Deck 17: Research in Play Therapy

Question 1

Research studies on CCPT generally have

A) no independent variable.
B) poorly designed research methodology.
C) samples of around 200 participants.
D) small effect sizes.
E) small sample sizes.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

A means of overcoming small sample sizes is

A) descriptive statistics.
B) including independent and dependent variables.
C) meta-analysis.
D) quantitative research.
E) structural equation modeling.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Meta-analysis

A) combines research findings across studies to determine an overall treatment effect.
B) focus exclusively on the effectiveness of play therapy.
C) prevents the ability to overcome the limitations associated with small sample sizes.
D) requires large sample sizes in each independent study.
E) requires qualitative research methodology.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to Lin's research, which group demonstrated substantially greater improvement as a result of CCPT?

A) Boys
B) Canadian children
C) Caucasian children
D) Girls
E) Non-Caucasian children

Question 5

Most research articles on play therapy are published in

A) International Journal of Play Therapy (pp. 385-402)
B) Journal of Counseling and Development
C) Professional School Counseling
D) Sciences and Engineering
E) Specialists in Play Therapy Journal

Question 6

A majority of the members of the Association for Play therapy subscribe to psycho-analytic play therapy.

Question 7

Almost all play therapy research studies published in professional journals since the year 2000 were investigating cross-cultural effectiveness of play therapy.

Question 8

Bratton et al. (2005) found that filial therapy showed stronger evidence of treatment effectiveness compared to tradition play therapy.

Question 9

Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) is the most thoroughly researched theoretical approach in the field of play therapy.

Question 10

Research has demonstrated that CCPT does not have broad cross-cultural applications.

Question 11

Using researchers trained by Bratton or Landreth ensures adherence to the treatment protocol.

Question 12

Match the individual(s) with the research study
-LeBlanc & Ritchie (2001)

A) Developed the first meta-analytic study to focus exclusively on the efficacy of play therapy
B) First researcher to conduct a meta-analytic study focused exclusively on CCPT's effectiveness
C) Found that play therapy appeared to be equally effective across age and gender
D) Pointed out that all play therapy research studies published in professional journals since the year 2000 were CCPT of filial therapy
E) Published the largest research study of CCPT

Question 13

Match the individual(s) with the research study
-Ray (2008)

A) Developed the first meta-analytic study to focus exclusively on the efficacy of play therapy
B) First researcher to conduct a meta-analytic study focused exclusively on CCPT's effectiveness
C) Found that play therapy appeared to be equally effective across age and gender
D) Pointed out that all play therapy research studies published in professional journals since the year 2000 were CCPT of filial therapy
E) Published the largest research study of CCPT

Question 14

Match the individual(s) with the research study
-Lin (2011)

A) Developed the first meta-analytic study to focus exclusively on the efficacy of play therapy
B) First researcher to conduct a meta-analytic study focused exclusively on CCPT's effectiveness
C) Found that play therapy appeared to be equally effective across age and gender
D) Pointed out that all play therapy research studies published in professional journals since the year 2000 were CCPT of filial therapy
E) Published the largest research study of CCPT

Question 15

Match the individual(s) with the research study
-Bratton, Ray, Rhine, and Jones (2005)

A) Developed the first meta-analytic study to focus exclusively on the efficacy of play therapy
B) First researcher to conduct a meta-analytic study focused exclusively on CCPT's effectiveness
C) Found that play therapy appeared to be equally effective across age and gender
D) Pointed out that all play therapy research studies published in professional journals since the year 2000 were CCPT of filial therapy
E) Published the largest research study of CCPT

Question 16

Match the individual(s) with the research study
-Baggerly, Ray, and Bratton (2010)

A) Developed the first meta-analytic study to focus exclusively on the efficacy of play therapy
B) First researcher to conduct a meta-analytic study focused exclusively on CCPT's effectiveness
C) Found that play therapy appeared to be equally effective across age and gender
D) Pointed out that all play therapy research studies published in professional journals since the year 2000 were CCPT of filial therapy
E) Published the largest research study of CCPT