Chapter 2: Research Methods in Forensic Psychology

1. A forensic psychologist would be expected to do all of the following except:

  1. design research studies;
  2. interpret research findings;
  3. make recommendations based on research findings;
  4. prevent the dissemination of research that refutes the findings of another researcher.

Answer: D

2. The economic impact of crime is one of the types of research that a forensic psychologist might engage in:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: B

3. Wikipedia is considered a dubious resource for information and is restricted by Universities due to its lack of peer review?

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: A

4. Refining a literature search can be done by utilising:

  1. Bouillon search;
  2. Boolean search;
  3. Bootstrap search;
  4. Book search.

Answer: B

5. Why might a researcher not have autonomy to choose the methods of enquiry for a research study?

  1. research is being conducted with uncooperative participants;
  2. research is being conducted as part of a commission;
  3. research being conducted violates the law;
  4. research is considered unethical.

Answer: B

6. Correlations can be used to establish:

  1. the strength of a relationship between two variables;
  2. cause and effect;
  3. the direction of a relationship between two variables;
  4. the theoretical relationship between IQ and criminality.

Answer: A

7. Quantitative research methods are said to be:

  1. objective, scientific and can be generalised;
  2. subjective, scientific, and can be generalised;
  3. subjective, scientific and unstructured;
  4. objective, scientific, and unstructured.

Answer: A

8. To be able to establish cause and effect between variables, researchers must have:

  1. temporal precedence;
  2. covariation of cause and effect;
  3. no alternative explanation;
  4. themes that emerge from the data.

Answer: D

9. For quantitative research to be accepted it must demonstrate all of the following, except:

  1. validity;
  2. reliability;
  3. practicality;
  4. replicability.

Answer: C

10. Victims of crime are not considered a forensic sample:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: B

11. The quality of Qualitative research may be judged by all of the following criteria, except:

  1. credibility;
  2. transferability;
  3. confirmability;
  4. replicability.

Answer: D

12. Qualitative researchers spend most of their time on reflection:

  1. True.
  2. False. 

Answer: B

13. True forensic samples may be drawn from all of the following, except:

  1. prison inmates;
  2. prison guards;
  3. police officers;
  4. students. 

Answer: D

14. Ethical considerations in forensic research are stricter than for medical research:

  1. True.
  2. False. 

Answer: B

15. Dissemination means:

  1. reporting research findings; 
  2. seeking research funding;
  3. protecting sources;
  4. protecting data.

Answer: A