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