CCJ 4700 FSU Wenger - Exam 1 Questions
With Correct Answers
What is methodology? - answer-the science of finding out
1. systematic procedures
2. technique
3. model inquiry
What is empirical knowledge? - answer-Knowledge based on what we experience and
observe
What are the *4 ways of "knowin...
What is methodology? - answer✔-the science of finding out
1. systematic procedures
2. technique
3. model inquiry
What is empirical knowledge? - answer✔-Knowledge based on what we experience and
observe
What are the *4 ways of "knowing"*? Which is the most influential? - answer✔1. Authority
2. Tradition
3. Personal experience
4.*Scientific approach* most influential (empirical research)
What is authority? What are the pros and cons to this way of "Knowing"? - answer✔-Gaining
knowledge from those with expertise
Pros
1. quick, easy
2. experts spend much time on learning something in particular
Cons
1. overstated expertise
2. ulterior motive
3. misplaced authority
What is tradition? What are the cons to his way of "knowing"? - answer✔-authority in the past
"everybody knows" "its always been this way"
Cons
What are the *downsides* and potential pitfalls of *personal experience*? - answer✔1.
Overgeneralization
2. Selective Observation
3. Premature Closure
4. Halo Effect
Define and give example of downsides of personal experience:
1. Overgeneralization - answer✔observing few events and taking them as evidence of a general
pattern
example: knowing a few pit bulls to be vicious
and assuming that all pit bulls are vicious
Define and give example of downside of personal experience:
2. Selective observation - answer✔noticing events that confirm what we already believe and
ignoring or discrediting events that are not supportive
example: noticing professor that are rude and
ignoring the professors that are helpful
Define and give example of downside of personal experience
3. Premature Closure - answer✔not considering alternative once you make up your mind
example: i know a couple of people who
smoked two packs a day and lived to be 80, so
4. Halo Effect - answer✔giving a noun a person we respect an overly high amount of prestige
and authority
example: assuming a paper created by a
Harvard student is higher quality compared to
a paper written by a student from University of
Phoenix
What are the *scientific safeguards* against the pitfalls? - answer✔1. Conscious training
2. Measurement devices
*3. Replication - doing that same study again to make sure make sure that the finding remains
the same*
4. Research designs- different ways to answer the same question
5. Peer review
6. Constant reinvestigation- looking over the same issues and attempting to build more
knowledge
What is replication? - answer✔-doing that same study again to make sure make sure that the
finding remains the same
What is *social science*? Who or what do we investigate in a social science (as opposed to
natural science)? - answer✔-the use of scientific methods to investigate individuals, societies,
and social processes
- including questions related to criminology
and criminal justice; the knowledge is
produced by these investigations.
*Why* do we conduct social research? (A-E) - answer✔A) Answer practical questions
-Will reducing class size help students to learn
better?
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