Exam 1: Science, Society, and Research Related to Crime, Criminology, and Social Control

Overgeneralization refers to when we draw conclusions about people and social processes from our own interactions with them.

Whereas ______ relies on logical and systematic methods to answer questions, ______ produces dubious but fascinating claims that are touted as "scientifically proven."

A research report that reported on the prevalence of youth and adult violence. This is an example of descriptive research.

Bob thought he saw seven people on a street corner, but in reality there were only five people. This is an example of which type of error in reasoning discussed in your text?

A graduate student is interested in understanding how many youth have engaged in a violent offense and at what age they committed the offense. Her advisor suggested that she engage in what type of social science research?

Sara went into her research project without any a priori expectations. In which of the following types of research did she engage?

The ______ process occurs when a journal editor sends a submitted article to two or three experts who judge whether the paper should be accepted, revised and resubmitted, or rejected.

What is the most common motive for employing qualitative research methods?

Eric, a graduate student, learned that a program to prevent violence was not working because it was not implemented the way it was intended. Eric engaged in what type of social science research?

Which of the following allows researchers to see if the same results from a previously published study can be reproduced?

A type of indirect measurement is content analysis.

John told people that he felt that mental health was the only reason why school shootings occurred. Then a friend of his told him about research that found school shooters were influenced by other factors, and he still did not want to admit that he may be wrong. Which of the following represents his error of reasoning?

Which of the following is a reason why someone would choose exploratory research to examine youth violence in schools?

Doctors doing entry examinations in prisons to examine a new inmate's head for bumps or cavities to develop a criminal profile refers to which of the following?

Tricia's research project in her community revealed that the unemployment rate was related to the crime rate. In which type of research did Tricia engage?

When evaluating the efficacy of a program or policy, an ______ approach is often used.

Identify two subpopulations that researcher's pay attention to when conducting culturally competent research. Using these subpopulations, provide two reasons why paying attention to them is important in social science research.

Define the term transparency in social science research. Then provide why it is important for social science research.

Which of the following research projects should NOT be considered descriptive research?

Surveys can be either self-administered or read by an interviewer.