A method that divides people being studied into two or more groups, applying a treatment to one of the groups, and determining if there are any differences in the reaction of the groups over a set period of time is called _______________
a. methodology
b. survey research
c. experimental research
d. ethnographic research
e. document research
C
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Match the following theorists to their theories
1. James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein a. Biosocial criminology 2. Lee Ellis b. Weather and crime 3. Anthony Walsh c. Gene-environment interaction model 4. Ellen G. Cohn and James Rotton d. Crime and Human Nature 5. Avshalom Caspi and Terrie E. Moffitt e. Evolutionary neuroandrogenic theory
In those states with integrated jail-prison systems, responsibility for the administration and operation of jails located throughout the state lies with
a. city government. b. county government. c. state government. d. federal government.
Qualitative research that is based on examination of documents uses which of the following as units of analysis?
a. groups or organizations b. social artifacts c. interactions d. individuals
Under which of the following conditions is the operator of an automobile not required to bring the vehicle to a full stop and wait until authorized to proceed?
a. outside of a residential district, the operator meets a school bus displaying alternately flashing red lights stopped in a lane of traffic directly ahead b. on a divided highway, the operator of a vehicle sees a stopped school bus displaying alternately flashing red lights on the opposite side of the roadway where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway c. on a controlled access highway, an operator approaches a school bus displaying alternately flashing red lights from the rear of the school bus on the same side of the roadway d. none of the above