Exam 2: The Process and Problems of Research Related to Crime and Criminology

The three aspect of validity are ______ validity.

Research can improve our understanding of empirical reality.

A(n) ______ understanding of a social process or social setting is one that reflects fairly the various perspectives of participants in that setting.

The variable that is the proposed influence is the ______ variable.

What are motivations for social research?

Research can improve our understanding of empirical reality.

Every research question in criminology should be grounded in upcoming empirical literature.

What is the difference between social science and pseudoscience?

When a researcher begins with theory on the Research Circle and then tests hypotheses, he/she is using ______ reasoning.

All criminological research questions are equally worthy of study.

The motive for inductive research is explanation.

What is Crime Mapping? How is it used and why is it important?

A hypothesis proposes a relationship between two or more theories.

Considering whether or not a research question is important to society is one of the criteria outlined by King, Keohane, and Verba.

One of the most important requirements of theory is that it is testable, or what philosophers of science call falsifiable.

A(n) ______ is a characteristic or property that can vary.

What are quantitative and qualitative methods? What are the differences between the two?

The ______ of a study is the extent to which it can be used to inform us about persons, places, or events that were not studied.

In ______ research reasoning from specific premises results in a conclusion that a theory is supported, but in ______ research the identification of similar empirical patterns results in a generalization about some social process.

Define positivism and postpositivism. What are differences?