Question 1

What does it mean to be a rational being?

Accepted Answer

A)  use logic in making any decisions
B)  using common sense to navigate the world
C)  rationalize all actions
D)  maximize benefits and minimize costs D

Question 2

Levels II and III of the funnel are compiled through _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-report surveys
B)  official statistics
C)  conviction rates
D)  the FBI B

Question 3

Explain the structural constraints that contribute to the occurrence of VMIR?

Accepted Answer

Varies.Students should discuss the cultural,legal,and economic constraints that occur for different victims of VMIR.For example,children are financially dependent on their parents; older adults may rely on their adult children for care,wives fear the cultural stigma of divorce.

Question 4

The hitting continuum ranges from _______ to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  soft hitting to hard hitting
B)  no injuries to injuries
C)  accidental violence to purposeful violence
D)  legitimate violence to illegitimate violence

Question 5

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.Widom's research on effects of child abuse is an example of which research design method?

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal
B)  correlation
C)  cross-sectional
D)  matched control groups

Question 6

Where in the funnel would you locate the NCVS data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level I
B)  Level II
C)  Level III
D)  Level IV

Question 7

What is a substantiated case?

Accepted Answer

A)  a case with enough evidence that official agents believe it occurred
B)  a case where the guilty party is legally found guilty
C)  a case where the guilty party is found not guilty
D)  a case where there is not enough evidence to show that the violence occurred

Question 8

What would reports of child abuse from 100 years ago look like in comparison to today? What might account for any differences?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What would reports of child abuse from...

Question 9

If a woman with depression experiences IPV,we may have a problem with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  effectization
B)  time order
C)  nonspuriousness
D)  correlation

Question 10

According to Levesque,what helps to hide VMIR?

Accepted Answer

A)  society's adoption of religion
B)  a state's laws
C)  idealized notion of the family
D)  cultural understandings of violence

Question 11

Female homicide victims are more likely to be killed by a male intimate partner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a structural contribution of VMIR?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal histories of abuse
B)  increased time spent with intimates
C)  patriarchy
D)  power differentials

Question 13

Which data set surveys professionals who are mandated reporters of child maltreatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  UCR
B)  NCVS
C)  NIS
D)  NCANDS

Question 14

Describe the funnel metaphor in terms of VMIR.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the funnel metaphor in terms of...

Question 15

What does Level II of the funnel metaphor represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  total amount of VMIR in society
B)  reported amounts of VMIR
C)  substantiated amounts of VMIR
D)  VMIR cases in the criminal justice system

Question 16

What do we call a nonaccidental relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  nonspuriousness
B)  time order
C)  correlation
D)  causation

Question 17

Human behavior is instinctual.

Accepted Answer