CCJS 300 UMD Exam #1 with all Correct & 100%
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Science ✔Correct Answer--combines rational theoretical explanation with the scientific method
Replication ✔Correct Answer--repetition of experiments or studies utilizing the same methodology
Verification ✔Correct Answer--confirmation of the accuracy of findings
Methodological Narcissism ✔Correct Answer--fanatical adherence to a preferred method at the
expense of substance
Theory ✔Correct Answer--plausible explanation of reality (why and how do things occur)
Paradigm ✔Correct Answer--a model or scheme that provides a perspective from which to view
reality
Methodology ✔Correct Answer--(methods) collection of accurate facts or data
Pure (basic) Research ✔Correct Answer--acquisition of knowledge for sciences sake
Applied research ✔Correct Answer--research concerned with solving or addressing immediate
policy problems
Crime Analysis ✔Correct Answer--Systematic, analytic processes aimed at providing practical
information related to crime patterns
Quantitative Research ✔Correct Answer--Operationalization and numerical measurement of
variables
Qualitative Research ✔Correct Answer--research for the purpose of understanding rather than
measuring
Verstehen ✔Correct Answer--Weber's notion that the purpose of research is to gain a qualitative
"understanding" of phenomena from the perspective of the subjects
Historicism ✔Correct Answer--view of all social events as a distinct chronical of unique happenings
Scientism ✔Correct Answer--view that is one cannot quantitatively measure a phenomenon; it is
not worth studying
Research Shock ✔Correct Answer--a sense of disorientation experienced by a person when
suddenly confronted with an unfamiliar style of presentation and research language
Researchese ✔Correct Answer--language of research
Concepts ✔Correct Answer--abstract or symbolic tags placed on reality
, Operationalization ✔Correct Answer--definition of concepts on the basis on how they are
measured "I measured it by____."
Variables ✔Correct Answer--concepts that can vary or take on different numerical values,
operationalized concepts
Dependent variable ✔Correct Answer--outcome variable (Y); or the subject of study
Independent Variable ✔Correct Answer--predictor variable (X); precedes in time and causes
chance in the dependent variable
Hypothesis ✔Correct Answer--specific statements or predictions regarding the relationship
between two
Deduction ✔Correct Answer--involves moving from a level of theory to a specific hypothesis
Induction ✔Correct Answer--Entails inferring about a whole group on the basis of knowing about a
case or a few cases
Steps in research ✔Correct Answer--1. Problem formulation 2. Research design 3. Data collection
4. Analysis & presentation of findings 5. Conclusions 6. Interpretations 7. Limitations
Problem Formulation ✔Correct Answer--selection, identification & specifications of the research
topic to be investigated
Lucifer effect ✔Correct Answer--term coined by Philip Zimbardo to refer to a transformation of
human character that causes good people to engage in evil action
Research fraud ✔Correct Answer--occurs when researchers purposely fabricate or misrepresent
their findings
Plagiarism ✔Correct Answer--type of fraud in which a writer presents the ideas or work of
someone else as their own
Researchers role ✔Correct Answer--occurs when the role of the researcher as scientist may
intersect with & sometimes conflict with roles of criminal justice practitioners, citizens and
humanitarians
Research targets in criminal justice ✔Correct Answer--the targets or subject matter of research
may include 1. The criminal 2. The victim 3. The criminal justice system & practitioners
Professional ethics ✔Correct Answer--may be regulated by the code of ethics, institutional review
boards, the courts & the government
DHEW Guidelines for protection of human subjects ✔Correct Answer--the most important source
of guidance for ethical research in the united states
Institutional review boards ✔Correct Answer--college research committees that oversee and
ensure ethical research standards
Verified Answers |Actual Complete Exam| Already
Graded A+
Science ✔Correct Answer--combines rational theoretical explanation with the scientific method
Replication ✔Correct Answer--repetition of experiments or studies utilizing the same methodology
Verification ✔Correct Answer--confirmation of the accuracy of findings
Methodological Narcissism ✔Correct Answer--fanatical adherence to a preferred method at the
expense of substance
Theory ✔Correct Answer--plausible explanation of reality (why and how do things occur)
Paradigm ✔Correct Answer--a model or scheme that provides a perspective from which to view
reality
Methodology ✔Correct Answer--(methods) collection of accurate facts or data
Pure (basic) Research ✔Correct Answer--acquisition of knowledge for sciences sake
Applied research ✔Correct Answer--research concerned with solving or addressing immediate
policy problems
Crime Analysis ✔Correct Answer--Systematic, analytic processes aimed at providing practical
information related to crime patterns
Quantitative Research ✔Correct Answer--Operationalization and numerical measurement of
variables
Qualitative Research ✔Correct Answer--research for the purpose of understanding rather than
measuring
Verstehen ✔Correct Answer--Weber's notion that the purpose of research is to gain a qualitative
"understanding" of phenomena from the perspective of the subjects
Historicism ✔Correct Answer--view of all social events as a distinct chronical of unique happenings
Scientism ✔Correct Answer--view that is one cannot quantitatively measure a phenomenon; it is
not worth studying
Research Shock ✔Correct Answer--a sense of disorientation experienced by a person when
suddenly confronted with an unfamiliar style of presentation and research language
Researchese ✔Correct Answer--language of research
Concepts ✔Correct Answer--abstract or symbolic tags placed on reality
, Operationalization ✔Correct Answer--definition of concepts on the basis on how they are
measured "I measured it by____."
Variables ✔Correct Answer--concepts that can vary or take on different numerical values,
operationalized concepts
Dependent variable ✔Correct Answer--outcome variable (Y); or the subject of study
Independent Variable ✔Correct Answer--predictor variable (X); precedes in time and causes
chance in the dependent variable
Hypothesis ✔Correct Answer--specific statements or predictions regarding the relationship
between two
Deduction ✔Correct Answer--involves moving from a level of theory to a specific hypothesis
Induction ✔Correct Answer--Entails inferring about a whole group on the basis of knowing about a
case or a few cases
Steps in research ✔Correct Answer--1. Problem formulation 2. Research design 3. Data collection
4. Analysis & presentation of findings 5. Conclusions 6. Interpretations 7. Limitations
Problem Formulation ✔Correct Answer--selection, identification & specifications of the research
topic to be investigated
Lucifer effect ✔Correct Answer--term coined by Philip Zimbardo to refer to a transformation of
human character that causes good people to engage in evil action
Research fraud ✔Correct Answer--occurs when researchers purposely fabricate or misrepresent
their findings
Plagiarism ✔Correct Answer--type of fraud in which a writer presents the ideas or work of
someone else as their own
Researchers role ✔Correct Answer--occurs when the role of the researcher as scientist may
intersect with & sometimes conflict with roles of criminal justice practitioners, citizens and
humanitarians
Research targets in criminal justice ✔Correct Answer--the targets or subject matter of research
may include 1. The criminal 2. The victim 3. The criminal justice system & practitioners
Professional ethics ✔Correct Answer--may be regulated by the code of ethics, institutional review
boards, the courts & the government
DHEW Guidelines for protection of human subjects ✔Correct Answer--the most important source
of guidance for ethical research in the united states
Institutional review boards ✔Correct Answer--college research committees that oversee and
ensure ethical research standards
