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

A researcher examined newspapers to find out the amount of ads devoted to alcoholic beverages. Which type of research method did this researcher use?

Before two researchers collaborate on a project, they must achieve an intersubjective agreement. To what is this agreement referring?

List and define the different types and subtypes of errors in reasoning listed in your textbook.

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT an example of a factor present in illogical reasoning?

Describe two similarities between feminist research and research based on critical theory.

Describe one of the errors in reasoning that you recently saw in the news.

When researchers include dimensions of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, for example, they are engaging in culturally competent research.

Describe how pseudoscience is related to common errors in reasoning: First choose two errors of reasoning you will discuss and then define them. Then, define pseudoscience. Last, describe how pseudoscience is related to those two errors in reasoning.

Which of the following are value orientations used in approaching research in criminology or criminal justice?

Which of the following is an example of explanatory research?

A research assistant that assumed youth who were violent would continue to be violent in adulthood, only found research to support this belief. This was an example of inaccurate observation.

One activist approaches to research is participatory action research.