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Research

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first step in conducting research?

a)

Formulating research question

b)

Make your problem

c)

Identifying the problem

d)

Understanding the topic

2.

It is also defined as systematic process of collecting and analyzing data to find an answer to a question or a solution to a problem, to validate or test an existing theory?

a)

Research

b)

Objective

c)

Frogram

d)

Knowledge

3.

A criminologist is analyzing past crime reports to determine the most common types of offenses committed in different areas of a city. The study focuses on providing a detailed account of crime distribution but does not investigate causes. Which research method is most appropriate for this study?

a)

Descriptive Research

b)

Explanatory Research

c)

Experimental Research

d)

Exploratory Research

4.

This type of research study find answer to the questions, who, what, when, where and how. What type of research that describes a situation or a given situation in terms of specified aspects or factors?

a)

Descriptive Research

b)

Intervention Experimental research

c)

Explanatory or Correlation Research

d)

Pure Basic Research

5.

A researcher wants to understand why individuals join organized crime groups despite the risks involved. The study seeks to explain the underlying reasons behind this behavior. What type of research should be conducted?

a)

Explanatory Research

b)

Exploratory Research

c)

Applied Research

d)

Pure Research

6.

The primary goal of this type of research study, is to understand or explain a prevailing situation or explain a relationship between factors which may have already been identified in explanatory studies, and why the relationship exists Explanatory studies seek more specific answers to "why" and "how" questions, this type or research was called as?

a)

Exploratory Research

b)

Explanatory Research

c)

Applied Research

d)

Pure Research

7.

What type of research that aims to see an immediate solution to a problem. This focuses on variables or factors which can be changed by intervention to achieve a desired goal, like improvement of health, school achievement, or performance or increase in revenue?

a)

Exploratory Research

b)

Explanatory Research

c)

Applied Research

d)

Pure Research

8.

What kind of research that emphasizes verbal descriptions of human behavior and practices to understand how the units or members of the study population experience or explain their own world?

a)

Exploratory Research

b)

Quantitative Research

c)

Qualitative Research

d)

Pure Research

9.

Which research design will be appropriate if a researcher wants to determine if a young girl, who was locked in a room for years with no contact outside is still capable of receiving language instruction

a)

Case Study

b)

Phenomenological

c)

Correlation

d)

Descriptive

10.

Research method obtains data to determine specific characteristics of a group. What method wherein geting a general picture of the characteristics of a study population at a particular time?

a)

Survey Method

b)

Experimental Method

c)

Historical Method

d)

Content Analysis

11.

In doing research the first thing a researcher does is to?

a)

Define the problem

b)

Identify and answer the problem to be studied

c)

All of these

d)

Identify and clearly define the problem to be studied.

12.

What characteristics of a good research problem stated that it must be of interest to the one investigating it. It should yield answers that will contribute to knowledge and development?

a)

Relevant

b)

Feasible

c)

Clear

d)

Ethical

13.

Results of many research studies are published in journals or monographs. These articles or reports are generally written by those who actually conducted the study, thus, they are called?

a)

General References

b)

Primary Sources

c)

Secondary Sources

d)

All of These

14.

It describes the nature of the research problem and explains what led the researcher to investigate the question?

a)

Introduction

b)

Summary/synthesis

c)

Body

d)

Conclusion

15.

What part of literature review that "ties together the major findings of the studies reviewed. It represents a general picture of what has been known or thought of about the problem to date?

a)

Introduction

b)

Summary/synthesis

c)

Body

d)

Conclusion

16.

The tentative answer to the research question/s are called?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Null Hypothesis

c)

Assumption

d)

Alternative hypothesis

17.

A theory that explains why a problem under study exists, and explains the connection between certain factors and the problem.

a)

Theory

b)

Theoretical Framework

c)

Conceptual Framework

d)

None of these

18.

Types of variables that "assumed effect of another variable. It is the change that occurs in the

study population when one or more factors are changed or when an intervention is introduced

a)

Dependent Variables

b)

Independent Variables

c)

Intervening

d)

Antecedent

19.

It refers to the consistency, stability, and dependability of the data. A reliable measuring device

is one which, if used for the second time, will yield the same results as it did the first time-

a)

Reliability

b)

Validity

c)

Statistics

d)

Variable

20.

A police department is testing a new community policing strategy in one neighborhood while

keeping another neighborhood as a control group. After six months, they compare crime rates

between the two areas. Which research design is being used?

a)

Experimental Research

b)

Comparative Research

c)

Correlational Research

d)

Action Research

21.

It is a summary of a research article, thesis or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and

is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose-

a)

Dedication

b)

Abstract

c)

Introduction

d)

Acknowledgment

22.

Is an act of incorporating into own's work the work of another without indicating the source?

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Copy right

c)

Intellectual Property

d)

NOTA

23.

What is referring to the method of choosing subjects in a particular study?

a)

Sampling

b)

Statistics

c)

Probability

d)

Title

24.

A librarian wants to study the usage ratio of its medical books in the library. She selects from

among the books in the library every 12th book using the Dewey Decimal System number of the

books from their database. What sampling method was used?

a)

Systematic sampling

b)

Simple random sampling

c)

Cluster sampling

d)

Stratified sampling

25.

A criminologist observes patterns of behavior among repeat juvenile offenders Over time, they

collect data and identify common factors contributing to youth involvement in crime Based on

these findings, they propose a new theory on juvenile delinquency Which research approach is being used?

a)

Deductive Research

b)

Inductive Research

c)

Experimental Research

d)

Comparative Research

26.

What level of measurement that describing a variable whose attributes are rank-ordered and

have equal distances between adjacent attributes?

a)

Ordinal

b)

Ratio

c)

Nominal

d)

Interval

27.

A group to which the researcher would like the results of a study to be generalized?

a)

Population

b)

Whole group

c)

Ratio

d)

Respondent

28.

These statistical methods which summariza, organize and describe data?

a)

Descriptive

b)

Statistics

c)

Inferential

d)

Sampling

29.

From 250 families in Brgy. Bagumbayan, a nurse interviewed 46 households determined

through lottery from the list given by the barangay secretary by numbering each household in

the list and drawing the 46 using a stained-glass bowl. What sampling method was used?

a)

Cluster sampling

b)

Systematic sampling

c)

Stratified sampling

d)

Simple random sampling

30.

It is the "blue print" of the study. It guides the collection, measurement and analysis of data?

a)

Research Design

b)

Research outline

c)

Research framework

d)

Research chart

31.

It maybe a question about the unknown characteristics of a population or about factors that

explain the presence or occurrence of a phenomenon?

a)

Research Problem

b)

Problem

c)

Analysis Problem

d)

Critical Problem

32.

The most common types of sources of information for a research problem are, except:

a)

Glossary

b)

General reference (tertiary sources)

c)

Secondary sources

d)

Primary sources

33.

Also called the research hypothesis, is the positive form of the form of the null hypothesis?

a)

Null hypothesis

b)

Research Hypothesis

c)

Alternative Hypothesis

d)

Hypothesis

34.

What is refers to the extent to which a measurement does what it is supposed to do, which is to measure what it intends to measure?

a)

Validity

b)

Validity Threats

c)

Reliability

d)

Variable

35.

A researcher collects and analyzes data on police misconduct cases, constantly comparing

findings to develop a new theory on why corruption occurs in law enforcement agencies Which research method applies?

a)

Basic Interpretive Qualitative Study

b)

Historical Research

c)

Grounded Theory Methodology

d)

Case Study Research

36.

Research conducted in the field of criminology is?

a)

Criminological research

b)

Political research

c)

Social Science

d)

Scientific method

37.

YOU LOVE ME BABA? 👉👈

a)

Yes!!

b)

NO

38.

It means "wise guess."?

a)

Thesis

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Judgment

d)

Assumption

39.

The group to which the researcher would like the results of a study to be generalized.

a)

Population

b)

Whole group

c)

Ratio

d)

One group

40.

What preliminary page in thesis paper that contains the statement where the researcher is

extending his gratitude?

a)

Acknowledgment

b)

Cover page

c)

Recommendations

d)

Abstract

41.

A research which is investigating documents and other sources that contains facts that

existed on the past?

a)

Pure

b)

Applied research

c)

Evaluation research

d)

Historical research

42.

A criminology professor hypothesizes that increasing the severity of punishments will reduce crime rates. They analyze past criminal records from different states with varying punishment

levels to determine if there is a correlation. Which research approach is applied?

a)

Inductive Research

b)

Action Research

c)

Deductive Research

d)

Exploratory Research

43.

The subjects for a research study selected from the population constitute the?

a)

Respondents

b)

Variables

c)

Sample

d)

Contact sampling

44.

A general type of research that involves in seeking new approaches/techniques/methods

through scientific investigations.

a)

Phenomenological research

b)

Applied research

c)

Pure research

d)

Pragmatic research

45.

What level of measurement that categorized only the data?

a)

Ratio

b)

Nominal

c)

Interval

d)

Ordinal

46.

What is an average computed by summing the values of several observations and dividing by

the number of observations?

a)

Mode

b)

Median

c)

Mean

d)

Frequency

47.

What are conditions or characteristics that the researcher manipulates, controls or observes?

a)

Vanables

b)

Population

c)

Paradigm

d)

Hypothesis

48.

What is the summary of research report?

a)

Abstract

b)

Plot

c)

Case

d)

Section

49.

What is the technical term for persons who respond to surveys?

a)

Respondent

b)

Subject

c)

Topic

d)

Sample

50.

Probability sampling allows researchers to generalize observed to unobserved. Non probability are for situations when it is impossible to select a probability sample. The findings cannot reliably be generalized to a larger population.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Yes

d)

No

51.

The following are the major premises in the study of criminology Except.

a)

The study of the nature of criminal law and its administration

b)

Causes of crimes and behavior of criminals

c)

Control of crimes and rehabilitation of offenders

d)

Identity, locate, and provide evidence to prove the guilty of

the offender

52.

What theory in which reformation is based upon, on the ground that the criminal is a sick person?

a)

Positivist Theory

b)

Classical Theory

c)

Neo Classical

d)

Sociological Theory

53.

A crime where a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his or her

occupation commits the criminal act?

a)

High Collar crimes

b)

Organized Crimes

c)

Labor Crimes

d)

White collar crime

54.

The generic term that includes all government agencies, facilities, programs, procedures, personnel, and techniques concerned with the investigation, intake, custody, confinement, supervision, or treatment of alleged offenders refers to

a)

Correction

b)

Penology

c)

Criminal Justice

d)

The base pillar

55.

Classical criminology believes that offenders should be punished for their wrongdoings. There is no demonic possession. Offenders are free moral agents. Offender is a free moral agent when?

a)

There is no external force that influences him to choose

between legitimate and illegal means

b)

Force beyond his control prevents him from conforming with

the social norms

c)

Outside forces compel him to engage in criminal activity

d)

Morbid phenomenon induces the offender

56.

The theory in criminology, which maintains that a person

commits crime or behaves criminally mainly because he or she

is being possessed by evil spirits or something of natural force

that controls his/her behavior is called?

a)

Demonological Theory

b)

Devine Will Theory

c)

Classical Theory

d)

All of these

57.

Criminology changes as social condition changes. This

means the progress of criminology is concordant with the

advancement of other sciences that has been applied to it.

This means that criminology is?

a)

Dynamic

b)

Excellent

c)

Progressive

d)

None of these

58.

Jon was imprisoned for the crime of theft. He experienced

adversities of having been imprisoned. Upon his release, he

never did it again because of fear of experiencing hardships

again inside the prison. What kind of deterrence is this?

a)

Specific deterrence

b)

Individual deterrence

c)

General deterrence

d)

Both A and C

59.

Those who deferred in the examination given by the PRC for

BLEC, shall be given how many yearis to retake the course

where the applicant falls within the average standard given by

the Board?

a)

Within 2 years and allowed to be retake at least once within

given period

b)

Within 2 years

c)

2 years and such failed course to be considered it passed

must be not lower than 75% average grade

d)

2 years and be allowed to retake three times within the said

period

60.

Which of the following choices does not refer to conflict views?

a)

The law reflects public opinion-Conan view

b)

The law is a tool of the ruling or elite class

c)

"Real crimes" are not

d)

Crime is a politically declined concept

61.

This emphasized that behavior occurs when the actor considers it useful, purposeful, and reasonable?

a)

Principle of rationality

b)

Hedonistic calculus

c)

Utilitarianism

d)

Principle of hedonism

62.

Patrolman Buena believes that cutting trees during holy

week is prohibited. This statement is an example of?

a)

Mores

b)

Taboos

c)

Folkways

d)

Law

63.

What principle which states that man, by nature, always

tries to maximize pleasure and avoid pain?

a)

Hedonism

b)

Utopia

c)

Socialism

d)

Atavism

64.

What criminological classification of crime in which the end result is destruction?

a)

Acquisitive crime

b)

Extinctive crime

c)

Seasonal crime

d)

Static crime

65.

These robbers steal to obtain small amounts of money when an accessible target presents itself.

a)

Addict

b)

Professional

c)

Opportunistic

d)

Alcoholic

66.

This type of robber is driven by situational factors and

seizes to commit robbery when it presents itself. According to

Conklin's typology of robbers, which of the following is the most

common?

a)

Opportunistic Robber

b)

Addict Robber

c)

Professional Robber

d)

Serious Robber

67.

This is the study of crimes and criminals, and a particular

field that attempt to build theories that explain why crimes

occur and test those theories by observing behavior?

a)

Criminology

b)

Psychology

c)

Sociology

d)

Biology

68.

What theory that flourished during the nineteenth century.

and they also believe in free will of committing crimes, but they

are arguing the need for individualized reaction to offenders?

a)

Neo-classical criminology

b)

Classical criminology

c)

Positivist criminology

d)

None of these

69.

It is based on the assumptions that criminal choose to

commit crime after weighing the consequences of their actions.

a)

Classical criminology

b)

Neo-classical criminology

c)

Positivist criminology

d)

All of these

70.

Classical theory believes that to prevent or control would-

be lawbreakers from using unconventional or legal means in

attaining goal, there should be?

a)

A sound rehabilitation program

b)

Punishment

c)

Ant-criminality campaign

d)

Well-trained law enforcers

71.

Ideal characteristics of penalty to discourage would-be

lawbreakers from engaging in criminal activities, as suggested

by supporters of classical theory are?

a)

Swift severe and certain

b)

Physical emotional and social

c)

Harsh, cruel and brutal

d)

Humane, just and equal

72.

Who advocates conventional punishments and even the

death penalty for individuals assumed would never fit to live in

society?

a)

Enrico Fam

b)

Gabriel Targe

c)

Edwin Sutherland

d)

Charles Darwin

73.

Tracing the roots of criminal behavior not to physical

features but to their psychological equivalents, are called by

Garofalo, as what?

a)

Moral anomalies

b)

Moral reasoning

c)

Natural crimes

d)

Anomie theories

74.

What is the first to became popular during the middle parts

of the nineteenth century with the introduction of positivist

theory

a)

Biological theories

b)

Psychological theories

c)

Sociological theories

d)

Alternative theories

75.

What type of killer runs on a certain group of person as

their end that they believe to unworthy people and also for

excitement?

a)

Thrill

oriented

b)

Mission oriented

c)

Lust killer

d)

Serial killer

76.

A criminology research on the links between the different types of crimes and criminals is referred to as crime

a)

Etiology

b)

Typology

c)

Profiling

d)

Statistics

77.

This theory of criminal law argues that crime is essentially

a morbid and mental phenomenon and in such it cannot be

solely treated by the application of abstract principles of

jurisprudence

a)

Classical Theory

b)

Positivist Theory

c)

Neo-Classical Theory

d)

Modern Theory

78.

The following are the arguments of Neo-classical Criminology, except

a)

The court shall take into account the factors such as

mitigating circumstance, incompetence, pathology and past

record of offenders

b)

The insane and the feebleminded were incapable of

freedom of action

c)

Children under 7 years of age were incapable of making

their own decision

d)

Causes of crime may explain with the used of scientific

tools, observation, and/or statistics

79.

The Professional Regulatory Board for Criminologists shal

have the power, upon notice and hearing, to revoke or

suspend the certificate of registration of a registered

criminologist or to cancel a temporary special permit granted to

foreign criminologist for the commission of any of the following

acts EXCEPT

a)

Addiction

drugs or alcohol impairing one's ability to

practice the profession or a declaration by a court of

component jurisdiction that the registrant is of unsound mind

b)

Non-renewal of the professional identification card for period

13 years with the PRC without justifiable cause

c)

Non compliance CPD and APO requirement, unless one is exempted therefrom, for the renewal of the professional card

d)

Perpetration or use of fraud in obtaining one's certificate of

registra professional identification card or

temporary special permit

80.

Which of the following are restrictions to be considered a Registered Criminologist?

a)

Juridical person who holds a valid Certificate of Registration

(COR) and an updated Professional Identification Card (PIC)

as criminologist issued by the PRB

b)

Juridical person who holds a valid Certificate of Registration

(COR) and an updated Professional Identification Card (PIC)

as criminologist issued by the CHED

c)

Natural person who holds a valid Certificate of Registration

(COR) and an updated Professional Identification Card (PIC)

as criminologist issued by the PRB

d)

Natural person who holds a valid Certificate of Registration

(COR) and an updated Professional Identification Card (PIC)

as criminologist issued by the CHED

81.

Under this perspective crime is a political concept designed

to protect the power and position of the upper classes at the

expenses of the poor

a)

Consensus View

b)

Interactionist View

c)

Conflict View

d)

Political View

82.

When was the Criminology profession week commemorated?

a)

Nov. 3-9

b)

Nov. 3-10

c)

Nov. 3-8

d)

Nov. 3-15

83.

Atavistic stigmata as explained by Lombroso in his positivist theory refers to?

a)

Body build of a person as related to his personality and

most likely type of offense committed

b)

Physical features of creatures at an earlier stage of

development

c)

Shape of the skull and its confirmation to the brain

d)

Facial features and is relations to human behavior

84.

Reappointment of Chairperson and Members of the Board

of Criminologist is within the term of?

a)

3 yrs

b)

5 yrs

c)

6 yrs

d)

9 yrs

85.

What is refers to the extent to which a measurement does

what it is supposed to do, which is to measure what it intends

to measure?

a)

Validity

b)

Validity Threats

c)

Reliability

d)

Variable

86.

A researcher collects and analyzes data on police

misconduct cases, constantly comparing findings to develop a

new theory on why corruption occurs in law enforcement

agencies. Which research method applies?

a)

Basic Interpretive Qualitative Study

b)

Grounded Theory Methodology

c)

Historical Research

d)

Case Study Research

87.

Research conducted in the field of criminology is?

a)

Criminological research

b)

Political research

c)

Social Science

d)

Scientific method

88.

It means "wise guess"?

a)

Assumption

b)

Thesis

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Judgment

89.

The group to which the researcher would like the results of a study to be generalized

a)

Population

b)

Whole group

c)

Ratio

d)

One group

90.

What preliminary page in thesis paper that contains the

statement where the researcher is extending his gratitude?

a)

Recommendations

b)

Cover page

c)

Acknowledgment

d)

Abstract

91.

A research which is investigating documents and other

sources that contains facts that existed on the past?

a)

Evaluation research

b)

Pure

c)

Historical research

d)

Applied research

92.

A criminology professor hypothesizes that increasing the

severity of punishments will reduce crime rates. They analyze

past criminal records from different states with varying

punishment levels to determine if there is a correlation. Which

research approach is applied?

a)

Inductive Research

b)

Deductive Research

c)

Exploratory Research

d)

Action Research

93.

The subjects for a research study selected from the population constitute the?

a)

Contact sampling

b)

Sample

c)

Variables

d)

Respondents

94.

A general type of research that involves in seeking new approaches/techniques/methods

through scientific investigations.

a)

Pure research

b)

Phenomenological research

c)

Applied research

d)

Pragmatic research

95.

What is an average computed by summing the w

several observations and dividing by the number of

observations?

a)

Mean

b)

Frequency

c)

Median

d)

Mode

96.

What are conditions or characteristics that the researcher

manipulates, controls or observes?

a)

Vanables

b)

Population

c)

Paradigm

d)

Hypothesis

97.

What is the summary of research report?

a)

Abstract

b)

Plot

c)

Case

d)

Section

98.

What is the technical term for persons who respond to

surveys?

a)

Respondent

b)

Subject

c)

Topic

d)

Sample

99.

Probability sampling allows researchers to generalize

I observed to unobserved. Non probability are for situations

when it is impossible to select a probability sample. The

findings cannot reliably be generalized to a larger population

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No

d)

Yes