Download Autism, Paraphilia, Pedophilia, Factitious Disorders, Munchausen Syndrome, Gaming, Polygra and more Quizzes Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 List 3 major symptoms of Autism DEFINITION 1 a. Engage in repetitive behaviors and ritualized activities b. Delayed or unusual speech patterns c. Lack of eye contact TERM 2 4. What is a paraphilia? DEFINITION 2 a. A sexual deviance that is a compulsive responsivity and obligatory dependence on an unusual or personally or socially unacceptable external stimulus or internal fantasy for sexual arousal or orgasm. TERM 3 5. What is pedophilia? DEFINITION 3 a. The act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in sexual activity with a child or children. Most commonly pre- pubescent children TERM 4 6. What is a factitious disorder? DEFINITION 4 a. The reporting of or presence of symptoms of an actual mental or physical disorder that, on investigation, are found to be purposely created by the patient TERM 5 7. What is Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy? DEFINITION 5 a. disorder in which a person deliberately causes injury or illness to another person (most often his or her child), usually to gain attention or some other benefit. TERM 6 8. What are three common characteristic of mothers who suffer from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy? DEFINITION 6 a. Appears overly concerned about the child b. Friendly and cooperative with the health care providers c. Possible history in medical field, pro-longed illness, or has Munchausen Syndrome TERM 7 9. Is gaming on the internet currently illegal in the U.S.? DEFINITION 7 YES TERM 8 10. List three physical changes a polygraph measures. DEFINITION 8 a. Heart rate b. Respiration c. Blood pressure TERM 9 11. What is the CSI effect? DEFINITION 9 a. creating elevated standards and heightened expectations in the minds of jurors and others of the ability of real-life forensic science, that arose from television shows like CSI, which can distort the reality of the science. TERM 10 12. What are the four parts of a classical experiment? DEFINITION 10 a. Define Variables i. Dependent ii. Independent b. Control Group Experiment c. Matching - Sampling d. Pre-test/Post- test TERM 21 22. In regard to field research, what is meant by the term dramaturgy? DEFINITION 21 a. Front stage (what you can see) and Back Stage (what you can't see) TERM 22 23. Be familiar with the case study: Handling the Stigma of Handling the Dead DEFINITION 22 a. Morticians who handle the dead are seen as cold b. They are freakin rich c. They are attempting to turn it around TERM 23 24. In reference to the Amish, what is rumpspringa? DEFINITION 23 a. Type of right of passage in order to accept Amish church. b. Go out and experience the English world. c. Decide whether or not to stay or go TERM 24 25. Be familiar with the case Study: Women in Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs DEFINITION 24 a. What attracts women to motorcycle gangs? b. Fetish w/ bikers & culture, come from abusive homes c. 2 Types of women: Old ladies wives, and mammas - temps TERM 25 a. What are the three types of triangulation? DEFINITION 25 i. Data 1. Diff times, events, & places 2. Views from different key actors ii. Methodological 1. Agency review 2. Participant observation 3. Field notes 4. Semi-structured interviews iii. Researcher 1. Diff researchers with diff backgrounds TERM 26 b. How is triangulation related to the article entitled Outlaw Motorcycle Women? DEFINITION 26 i. Data 1. East v. West coast (diff places) ii. Methodological 1. Obtain police reports, biker magazines iii. Researcher 1. College professor, ex police officer, ex biker TERM 27 Describe two common methods of sampling used when conducting field research. DEFINITION 27 b. Convenience sampling i. sampling passerbyers c. Snowball sampling i. interview one and get a name from them and so- on and so forth TERM 28 What is mapping? DEFINITION 28 i. picking different locations and interview TERM 29 Describe two methods of gaining entrance when conducting field research. DEFINITION 29 a. Ladder Approach - Go from bottom to top of the "Chain of command" of the group b. Pyramid Approach - Go from the top to bottom TERM 30 29. Describe three roles (levels of involvement) a field researcher can take. DEFINITION 30 a. The complete observer - observe from a distance w/ interaction b. The participant observer - they know you are an observer and know they are being watched c. The complete participant - go undercover and they don't know about your research TERM 31 30. Discuss going native. Defining going native. DEFINITION 31 a. Studying Snake Handlers b. A field researcher becomes too involved in participation that they forget they are studying or choose to become apart of the group TERM 32 32. What are three weaknesses of field research? DEFINITION 32 a. Research Bias i. Inter-subjectivity ii. Introspection b. Generalizing i. Data Triangulation c. Reactivity The Hawthorne Effect i. Complete participant TERM 33 33. What are two ways a field researcher can attempt to control for researcher bias? DEFINITION 33 a. Inter-subjectivity b. Introspection TERM 34 34. What is content analysis DEFINITION 34 a. Analyzing trends in media, television, music, movies, etc. b. Steps i. Define Variables ii. Sampling iii. Coding TERM 35 35. What is the difference between manifest and latent coding? DEFINITION 35 a. Manifest Coding Actual counting of acts objective/quantitative b. Latent Coding Measuring on a scale of 1-5 subjective/qualitative