Question 1

_________________ collect felony arrest records from participating states and details such cases from booking to final disposition.

Accepted Answer

Offender-based transaction statistics

Question 2

Which of the following was not discussed as a type of unobtrusive method?

Accepted Answer

A)   case studies
B)   simple observation
C)   disguised observation
D)   simulation A

Question 3

Humphreys' Tearoom Trade study involved:

Accepted Answer

A)   physical trace analysis
B)   disguised observation 
C)   simulation
D)   secondary analysis B

Question 4

There is not general agreement among criminologists that disguised observation is unethical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the general advantages/disadvantages of unobtrusive measures as data gathering strategies?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the general advantages/disadvantages of unobtrusive...

Question 6

Confederates are informants who are unaware of treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss and give some examples of the major types of unobtrusive methods.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss and give some examples of the...

Question 8

In contrast to primary sources, secondary sources are:

Accepted Answer

A)   unanalyzed, raw data
B)   government reports
C)   data gathered by others
D)   previously analyzed and evaluated information

Question 9

"Post hoc error" refers to the false assumption that, since one variable or outcome follows another in time, it is the cause of that outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Simulation involves games or research strategies which mimic reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Confederates can be used in unobtrusive measurement to speed up the action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

There is general agreement among criminologists that dis guised observation is unethical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Mechanical aids should generally be avoided in unobtrusive measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_________________ are persons who pretend to be subjects, but are really in on an experiment in order to "speed up the action."

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ are persons who pretend to be...

Question 15

Discuss the usefulness of simulations as data gathering strategies in criminal justice research.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the usefulness of simulations as data...

Question 16

Some critics view disguised observation as privacy invasion. Do you agree/disagree with this view? Explain

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some critics view disguised observation as privacy...

Question 17

_________________ is the systematic classification and study of the content of mass media.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ is the systematic classification and study...

Question 18

Since most data gathered by agencies for official purposes are, for the most part, "fudged" they are not very useful for research purposes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

_________________ refers to quantitative analysis which reviews, combines, and summarizes the results of many different studies dealing with the same research question.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ refers to quantitative analysis which reviews,...

Question 20

Data archives contain primary sources or raw data which are available to researchers for reanalysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Unobtrusive Measures, Secondary Analysis, and the Uses of Official Statistics

_________________ collect felony arrest records from participating states and details such cases from booking to final disposition.

Which of the following was not discussed as a type of unobtrusive method?

Humphreys' Tearoom Trade study involved:

There is not general agreement among criminologists that disguised observation is unethical.

What are the general advantages/disadvantages of unobtrusive measures as data gathering strategies?

Confederates are informants who are unaware of treatment.

Discuss and give some examples of the major types of unobtrusive methods.

In contrast to primary sources, secondary sources are:

"Post hoc error" refers to the false assumption that, since one variable or outcome follows another in time, it is the cause of that outcome.

Simulation involves games or research strategies which mimic reality.

Confederates can be used in unobtrusive measurement to speed up the action.

There is general agreement among criminologists that dis guised observation is unethical.

Mechanical aids should generally be avoided in unobtrusive measurement.

_________________ are persons who pretend to be subjects, but are really in on an experiment in order to "speed up the action."

Discuss the usefulness of simulations as data gathering strategies in criminal justice research.

Some critics view disguised observation as privacy invasion. Do you agree/disagree with this view? Explain

_________________ is the systematic classification and study of the content of mass media.

Since most data gathered by agencies for official purposes are, for the most part, "fudged" they are not very useful for research purposes.

_________________ refers to quantitative analysis which reviews, combines, and summarizes the results of many different studies dealing with the same research question.

Data archives contain primary sources or raw data which are available to researchers for reanalysis.