Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Which of the following scholarly activities would be defined as research?

A) Solving a clinical problem by writing a detailed reflection on it
B) Solving a clinical problem by surveying others who have had a similar problem
C) Solving a clinical problem by creating a systematic plan to address it
D) Solving a clinical problem by studying how others have addressed it in their research

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What are the 3 basic motivations for conducting research?

Answer 2

a. To solve a series of problems in order to predict outcomes
b. To understand something out of curiosity and wonder
c. To discover something that is surprising or previously unknown

Question 3

Correctly infer a researcher's basic motivation in this example: An art therapist wants to understand why a client dropped out of treatment prematurely.

A) To prove that art therapy is effective
B) To predict how well clients will respond to art therapy
C) To understand client needs in order to improve treatment
D) To accurately identify the client's diagnosis from a sample of his artwork

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Why have art therapists been ambivalent about conducting research?

A) Because research is based on science, not art.
B) Because art therapy cannot be measured.
C) Because art therapists should not have to justify their work to others.
D) Because art therapy is complex and difficult to translate into a study.

Question 5

Which of the following characteristics describes a qualitative research study?

A) Control variables
B) Collect "thick" data
C) Collect "hard" data
D) Not really science

Question 6

An art therapist designs a study that measures the effect of art therapy on a client's motivation to stay in school. How would you improve the study to better address the research needs of the field?

A) Increase the amount of time the client has for art therapy.
B) Increase the number of clients in the group.
C) Increase the number of times the effect on the client is measured.
D) Increase the amount of artwork the client must complete for the study.

Question 7

An art therapist would like to conduct a study on a particular observation she has made in one of her client groups. What strategy should she use if she wants her study to make the best contribution possible to art therapy research?

A) Search journal articles for a similar study that she can replicate
B) Talk to peers to find out how they solved a similar problem
C) Find out what grants are available to fund a large-scale study to address her problem
D) Develop an art assessment that others can use with a similar client population

Question 8

What is a possible consequence of failing to move beyond the polarized debates of whether quantitative or qualitative research is best for the field?

A) Art therapy will not be able to prove its value to licensing boards or insurance companies that pay for services.
B) Important questions will not be studied that could have a major impact on the field.
C) Art therapists will lose their identity either as artists or as therapists.
D) Art therapists will not be taken seriously by others in related fields.

Question 9

Create an artwork that illustrates the historic quantitative/qualitative debate.

Question 10

Write a creative reflection on what you imagine the future of research will be, based on past history and on solving the problems of the Top 10 list.

Question 11

Create an image of research as an archetypal activity, and based on your own aspirations or motivation, and present it to others.

Question 12

Choose a research question and modify it to reflect each of the three basic motivations of conducting research.

Question 13

Select a published research study from a scholarly journal and describe how it could be modified to address one or more of the recommendations on the Top Ten list.