Exam 4: The Critical Literature Review

Articles and books that were written thirty or even forty years ago should never be included in the literature review.

A literature review helps the researcher to undertake research that is relevant.

A critical literature review ensures that the research effort is positioned relative to existing knowledge and builds on this knowledge.

PhD theses often contain an exhaustive review of the literature in a specific area.

Online databases display only the bibliographic citations such as the name of the author,the title of the article (or book),source of publication,and the like.

In inductive research,a literature review will help the researcher to develop a theoretical framework and hypotheses.

Providing inaccurate information regarding the sources,making it impossible to find them is a form of plagiarism.

A critical literature review may have a negative effect on the testability and replicability of the findings of the current research.

A literature review adds to the probability of finding significant relationships.

Conference proceedings are quite valuable if you are working in a relatively new area or domain.

Both purposely misrepresenting the work of others and plagiarism are considered to be fraud.

A critical literature review ensures that a clearer idea emerges as to what variables will be important to consider,why they are considered important,and how they should be investigated to solve the problem.

The quality of the journal that published an article is unrelated to the quality of a research article.

The functions of the critical literature review depend on the specific research approach that is taken.

The quality of a literature review depends on a cautious selection and reading of books,academic and professional journals,reports,theses,conference proceedings,unpublished manuscripts,and the like.