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Selective observation can be the result of?
Ans: overgeneralization
Doing a literature review should be?
Ans: systematic and deliberate
Concrete steps that are used to measure specific concepts are referred
to as?
Ans: operationalization
Which type of literature review is common, but is noticeably absent
from quantitative research studies?
Ans: Contextual reviews
This term represents a set of concepts and the proposed relationships
among these; a structure that is intended to represent or model
something about the world
Ans: a theory
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Noelle is conducting in-depth interviews with police officers regarding
their use of discretion when responding to domestic violence calls. She
uses pseudonyms in place of the officer's real names when writing her
report of the findings. Which of the following ethical principles is
Noelle attempting to protect?
Ans: Confidentiality
Marvin Wolfgang's study of males born in Philadelphia in 1945 was an
attempt to measure delinquency by following those males from their
tenth birthdays until they were 18. This is an example of what type of
study?
Ans: cohort study
Which of the following specific criteria for causality do researchers
consider?
Ans: a. Two variables must vary together—they must be
empirically correlated.
The cause must occur before the effect.
The empirical correlation between cause and effect is not due
to some other factor.
Which of the following best describes a population parameter?
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crim 2254 exam Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Selective observation can be the result of?
Ans: overgeneralization
Doing a literature review should be?
Ans: systematic and deliberate
Concrete steps that are used to measure specific concepts are referred
to as?
Ans: operationalization
Which type of literature review is common, but is noticeably absent
from quantitative research studies?
Ans: Contextual reviews
This term represents a set of concepts and the proposed relationships
among these; a structure that is intended to represent or model
something about the world
Ans: a theory
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Noelle is conducting in-depth interviews with police officers regarding
their use of discretion when responding to domestic violence calls. She
uses pseudonyms in place of the officer's real names when writing her
report of the findings. Which of the following ethical principles is
Noelle attempting to protect?
Ans: Confidentiality
Marvin Wolfgang's study of males born in Philadelphia in 1945 was an
attempt to measure delinquency by following those males from their
tenth birthdays until they were 18. This is an example of what type of
study?
Ans: cohort study
Which of the following specific criteria for causality do researchers
consider?
Ans: a. Two variables must vary together—they must be
empirically correlated.
The cause must occur before the effect.
The empirical correlation between cause and effect is not due
to some other factor.
Which of the following best describes a population parameter?
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