Question 1

An empirical measure that adequately reflects the meaning of the concept under consideration is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) validity 
C) accuracy 
D) face validity

Question 2

Reliability is measuring what you think you are measuring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Delinquency, victimless crimes, and crimes rarely observed may be measured by self-report studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A specifiable aspect of a given concept is referred to as a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) dimension 
B) concept 
C) construct 
D) direct observable

Question 5

There are no nationwide efforts to ________________ collect self-report measures to all types of crimes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of There are no nationwide efforts to ________________...

Question 6

The UCR accounts for all types of crime, even those crimes that are not observed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What two qualities should every variable possess?

Accepted Answer

A) meaning and value 
B) exhaustive and thorough 
C) exhaustive and mutually exclusive 
D) operational definition and meaning

Question 8

____________________ is an effort to convert the UCR to a more comprehensive crime report.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is an effort to convert the...

Question 9

Validity that is related to the logical relationships between variables is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) criterion-related validity 
B) face validity 
C) convergent validity 
D) construct validity

Question 10

An indicator of the dimension "victim harm" is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) economic gain 
B) gender of victim 
C) physical injury 
D) location of injury

Question 11

Specifying the different ____________ of a concept often paves the way for a more sophisticated understanding of what we are studying.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Specifying the different ____________ of a concept...

Question 12

NIBRS reports each crime incident rather than the total number of certain crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Ordinal measures are variables whose attributes may be logically rank-ordered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ask students to identify the four levels of measurement and give examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ask students to identify the four levels...

Question 15

The primary difference between the interval and the ratio level of variables is that _____.

Accepted Answer

A) interval is rarely used 
B) with ratio there is an absolute meaning of zero 
C) with interval there is an absolute meaning of zero 
D) ratio level is on a true zero point, while interval level is not

Question 16

A definition that says exactly how a concept will be measured is ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A definition that says exactly how a...

Question 17

Variables whose attributes have only the characteristics of exhaustiveness and mutual exclusiveness are __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Variables whose attributes have only the characteristics...

Question 18

What are the two important things achieved by the specification of conceptual definitions?

Accepted Answer

A) it serves as a specific working definition a researcher presents so that readers will understand exactly what is meant by a concept;it focuses our observational strategy 
B) it focuses our observational strategy;it directly produces observations 
C) it serves as a specific working definition a researcher presents so that readers will understand exactly what is meant by a concept;it provides a statement of the essential nature of some entity 
D) it focuses our observational strategy;it provides a statement of the essential nature of some entity

Question 19

Words or symbols in language that we use to represent mental images are known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Words or symbols in language that we...

Question 20

What type of variable allows you to arrange attributes from greater than to less than, but does not allow you to tell how much greater or how much less than one attribute is from another?

Accepted Answer

A) nominal 
B) ordinal 
C) interval 
D) ratio

Exam 4: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement

An empirical measure that adequately reflects the meaning of the concept under consideration is known as _____.

Reliability is measuring what you think you are measuring.

Delinquency, victimless crimes, and crimes rarely observed may be measured by self-report studies.

A specifiable aspect of a given concept is referred to as a _____.

There are no nationwide efforts to ________________ collect self-report measures to all types of crimes.

The UCR accounts for all types of crime, even those crimes that are not observed.

What two qualities should every variable possess?

____________________ is an effort to convert the UCR to a more comprehensive crime report.

Validity that is related to the logical relationships between variables is known as _____.

An indicator of the dimension "victim harm" is _____.

Specifying the different ____________ of a concept often paves the way for a more sophisticated understanding of what we are studying.

NIBRS reports each crime incident rather than the total number of certain crimes.

Ordinal measures are variables whose attributes may be logically rank-ordered.

Ask students to identify the four levels of measurement and give examples of each.

The primary difference between the interval and the ratio level of variables is that _____.

A definition that says exactly how a concept will be measured is ___________.

Variables whose attributes have only the characteristics of exhaustiveness and mutual exclusiveness are __________

What are the two important things achieved by the specification of conceptual definitions?

Words or symbols in language that we use to represent mental images are known as ____________.

What type of variable allows you to arrange attributes from greater than to less than, but does not allow you to tell how much greater or how much less than one attribute is from another?