from a systematic observation of events supports our belief better than it supports any other belief. b. holding the belief helps us avoid anxiety associated with not knowing. c. it was endorsed by someone who has been socially or politically defined as a qualified producer of knowledge d. the belief was deduced by strictly following the forms and rules of logical argument.. e. the majority of a random sampling of sources says the belief is true. 1.37. Jake said, “I loaned Dave $10 just before Halloween. I loaned him $10 more around Thanksgiving. On New Year's Eve, I loaned him $30. For the Halloween loan, Dave said he would pay me on the next payday. For the Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve loans, he said that he would pay all loans on the next payday. Dave has never paid me back.” Elwood asked, “Why won’t he pay you back?” Jake replied, “He just doesn’t care about others.” Elwood asked, “How do you know that he doesn’t care?” Jake replied, “Dave has never paid me back for any loan I have made him.” Does this inductive argument adequately support the conclusion that Dave doesn’t care or is the argument fallacious? Give one reason why or why not. (Your answer should have less than thirty words.) SUPPORTED FALLACIOUS (circle your answer) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1.51. We evaluated a training program for adult and teenage family members of diabetics. The program was designed to show family members how to support a person with diabetes. The support program goal was to help the diabetic family member attain and maintain lower blood glucose levels. The families were selected from those with a family member with type 2 diabetes who were having difficulty managing blood glucose levels. The diabetic member in these families was attempting to manage blood glucose levels by modifying diet, exercising and using diabetes pills rather than insulin. We randomly selected 30 individuals and their families from those meeting the criteria for the program. One week before the training program began, the diabetic family member had a blood test that included a glycosylated hemoglobin test. The glycosylated hemoglobin test (also called the HbA1c test) measures the amount of glucose in the red blood cells. This gives an average blood glucose level over a period of two to three months. The test score is a percentage. According to the standard set by the American Diabetes Association, a desirable HbA1c score is at or below 7.0%. In this pre-test week, family members (including the person with diabetes) kept individual food diaries indicating what they ate and drank and when. The food diary form indicated that it was very important to record carbohydrates (sugar and starch) consumed. The actual training program took place over two 90-minute sessions separated by one week.SW 430 – 1st Hourly Quiz - 2 of 11 Separate 30-minute assessment interviews with the person with diabetes and family took place at the first session. Following this, the person with diabetes met with a nutritionist for 30 minutes to investigate successful and unsuccessful approaches the diabetic had used in managing diet. The last 10 minutes of the meeting were devoted to identifying ways the person with diabetes preferred to use in the management of diet. While the person with diabetes was with the nutritionist, the other family members viewed a 15 minute video on dietary “dos and don’t’ts” for persons with diabetes. After viewing the video, family members and another nutritionist discussed which of the “dos and don’ts” occurred in their home. The first session ended with a 30 minute meeting with all family members and the two nutritionists to discuss ways to create an home environment that would make it easier for the person with diabetes to manage his or her diet. The nutritionists gave family members food tables showing carbohydrate content in grams and recommended daily carbohygrate intake divided among breakfast, lunch, supper and two snacks. The second session began with a 30-minute meeting of all family members with one of the two nutrituionists. They identified components of diet management that were going well and components that were difficult to implement. From this, they developed modifications to the diet plan. Next, the person with diabetes met with a social worker for 25 minutes to discuss any difficulties managing medications and scheduling and implementing exercise. The person with diabetes then identified procedures he or she preferred to use in managing medications and exercise. While the person with diabetes was with the social worker, the other family members viewed a 15-minute video on management of blood glucose levels by modifying diet, engaging in exercise and use of diabetes pills. After viewing the video, family members and another social worker discussed things that occurred in the home that would help and hinder the diabetic family member in management of his or her diabetes. The second session ended with a 35 minute meeting with all family members and the two social workers. They discussed ways to support the person with diabetes in managing and implementing his or her medications and exercise. Three months after family members completed training, the diabetic family member had another blood test that included a glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test. We compared the HbA1c score from this test with the one from before training. A. The independent variable in this study refers to which of the following. a. (1) one week before training, (2) three months after completion of training. b. blood glucose level. c. (1) diabetes pills, (2) insulin. d. daily carbohydrate intake. e. diagnosis. f. exercise status. g. (1) exercise, (2) no exercise. h. medication status. i. grams of carbohydrate. j. HbA1c change score. k. training status. l. (1) type 1 diabetes, (2) type 2 diabetes. B. Levels of the independent variable in this study refer to which of the following. a. (1) one week before training, (2) three months after completion of training.