Errors in Personal Human Inquiry Flashcards
The keystone of inquiry is?
Observation
We have to know__________before we understand why
what
Simply making observations in a more deliberate way helps to reduce error T/F ?
True
Attempts to reach a general understanding can cause?
Overgeneralization
Repeating a research study to test the findings of an earlier study, often under slightly different conditions or for a different group of subjects is know as?
Replication
In contrast to casual human inquiry,__________is a carefully directed activity.
scientific observation
Two types of measurement devices to guard against inaccurate observations are?
simple and complex
When we look for patterns among specific things we observe around us, we often assume that a few similar events are evidence of a general pattern. This is known as_______________?
overgeneralization
Overgeneralization can lead to__________ and ___________
misunderstanding and simplification
Criminal justice researchers guard against overgeneralization by committing themselves in advance to a sufficiently large sample of observations and b y being attentive to how representative those observations are. T/F ?
True
Racial, ethnic, and other prejudices are reinforced by ___________?
selective observation
“__________________” is when a consistent run of either good or bad luck is presumed to foreshadow its opposite.
Gambler’s fallacy
If you have concluded that a particular pattern exists and have developed a general understanding of why, you may be tempted to ignore facts in the future that don’t fit. This is?
selective observation
An idea that makes no sense at all is also know as?
Illogical reasoning
“The exception that proves the rule” is directly related to?
Illogical reasoning
