Exam 8: Unobtrusive Measures,secondary Analysis,and the Uses of Official Statistics

Which of the following refers to a systematic classification and analysis of data such as the content of mass media?

Which of the following are nonreactive methods of gathering data,that is,means of obtaining information in which subjects are not aware of being studied?

Which of the following studies illustrates the controversy surrounding observational studies in the field?

Which of the following terms was coined by Glass and refers to quantitative analysis that reviews,combines,and summarizes the results of many different studies dealing with the same research question?

Which of the following is an example of secondary analysis and questioned recent research and police academy practice,both of which tend to underestimate the potential dangers to police,who are mediating domestic household)encounters?

Which of the following refers to research assistants who pose as subjects in a study?

A simulation is a situation or game that attempts to mimic,or imitate,key features of reality.

Debriefing is reassurance of the subjects and an explanation of the purposes of the research after completion of a study particularly one involving deception),

Benign research measures are nonreactive methods of gathering data,that is,means of obtaining information in which subjects are not aware of being studied.

Identify and discuss the major types of unobtrusive measures.

Sanyika Shakur Kody Scott),in Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A.Gang Member 1993),provides an autobiographical account of his violent life as a Crip gang member in south central Los Angeles.

The National Institute of Justice NIJ)was the pioneer among federal agencies in requiring that data sets from funded research be given to the agency upon completion of the project.

__________ is the reanalysis of data that were gathered for other purposes.

Which of the following was the first criminal autobiographical life history in America appearing in 1807,and written by Henry Tuft?

__________ is the systematic classification and analysis of data such as the content of mass media.

Another important method of analyzing existing data is through content analysis,the systematic analysis and selective classification of the contents of mass communication.

Physical trace analysis is systematic classification and analysis of data such as the content of mass media.

Which of the following refers to the reassurance of the subjects and an explanation of the purposes of the research upon completion of a study?

Which of the following greatly enhances the data-gathering process in unobtrusive measurement.

__________ entails a variety of gaming strategies that attempt to imitate a more complex social reality.