Ch3 Researching Deviance Full Test Bank - Complete Test Bank Deviance and Social Control 3e with Answers by Michelle Inderbitzin. DOCX document preview.
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Chapter 3: Researching Deviance
Multiple Choice
1. If a researcher is studying juvenile delinquents and would like to interview children participating in a community service group as part of their court sentencing, the researcher would need to obtain ______.
a. approval from the head researcher
b. human subject research approval
c. approval from the court
d. a copy of a valid form of identification
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Global Perspectives on Trials and Tribulations Involved in Researching Deviance Across the Globe
Difficulty Level: Hard
2. The “gold standard” for determining causal relationships is ______.
a. participant observation design
b. field research
c. experimental design
d. content analysis research
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Random assignment is important in experimental research because it ______.
a. assures internal validity is maintained
b. assures external validity is maintained
c. is a snowball sampling technique
d. is the most ethical approach
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Research on deviance is often ______, focused on factors associated with how deviance is distributed across different groups or factors thought to be causes or consequences of deviance.
a. historical
b. experimental
c. descriptive
d. quasi-experimental
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Experiments in the Study of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following is a common criticism of The National Incident-Based Reporting System?
a. Victimless crimes are not included.
b. The data are focused on unofficial victim reports.
c. Gender, race, and age of the offender are frequently unavailable.
d. Police reports are biased.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Uniform Crime Report and the National Incident-Based Reporting System
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. Which of the following kinds of research do the authors consider the best method for understanding deviance?
a. quasi-experimental
b. survey
c. triangulating with multiple methods
d. experimental
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Conclusion
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. ______ would require the researcher to conduct observations as a part of field research.
a. Content analysis
b. Quasi-experimental
c. Ethnographic field research
d. Electronic survey research
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Field Research: Pure Observer to Full Participant
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. If a researcher is conducting a quasi-experimental research design, what technique will they most likely use?
a. random selection
b. cluster sampling
c. snowballing technique
d. nonrandom assignment
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. The ______ was established to review and approve research involving human subjects.
a. The National Incident-Based Reporting System
b. Institutional Review Board
c. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
d. American Sociological Association
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Secondary Data Sources
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. A student conducts a study on texting behaviors among college students using closed-ended questions where participants’ answers are provided on a five-point Likert-like scale, ranging “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree”. This type of research is called ______ research.
a. content analysis
b. quasi-experimental
c. survey
d. participant observation
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. What does triangulating research refer to?
a. combining research methods
b. research that involves at least three groups
c. more than two researchers working together
d. conducting research at several different points in time
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Conclusion
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. Dr. Grimes plans to review Wikipedia articles written about Sociology. She wants to systematically search the page history and analyze the demographic background of who is making changes to the record, how often the record is changed, and how many incorrect entries there are. What kind of research is Dr. Grimes conducting?
a. triangulating
b. content analysis
c. experimental
d. participant observation
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Content Analysis
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. What kind of participant observation is pure observation?
a. video recordings
b. archival research
c. joining the group you observe
d. unobtrusive observation
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Field Research: Pure Observer to Full Participant
Difficulty Level: Easy
14. There are four keys to a successful content analysis: (1) a good question, (2) a good understanding of the sources of interest, (3) a strategy for sampling records, and (4) ______.
a. knowledge of the Internet
b. financial support
c. a systematic approach
d. time
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Content Analysis
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. The U.S. Census Bureau, The Center for Disease Control, and The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, all collect statistical information. Dr. Hysock conducts her research program by analyzing these already available sources of information. Dr. Hysock is using ______.
a. secondary data sources
b. participant observation
c. ethnographic research design
d. nonrandom sampling
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Secondary Data Sources
Difficulty Level: Medium
16. What does the discussion of Humphreys (1970) Tearoom Trade demonstrate?
a. Secondary data sources are invalid and unreliable.
b. Female researchers are not given credit for their work.
c. Social scientists cannot accurately research sexuality.
d. IRBs are needed to protect human subjects.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Ethical Considerations in Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
17. What is one criticism of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)?
a. IRBs let social scientist research take precedence over human safety.
b. IRBs prioritize protecting institutions over protecting human subjects.
c. IRBs rarely allow social science researchers to work with children.
d. IRBs don’t do enough to protect anonymity.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Ethical Considerations in Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
18. What is one reason it is difficult to compare rates of deviance from one country to the next?
a. Many countries refuse to provide statistics related to deviance.
b. Some countries have very little deviance.
c. Laws and reporting guidelines differ significantly by country.
d. Some countries do not belong to the United Nations.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Global Perspectives on Trials and Tribulations Involved in Researching Deviance Across the Globe
Difficulty Level: Easy
19. Which term below accurately summarizes external validity?
a. accuracy
b. consistency
c. generalizability
d. suitability
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
20. What is one criticism of an experimental research design?
a. It lacks internal validity.
b. It is conducted under artificial conditions.
c. It is too expensive.
d. It frequently results in harm to human subjects.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
True/False
1. Quasi-experimental research focuses less on internal validity and random assignment than experimental research.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. A benefit of using experimental research is the high internal validity.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Fieldwork is an example of an experimental research design.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Participant observation research can be covert or overt.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. If a researcher is interested in examining graffiti artists in their natural environment in attempt to understand the subculture of graffiti artists and the meanings behind their work, a content analysis approach would be best for this research.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. A researcher using surveys to collect data does not need Institutional Review Board approval.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ethical Considerations in Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Research on deviance is often prescriptive, meaning it is focused on factors associated with how deviance is distributed across different groups or factors thought to be causes or consequences of deviance.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Confidentiality, informed consent, and anonymity are no longer important to research on deviance and crime because of the Institutional Review Board’s political agenda.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethical Considerations in Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. Field research includes a range of observations, from pure observer to participant observation.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Secondary data sources include data that are already collected and readily available for the researcher to analyze.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
Essay
1. List the characteristics of survey research as discussed in the book.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Describe the difference between covert participant observation research and overt participant observation research.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Compare and contrast experimental and quasi-experimental research designs.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
4. Describe content analysis as a research design. Outline a study on deviance that you might conduct using content analysis.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
5. Outline the major ethical issues that researchers must address when proposing research to the Institutional Review Board.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Ethical Considerations in Studying Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
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