Discussion Board #2
Please respond to the following prompts this week:
(1) Explain the difference between scientific theory and everyday reasoning, with your arguments
supported by literature in APA format.
(2) Using your understanding of variables and attributes as explained in Chapter 2, provide at least one
example of a variable and its attributes that might be used in a criminological study. *Note that you cannot
use those listed in Figure 2.1 (gender, age, sentence, property crime, occupation).
(3) Create an Adobe Express flyer that visually represents your chosen variable and attributes from your
previous response:
STEPS TO COMPLETE FLYER:
1. Go to https://new.express.adobe.com
1. Links to an external site. You must be logged in to your SJSU accountin order to access the
software for free. When prompted, choose the "email" login and type your SJSU email
information.
2. Choose "Flyer" as your project. You can start from scratch or start from a template. You can
also Generate a template using keywords for your project.
3. Create your project, include at least one photo, write your description, and more. Be as
creative as you would like!! Note that you must include an original textbox so we can see this
image was created by you.
4. Download your finished project (Instagram Square Post) as a PNG or JPG to your computer.
5. Upload your flyer directly into the discussion board forum.
Textbook
Maxfield, M. G., & Babbie, E. (2018). Research methods for criminal justice and criminology (8th
Edition).
Thomson/Wadsworth: Belmont, CA. ISBN-13: 9781337091824
(include chapter 2)
Sample made by me using AGE variable and attributes listed in Figure 2.1:
Answer
Scientific Theory vs. Everyday Reasoning
A scientific theory is one of the ways of explaining various occurrences in society
depending on research, reason, and experiment. While everyday reasoning employs
observational or experiential data, scientific theory employs scientific processes like
experimentation and review by other scientists to determine the credibility of the theory
(Maxfield & Babbie, 2018). In everyday reasoning and decision-making, it is very common
Please respond to the following prompts this week:
(1) Explain the difference between scientific theory and everyday reasoning, with your arguments
supported by literature in APA format.
(2) Using your understanding of variables and attributes as explained in Chapter 2, provide at least one
example of a variable and its attributes that might be used in a criminological study. *Note that you cannot
use those listed in Figure 2.1 (gender, age, sentence, property crime, occupation).
(3) Create an Adobe Express flyer that visually represents your chosen variable and attributes from your
previous response:
STEPS TO COMPLETE FLYER:
1. Go to https://new.express.adobe.com
1. Links to an external site. You must be logged in to your SJSU accountin order to access the
software for free. When prompted, choose the "email" login and type your SJSU email
information.
2. Choose "Flyer" as your project. You can start from scratch or start from a template. You can
also Generate a template using keywords for your project.
3. Create your project, include at least one photo, write your description, and more. Be as
creative as you would like!! Note that you must include an original textbox so we can see this
image was created by you.
4. Download your finished project (Instagram Square Post) as a PNG or JPG to your computer.
5. Upload your flyer directly into the discussion board forum.
Textbook
Maxfield, M. G., & Babbie, E. (2018). Research methods for criminal justice and criminology (8th
Edition).
Thomson/Wadsworth: Belmont, CA. ISBN-13: 9781337091824
(include chapter 2)
Sample made by me using AGE variable and attributes listed in Figure 2.1:
Answer
Scientific Theory vs. Everyday Reasoning
A scientific theory is one of the ways of explaining various occurrences in society
depending on research, reason, and experiment. While everyday reasoning employs
observational or experiential data, scientific theory employs scientific processes like
experimentation and review by other scientists to determine the credibility of the theory
(Maxfield & Babbie, 2018). In everyday reasoning and decision-making, it is very common
