Quiz 1 flashcards

Question 1

Deductive research involves

Answer 1

Creating specific expectations drawn from general premises and then collecting data to confirm them.

Question 2

Inductive research involves

Answer 2

Beginning with specific data and producing general expectations.

Question 3

If one were to sample incarcerated juvenile delinquents for a research project, past conviction (yes or no) is:

Answer 3

None of the above because it is a constant.

Question 4

If one were to hypothesize that increase in residential mobility, controlling for both ethnic heterogeneity and population density, result in increases in a neighborhood’s crime rate, the dependent variable is:

Answer 4

Crime rate

Question 5

If one were to approach arrests for a domestic violence from a labeling perspective, the expected outcome from an arrest is:

Answer 5

Increase in domestic violence incidents for the individual arrested.

Question 6

Bursik makes a distinction between two types of researchers in Criminology. They are:

Answer 6

Elephants and Sweepers

Question 7

Bursik mentions the inaccurate portrayal of Jane Addams in criminological history. Though Jane Addams is known for the Hull House Movement, what kind of research does Bursik think she should receive more credit for?

Answer 7

Crime among second-generation immigrants.

Question 8

Bursik notes several observations about delinquency on the very first page of his article, then notes that many readers would incorrectly attribute those observations to which popular criminological book?

Answer 8

Code of the Street, by Elijah Anderson

Question 9

Kuhn defines “normal science” as:

Answer 9

Research that is firmly based upon one or more scientific achievements.