Devry JADM250 Midterm Exam/Devry JADM250 Midterm Exam/Devry JADM250 Midterm Exam

  

Question 1.1. (TCO 1) The idea that knowledge generates power, and conversely, power generates knowledge, is called __________________. 

the power continuum

the corruption of power

the knowledge/power dynamic

circular reasoning

none of the above

Question 2.2. (TCO 1) What is the primary source of information on criminal victimization in the United States? 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation

The National Crime Victimization Survey

The American Victimization Association

The National Department of Victims of Crime

The Department of Victimization

Question 3.3. (TCO 1) Nonreactive research is _____________. 

a method that involves the collection and reanalysis of existing quantitative data

a nonreactive method used to examine the content, or information and symbols, contained in written documents or other communication media

the unobtrusive collection of data that have usually been left behind by others

a method that uses a written questionnaire or formal interview to gather quantitative data on the backgrounds, behaviors, beliefs, or attitudes of a large number of people or agencies

a method in which the researcher engages the natural environment of their subjects and strives for an up close, personal, and highly detailed understanding of the research subject's culture

Question 4.4. (TCO 1) A method in which the researcher engages the natural environment of their subjects and strives for an up close, personal, and highly detailed understanding of the research

subject's culture is called _________________. 

survey research

experimentation

ethnographic field research

nonreactive research

content analysis

Question 5.5. (TCO 1) Authority knowledge is ______________. 

a basis of knowledge in which we rely on what someone in a position of authority says

a basis of knowledge in which we accept something as being true because of a long-running custom or belief

a basis of knowledge in which we rely on commonly accepted, ordinary reasoning

a basis of knowledge in which we rely on the media’s construction of the truth, which often relies on claims made by politicians and government officials

a basis of knowledge in which we rely on our own lived experiences