Criminology Research Methods, Validity, and
Ethical Principles – Practice Questions with
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1. Test ideas against empirical reality without becoming too personally invested
in a particular outcome
2. Plan and carry out investigations systematically
3. Document research procedures and disclose them publicly
4. Clarify assumptions
5. Specify the meaning of all terms
6. Maintain a skeptical stance toward current knowledge
7. Replicate research and accumulate knowledge
8. Maintain an interest in theory
9. Search for regularities or patterns
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1 Overgeneralization 2 External validity
Guidelines for criminologists (don't
3 Exploratory research 4 need to memorize them all but review
them)
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Terms in this set (89)
Overgeneralization Drawing a broad conclusion based on very few
cases.
Selective observation Noticing only the cases that fit your expectations
while ignoring those that contradict them.
Types of criminological research: descriptive, exploratory, explanatory, and evaluation
Descriptive research Documents and summarizes what is happening in a
population or setting.
Exploratory research Used when a topic is new, understudied, or unclear.
Explanatory research Tests cause-and-effect relationships.
Evaluation research Assesses whether a policy, program, or intervention
works.
Quantitative methods Using numbers to describe social phenomena.
Qualitative methods Written or spoken words with no direct numerical
interpretation.
Ethical principles in research Achieving Valid Results
Honesty and Openness
Protecting Research Participants
The Uses of Research
Validity Statements about reality or perceptions are correct.
Measurement validity Measures what we think it measures.
External validity Findings apply equally in different settings.
Ethical Principles – Practice Questions with
Accurate Solutions
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Practice questions for this set
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1. Test ideas against empirical reality without becoming too personally invested
in a particular outcome
2. Plan and carry out investigations systematically
3. Document research procedures and disclose them publicly
4. Clarify assumptions
5. Specify the meaning of all terms
6. Maintain a skeptical stance toward current knowledge
7. Replicate research and accumulate knowledge
8. Maintain an interest in theory
9. Search for regularities or patterns
Choose an answer
1 Overgeneralization 2 External validity
Guidelines for criminologists (don't
3 Exploratory research 4 need to memorize them all but review
them)
, Don't know?
Terms in this set (89)
Overgeneralization Drawing a broad conclusion based on very few
cases.
Selective observation Noticing only the cases that fit your expectations
while ignoring those that contradict them.
Types of criminological research: descriptive, exploratory, explanatory, and evaluation
Descriptive research Documents and summarizes what is happening in a
population or setting.
Exploratory research Used when a topic is new, understudied, or unclear.
Explanatory research Tests cause-and-effect relationships.
Evaluation research Assesses whether a policy, program, or intervention
works.
Quantitative methods Using numbers to describe social phenomena.
Qualitative methods Written or spoken words with no direct numerical
interpretation.
Ethical principles in research Achieving Valid Results
Honesty and Openness
Protecting Research Participants
The Uses of Research
Validity Statements about reality or perceptions are correct.
Measurement validity Measures what we think it measures.
External validity Findings apply equally in different settings.
