Bachman, The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice 6th Edition
Chapter 1: Science, Society, and Criminological Research
Test Bank
1. Ben interviews ten juvenile gang members and discovers that most regularly carry weapons. Based on this information, he argues that all juve...
,Bachman, The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice 6th Edition
Chapter 1: Science, Society, and Criminological Research
Test Bank
1. Ben interviews ten juvenile gang members and discovers that most regularly carry
weapons. Based on this information, he argues that all juvenile gang members carry
weapons. This is an example of:
a. Careful observation
b. Systematic reasoning
*c. Overgeneralization
d. Inaccurate observation
Section: Everyday Errors of Reasoning
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
2. When conducting an interview, a researcher misunderstands a respondent’s statement
and enters an incorrect entry into his notes. This is an example of:
a. Careful observation
b. Systematic reasoning
c. Overgeneralization
*d. Inaccurate observation
Section: Everyday Errors of Reasoning
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
3. Research shows that most criminals are poor. Many people think, therefore, that most
poor people are criminals. This is an example of:
a. Inaccurate observation
b. Systematic reasoning
c. Resistance to change
*d. Illogical reasoning
Section: Everyday Errors of Reasoning
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
4. Intersubjective agreement is important to which philosophy?
a. Constructivist
*b. Postpositivist
c. Feminist
d. Interpretivist
Section: Social Research Philosophies
,Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
5. An individual is told that an auto manufacturing company has changed its business
plan to make quality vehicles, but he refuses to believe this because he has had poor
experiences with this company's vehicles in the past. This is an example of:
a. Uncritical agreement with authority
b. Policy motivations
*c. Resistance to change
d. Inaccurate observation
Section: Everyday Errors of Reasoning
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
6. In explaining her position on the death penalty, Sally states, “I support the death
penalty because my parents do and I trust their opinions.” She is committing which type
of reasoning error?
a. Ego-based commitments
b. Excessive devotion to tradition
*c. Uncritical agreement with authority
d. Inaccurate observation
Section: Everyday Errors of Reasoning
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
7. In an effort to reduce violence, a high school principal is interested in adopting a zero
tolerance rule at his school whereby students who bring weapons to school will
automatically be expelled. He interviews other school administrators with and without
zero tolerance rules. This study is driven by:
*a. Policy motivations
b. Personal motivations
c. Academic motivations
d. Profit motivations
Section: Motives for Criminological Research
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
8. A criminology professor is interested in understanding how ex-offenders reintegrate
back into the community. This study is driven by:
*a. Policy motivations
b. Personal motivations
c. Academic motivations
d. Profit motivations
, Section: Motives for Criminological Research
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
9. A volunteer for the Humane Society is about to conduct a study on animal abuse. She
is most likely working from:
a. Policy motivations
*b. Personal motivations
c. Academic motivations
d. Both B and C
Section: Motives for Criminological Research
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
10. Which of the following is not a standard motivation for criminological research?
a. Academic
b. Personal
c. Policy
*d. Profit
Section: Motives for Criminological Research
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
11. What type of research is concerned with how participants make sense of their
actions?
a. Descriptive
*b. Exploratory
c. Explanatory
d. Evaluation
Section: Social Criminological Research in Practice
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
12. Examining the effect of a gun buyback program on reducing gun violence to
determine whether more communities should implement similar programs is an example
of:
a. Descriptive research
b. Exploratory research
c. Explanatory research
*d. Evaluation research
Section: Social Criminological Research in Practice
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
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