Build a Solid Foundation on Past Research MCQs

Build a Solid Foundation on Past Research MCQs

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1: Critique or comments about a published ________ is called commentaries

A.   Research article.

B.   Review article.

C.   Book article

D.   Report

2: The degree to which we can say that the results of a study are accurate for different types of peo-ple in different settings assessed with different procedures is called

A.   External validity

B.   Internal validity

C.   Both of above

D.   None of above

3: The degree to which we can say that we found an accurate relationship among variables, in that changes in one variable (the DV) are caused by changes in another variable (the IV). Relevant only to studies exam-ining causation is called

A.   External validity

B.   Internal validity

C.   Both of above

D.   None of above

4: Review of past research without a report of original research is called literature review

A.   True

B.   False

5: Meta analysis is a type of review in which the statistical results of past research are synthesized but no original data were collected or analyzed.

A.   True

B.   False

6: __________ is a process in which scholarly works are reviewed by other experts in the field.

A.   Peer review

B.   Literature review

C.   Simple review

D.   None of above

7: ________ works is works designed to entertain or educate and that were written for those who do not necessarily have any expertise in the topic area.

A.   Popular works

B.   Unpopular works

C.   Simple work

D.   Scientific work

8: The ability to reject the ________ when it is, in fact, false is called power

A.   Null hypothesis

B.   Positive hypothesis

C.   Negative hypothesis

D.   None of above

9: Report of the method and results of an original research study (i.e., a primary research source) that is pub-lished in an academic journal is called primary research article

A.   True

B.   False

10: The authors report the results of an original research study that they conducted is called

A.   Primary research source

B.   Secondary research source

C.   Tertiary research source

D.   None of above

11: Works designed to advance knowledge in a field, written by someone with expertise in that field for others with knowledge of the field, that cite and build upon other scholarly sources is called scholarly work

A.   True

B.   False

12: The authors review research but do not report results of an original study is called

A.   Primary research source

B.   Secondary research source

C.   Tertiary research source

D.   None of above

13: Statistical significance testing is a process to reduce the likelihood that the results were obtained by chance alone.

A.   True

B.   False

14: Which of the following is considered a scholarly source?

A.   Articles published in academic journals

B.   Articles published in newspapers

C.   Textbooks

D.   Educational pamphlets

15: A review of past research would be found in ______.

A.   A meta-analysis

B.   A literature review

C.   A primary research article

D.   All of these

16: A researcher conducts a study examining the relationship between environmental attitudes and political party affiliation. What might be a good title for the research report?

A.   Save the World: A Study About the Environment

B.   Research Paper 1: Environmental Attitudes and Political Party Affiliation

C.   The Relationship Between Political Party Affiliation and Environmental Attitudes

D.   Change Your Party and Change Your Attitudes

17: The Abstract of a primary research article ______.

A.   Provides detailed information about the study’s results

B.   Includes a list of key references

C.   Includes a detailed description of the measures used in the study

D.   Is a brief overview of the entire study

18: The Method section of a primary research article ______.

A.   Identifies gaps or limitations of past research

B.   Provides detailed information about participants, procedures, and measures

C.   Provides detailed information about the results of the study

D.   All of these

19: The Introduction section of a primary research article ______.

A.   Includes a review of past research

B.   Identifies gaps or limitations of past research

C.   Includes the research questions or hypotheses examined in the current study

D.   All of these

20: The majority of the sources you cite in your own research report should be ______.

A.   Primary research articles published in academic journals

B.   Secondary sources published in academic journals

C.   Popular sources

D.   Theses or dissertations

21: Identify the APA format mistake in the following reference: Latane, B., & Darley, J. M. (1968). Group inhibition of bystander intervention in emergencies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 10, 215–221. doi:10.1037/h0026570

A.   There should be a period after the doi number.

B.   The authors should be listed in alphabetical order within the reference.

C.   The first letter of every word in the article title should be capitalized.

D.   The journal name and volume should be in italics.

22: Which of the following is considered a primary research source?

A.   Any article in an academic journal

B.   Textbooks

C.   Reports of original research

D.   Literature reviews

23: In a primary research article, detailed information about the results is found in the ______ section, whereas an interpretation of the results is found in the ______ section.

A.   Abstract; Results

B.   Results; Abstract

C.   Results; Discussion

D.   Discussion; Abstract

24: Testing whether two different versions of a test or scale are equivalent is an example of ______.

A.   Test-retest reliability

B.   Face validity

C.   Alternate forms reliability

D.   Internal consistency

25: What is your favorite class?” is an example of a ______ response format.

A.   Scaled

B.   Forced-choice

C.   Closed-ended

D.   Open-ended