Imagine You Are Interested in Looking at the Crime of Vandalism

question 23

Essay

Imagine you are interested in looking at the crime of vandalism. The literature suggests this is more commonly carried out by youth ages 15 to 17. As such, you want to make sure that your sample has enough of youth of that age, plus other ages for comparison purposes. First, decide your research questions, then decide which type of nonprobability sample you would use. Provide your rationale for using that sampling method. Then describe the steps you might take to carry out your sampling method.

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Definitions:

Functional Fixedness

A block to problem solving that comes from thinking about objects in terms of only their typical functions.

Relative Comparison

Relative comparison involves assessing or measuring something in relation to another similar item, considering their similarities and differences.

Insight Behavior

The understanding or learning of things through psychological introspection or a sudden realization.

Chimpanzees

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