Chapter 1 To 6 MCQs



Chapter 1 To 6 MCQs

Question 1

 

The orientation behind science emphasized the observation, measurement, replication and verification of phenomena in order to better understand the world around us.

Answer True False

2 points True. pg.6

Question 2

 

According to Weber, “ideal types” are elements in reality that are often seen in their pure form.

Answer True False

2 points False. pg. 14

Question 3

 

According to the text, a literature review is not the best way to search for a research problem.

Answer True False

2 points  False. pg. 21

Question 4

 

The Piltdown hoax was an early research scam that sought to pass off a combination of orangutan and human bones as fossilized remains of the missing link.

Answer True False

2 points True.  pg. 37

Question 5

 

Institutional Review Boards only have oversight of research conducted by the federal government.

Answer True False

2 points  True. pg.44

Question 6

 

Erikson takes a very rigid stance and suggests that the criminal justice researcher should always avoid deliberate misrepresentation of their identity when entering the private realm of subject's lives.

Answer True False

2 points True.  pg. 54

Question 7

 

The first step in resolving the causality problem is specifying the time sequence of the variables in question.

Answer True False

2 points  False. pg. 67

Question 8

 

Statistical regression is one form of an internal threat to validity.

Answer True False

2 points True.  pg. 68

Question 9

 

Scared Straight is an example of a program that was found to be highly effective after being exposed to a program evaluation.

Answer True False

2 points False.  pg. 77

Question 10

 

Studies that lack equivalence or experimental and control groups are designated as postexperimental designs.

Answer True False

2 points  True. pg. 74

Question 11

 

Longitudinal studies involve the study of the same group over a period of time and generally are studies of change.

Answer True False

2 points True.  pg. 83

Question 12

 

The UCR was the major source of crime statistics until 1984.

Answer True False

2 points True.  pg.99

Question 13

 

Taking a larger proportion of a population in a sample to ensure adequate representation of a certain group is called disproportional stratified sampling.

Answer True False

2 points True.  pg.113

Question 14

 

It is very easy to determine what the exact sample size a researcher needs to address a given research question.

Answer True False

2 points  False. pg.120

Question 15

 

One important aspect of the development of survey questions is to make sure that you write your question so that they are geared to your target population.

Answer True False

2 points  True. pg.126

Question 16

 

One problem with mail surveys that they can often take up a large amount of respondents time, possibly making the likelihood of their return low.

Answer True False

2 points  True. pg.132

Question 17

 

Whether or not the sponsoring agency for a particular survey has good visibility and reputation has little to do with the legitimacy of the survey.

Answer True False

2 points  False. pg. 134

Question 18

 

One benefit to interviews is that it can afford personal contact between the researcher and ...