Question : Benign research measures are nonreactive methods of gathering data : 2153842
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Benign research measures are nonreactive methods of gathering data, that is, means of obtaining information in which subjects are not aware of being studied.
2) Unobtrusive measures are ways of studying groups so that they remain unaware of being studied, thus eliminating reactivity.
3) Physical trace analysis, simple observation and simulation are all examples of unobtrusive methods.
4) Content analysis is a type of unobtrusive measurement that involves the analysis of deposits, accretion of matter, and other indirect substances produced by previous human interaction.
5) Physical trace analysis is systematic classification and analysis of data such as the content of mass media.
6) Secondary analysis is the reanalysis of data that were gathered for other purposes.
7) Replication entails a variety of gaming strategies that attempt to imitate a more complex social reality.
8) The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) was the pioneer among federal agencies in requiring that data sets from funded research be given to the agency upon completion of the project.
9) The use of personal documents in social research was pioneered by Thomas and Znaniecki in their classic sociological work The Polish Peasant in Europe and America.
10) Sanyika Shakur (Kody Scott), in Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member (1993), provides an autobiographical account of his violent life as a Crip gang member in south central Los Angeles.
11) A potentially hazardous and relatively neglected area of criminal justice research has been the primary use of historical and archival data.
12) Another important method of analyzing existing data is through content analysis, the systematic analysis and selective classification of the contents of mass communication.
13) The term 'meta-methods' was coined by Glass (1976) and refers to quantitative analysis that reviews, combines, and summarizes the results of many different studies dealing with the same research question.
14) Surveillance is a strategy of data collection in which the investigator attempts to examine the activity of subjects while keeping her or his presence either secret or to a minimum, so as not to interfere.
15) Masked observation involves any type of research in which the researcher hides his or her presence or purpose for interacting with a group.
16) 'Dark assistants' are research assistants who pose as subjects in a study.
17) A simulation is a situation or game that attempts to mimic, or imitate, key features of reality.
18) Debriefing is reassurance of the subjects and an explanation of the purposes of the research after completion of a study (particularly one involving deception).
19) The chief advantage of unobtrusive methods of data gathering is their non-reactivity.
20) The leading disadvantages in employing secretive means of gathering data are ethical questions, particularly that of privacy invasion.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
21) ________ are nonreactive methods of gathering data, that is, means of obtaining information in which subjects are not aware of being studied
22) ________ is a type of unobtrusive measurement that involves the analysis of deposits, accretion of matter, and other indirect substances produced by previous human interaction.
23) ________ is the systematic classification and analysis of data such as the content of mass media.
24) ________ is the reanalysis of data that were gathered for other purposes.
25) ________ entails a variety of gaming strategies that attempt to imitate a more complex social reality.
26) The ________ was the pioneer among federal agencies in requiring that data sets from funded research be given to the agency upon completion of the project.
27) ________ or the reanalysis of data that were originally gathered or compiled for other purposes, is an excellent economizer of researcher time in data gathering, nonreactive, and a resourceful use of the mountains of data generated in modern society.
28) The term ________ was coined by Glass (1976) and refers to quantitative analysis that reviews, combines, and summarizes the results of many different studies dealing with the same research question.
29) ________ (or data libraries) are institutes or organizations that store data resources (raw data) from previous studies.
30) ________ is a strategy of data collection in which the investigator attempts to examine the activity of subjects while keeping her or his presence either secret or to a minimum, so as not to interfere.
31) ________ is when informed consent of subjects is not sought and researchers pretend to be part of the study group.
32) ________ are research assistants who pose as subjects in a study.
33) A(n) ________ is a situation or game that attempts to mimic, or imitate, key features of reality.
34) A(n) ________ is the reassurance of subjects and explanation of the purposes of the research upon completion of the study.
35) ________ is research conducted in such a manner that subject reactivity, or awareness of being studied, is eliminated.
ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
36) Identify and discuss the major types of unobtrusive measures.
37) Define content analysis and provide some examples of criminal justice research that has employed it.
38) Identify and discuss the basic procedures in content analysis.
39) Identify and discuss the steps in meta-analysis as provided by Wells.
40) Identify and discuss current obstacles to the implementation of virtual reality technology as an evidentiary tool in the courtroom.
