Question 1

A single incident cannot include multiple offenses, but may have one offense and multiple offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

____________________ surveys are best at measuring crimes that do not have readily identifiable victims and those that are less observed by police.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ surveys are best at measuring crimes...

Question 3

Construct validity refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a comparison of measures to some external criterion 
B) an empirical measure that may or may not agree with our common understanding of a particular concept 
C) the degree to which a measure covers the range of meanings included within the concepts 
D) the basis of logical relationships among variables

Question 4

A _____ asks people whether or not they have been the victim of a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) self-reported survey 
B) victim survey 
C) computer-based survey 
D) random survey

Question 5

Criterion-related validity refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a comparison of measures to some external criterion 
B) an empirical measure that may or may not agree with our common understanding of a particular concept 
C) the degree to which a measure covers the range of meanings included within the concepts 
D) the basis of logical relationships among variables

Question 6

The age of an offender is an example of which level of measurement?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Discuss the threat to validity.Ask students to identify and discuss face, content, criterion-related, and construct.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the threat to validity.Ask students to...

Question 8

If a researcher is concerned with whether a particular measurement technique will, after repeated measures, yield the same results, they are concerned with _____.

Accepted Answer

A) accuracy 
B) reliability 
C) d. precise measurement 
D) validity

Question 9

Conceptualization is the process by which we specify precisely what we mean when we use particular terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The test-retest method is used to examine _____.

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) validity 
C) generalizability 
D) precision

Question 11

The words or symbols in language used to illustrate subjective thoughts or mental images about things we may encounter in daily life are known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) operations 
B) concepts 
C) observations 
D) measurements

Question 12

_______________ validity refers to particular empirical measures that may or may not accurately reflect the common agreements on concepts.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ validity refers to particular empirical measures...

Question 13

When a supervisor for a survey telephones a subset of the respondents to verify certain information, it is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) lack of generalizability 
B) interrater reliability 
C) split-half method 
D) construct validity

Question 14

Particular empirical measures may or may not agree with common understandings of our individual mental images about a specific concept. This is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Every variable should have two important qualities: their attributes should be exhaustive as well as mutually exclusive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement

A single incident cannot include multiple offenses, but may have one offense and multiple offenders.

____________________ surveys are best at measuring crimes that do not have readily identifiable victims and those that are less observed by police.

Construct validity refers to _____.

A _____ asks people whether or not they have been the victim of a crime.

Criterion-related validity refers to _____.

The age of an offender is an example of which level of measurement?

Discuss the threat to validity.Ask students to identify and discuss face, content, criterion-related, and construct.

If a researcher is concerned with whether a particular measurement technique will, after repeated measures, yield the same results, they are concerned with _____.

Conceptualization is the process by which we specify precisely what we mean when we use particular terms.

The test-retest method is used to examine _____.

The words or symbols in language used to illustrate subjective thoughts or mental images about things we may encounter in daily life are known as _____.

_______________ validity refers to particular empirical measures that may or may not accurately reflect the common agreements on concepts.

When a supervisor for a survey telephones a subset of the respondents to verify certain information, it is an example of _____.

Particular empirical measures may or may not agree with common understandings of our individual mental images about a specific concept. This is known as _____.

Every variable should have two important qualities: their attributes should be exhaustive as well as mutually exclusive.