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CRJ 302 Final Exam | Complete Solutions (Verified) The second step in the traditional model of science is which of the following? a. operationalization b. concepts c. methodology d. observation Astor repeated a study to determine if she would obtain similar results to those that were found in he...
The second step in the traditional model of science is which of the following?
a. operationalization
b. concepts
c. methodology
d. observation
Astor repeated a study to determine if she would obtain similar results to those that
were found in her original study, and thereby engaged in:
a. replication
b. logical reasoning
c. research and development
d. theoretical repetition
Stepping on a thorn for the first time and realizing that it is painful before anyone tells
you it is painful is an example of:
a. inaccurate observation
b. experiential reality
c. a nomothetic explanation
d. agreement reality
Gender and race are both examples of:
a. an assessment
b. a fallacy
c. an attribute
d. a variable
The research process starts with:
a. an idea
b. data processing
c. observations
d. research methods
Much of the current research in criminal justice and criminology focuses upon which of
the following?
a. a principle or law
b. a systematic explanation of the observed facts and laws that relate to a particular
,aspect of life
c. a concept's theoretical counterpart
d. basic building blocks of a concept
The first part of most scholarly journal articles is:
a. the introduction
b. the methods section
c. a research abstract
d. the discussion section
Samantha has concluded that living in a co-ed residence hall makes residents more
alike. As she continues her research, she tends to focus on events and situations that fit
this pattern. Which error in inquiry is reflected?
a. illogical reasoning
b. selective observation
c. overgeneralization
d. inaccurate observation
Social science involves the study of:
a. variables and attributes
b. variables and concepts
c. positives and negatives
d. variables and paradigms
Which type of research frequently involves the inductive method?
a. surveys
b. experiments
c. field research
d. use of existing data such as the Uniform Crime Reports
Beginning with general, theoretical expectations about the impact of organizational
characteristics on court operations, Eisenstein and Jacob then collected data to
determine the accuracy of those expectations. This process is known as:
a. the traditional image of science
b. the deductive model
c. the inductive model
d. conceptualization
When the relationship between two variables is drawn from a theory, it is said to be:
a. a mini theory
, b. a paradigm
c. a fact
d. a hypothesis
You count the number of students registered for your research methods class. This is
an example of:
a. intersubjectivity
b. subjectivity
c. theory
d. objectivity
Doing a literature review should be:
a. unorganized
b. done in pieces to set up a research problem
c. done only when one has to do it
d. systematic and deliberate
One way social science differs from our casual day-to-day inquiry is that it is:
a. a conscious activity
b. a subconscious activity
c. a formal activity
d. an informal activity
Operationalization means:
a. the procedures we go through to identify and measure variables
b. the part of a theory that tells us what statistics we can use
c. the part of a theory that tells us how variables are related
d. the procedures we go through before we can develop a hypothesis
Which of the following is not an example of a hypothesis?
a. Those who study daily will have the highest grades.
b. Males score higher in math than females.
c. Why is the sky dark at night?
d. Poor children have higher delinquency rates than middle-class children.
Operationalization involves which of the following?
a. developing a theory
b. testing hypotheses
c. testing theories
d. identifying how you will measure a variable
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