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