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Criminal Justice Research
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Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Collection of accurate facts or data; attempt to address the issue of 'what is'
Variables
Researchese
Methodology
Panel Studies
2. A type of longitudinal design to gather data from different samples across time
Dependent Variable
Shield laws
Internal validity
Trend Studies
3. Highs and lows in data found
Trend Studies
Rival causal factors
Verstehen
Research Shock
4. A research design in which the same people are studied or tested repeatedly over time
Variables
Institutional Review Board
Longitudinal design
Verstehen
5. The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization
Pseudonyms
Induction
Cohort studies
Scientism
6. Abstract or symbolic tags placed on reality
Paradigm
Concepts
Cohort studies
Researchese
7. Research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data
Rival causal factors
Operationalization
Philosophy
Qualitative research
8. View that - if one cannot quantitatively measure a phenomenon - it is not worth studying
Risk-benefit ratio
Cross-sectional design
Historicism
Scientism
9. Laws that protect researchers from being forced to reveal sources in court of law
Replication
Shield laws
Reciprocity
Double-blind Experiment
10. Specific statements or predictions regarding the relationship between two variables
Hypothesis
Science
Internal validity
Confidentiality
11. Requirement that any information obtained in research be treated as confidential and not be revealed in any manner that would identify or harm subjects
Pseudonyms
Panel Studies
Confidentiality
Cross-sectional design
12. A scientific approach to knowledge based on 'positive' facts as opposed to mere speculation
Positivism
Dependent Variable
Longitudinal design
Philosophy
13. A system of mutual obligation between subjects and researchers; because the subjects cooperation assisted the researcher - the researcher owes the subject professional regard
Induction
Advantages of experiments
Reciprocity
Science
14. Repetition of experiments or studies utilizing the same methodology
Panel Studies
Paradigm
Cohort studies
Replication
15. Combines rationality and logical explanation with method - emphasizing observation - measurement - replication and verification
Scientism
Verification
Science
Dualistic fallacy
16. Measurement of single variable at successive points in time
Time-series design
Scientism
Methodology
Spurious relationship
17. A series of cross-sectional studies conducted on the same subjects (the PANEL) at different time intervals. Allows investigators to measure change in individuals.
Historicism
Panel Studies
Operationalization
Spurious relationship
18. Variables other than X - the independent variable that may be responsible for the outcome
Spurious relationship
Advantages of experiments
Rival causal factors
Research Shock
19. Confirmation of the accuracy of findings; attainment of greater certitude in conclusions through additional observations
Verification
Cross-sectional design
Research Shock
Broken Windows
20. False relationship that can be explained away by other variables
Dualistic fallacy
Historicism
Disadvantages of experiments
Spurious relationship
21. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
Role of Researcher
Deduction
Advantages of experiments
Variables
22. Explains world through rationality and logical explanation
Dualistic fallacy
Philosophy
Disadvantages of experiments
Longitudinal design
23. Accuracy in the ability to generalize or infer findings from a study to a larger population
External Validity
Science
Deduction
Positivism
24. College/University research committees that oversee and ensure ethical research standards
Internal validity
Institutional Review Board
Verification
Advantages of experiments
25. Aliases used in research reports to protect the identity of respondents
Rival causal factors
Dependent Variable
Induction
Pseudonyms
26. Plausible explanation of reality
Theory
Reciprocity
Positivism
Concepts
27. A model or schema that provides a perspective from which to view reality
Variables
Researchese
Paradigm
Internal validity
28. A group of subjects followed over a long period with data collected multiple times during the course of their lives
Cohort studies
Qualitative research
Reciprocity
Cross-sectional design
29. A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
Hypothesis
Deduction
Cross-sectional design
Plagiarism
30. The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
Replication
External Validity
Internal validity
Independent Variable
31. Concepts that can vary or take on different numerical values; operationalized concepts
Disadvantages of experiments
External Validity
Confidentiality
Variables
32. Agreement of subjects to participate in research after they have been briefed
Verification
Advantages of experiments
Informed consent
Positivism
33. We must remain objective and value-free Yet - our decisions about what to study is strongly influenced by personal interests and other factors
Informed consent
Cohort studies
Role of Researcher
Broken Windows
34. Accuracy within the study itself
Longitudinal design
Internal validity
Verification
Philosophy
35. A research design in which investigators compare groups of subjects of differing age who are observed at a single point in time.
Trend Studies
Role of Researcher
Cross-sectional design
Hypothesis
36. Neither the subjects nor administrators in an experiment know which group is receiving the treatment
Cohort studies
Role of Researcher
Double-blind Experiment
Science
37. Broken windows can signal to people that no one cares about a building. Leads to more serious vandalism and attracts the wrong crowd
Advantages of experiments
Rival causal factors
Broken Windows
Replication
38. The idea that delinquents and nondelinquents are two fundamentally different types of people
Dualistic fallacy
Rival causal factors
Replication
Qualitative research
39. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable
Philosophy
Positivism
Induction
Dependent Variable
40. Language of research
Confidentiality
Science
Theory
Researchese
41. Fanatical adherence to a preferred method at the expense of substance; view that there is one and only one way of doing research - that is - by employing the one - best method
Positivism
Hypothesis
Internal validity
Methodological Narcissism
42. Weber's notion that the purpose of research is to gain a qualitative 'understanding' of phenomena from the perspective of the subjects
Science
Methodology
Verstehen
Replication
43. Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form. Concepts are assigned to numerical values. On a scale of 1-5 how well do you like this class? (1=lowest)
Spurious relationship
Cohort studies
Internal validity
Quantitative research
44. Subjective evaluation of the risk to a research participant relative to the benefit both to the individual and to society of the results of the proposed research.
External Validity
Methodology
Risk-benefit ratio
Replication
45. View of all social events as a distinct chronicle of unique happenings
Theory
Concepts
Dualistic fallacy
Historicism
46. 1. evidence of causality 2. control 3. cost 4. replication
Broken Windows
Advantages of experiments
Verstehen
Dependent Variable
47. 1. artificiality 2. limited scope
Institutional Review Board
Rival causal factors
Disadvantages of experiments
Concepts
48. Definition of concepts on the basis of how they are measured
External Validity
Methodological Narcissism
Operationalization
Informed consent