Question 1

Which of the following will help you decide if a website is publishing scholarly credible information?

Accepted Answer

A)  how quickly it loads 
B)  information about how page content is accepted or rejected 
C)  absence of contact information 
D)  the web page color 
A)  how quickly it loads 
B)  information about how page content is accepted or rejected 
C)  absence of contact information 
D)  the web page color

Question 2

Scholarly articles include citations at the end of the article.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A pro-con argument is useful for structuring the literature when academics don't agree about the topic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Finding relevant information in communication research is dependent on using appropriate search terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Using the search term "communication" is often useful in literature searches in communication research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What questions you would ask to determine if a book or journal was written to scholarly standards? Why would asking these questions be important?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What questions you would ask to determine...

Question 7

A "search term" and a "search field" are the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Peer-reviewed and refereed journal articles are the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A good literature review includes summary, synthesis, analysis, and critique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A literature review is just a summary of relevant, quality literature in your research area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The impact factors of a journal measure the number of times those articles are cited by other researchers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A good literature review can help ensure your research study is ethical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

AND, OR, and NOT are called ______ operators.

Accepted Answer

A)  logarithmic 
B)  Bodleian 
C)  Boolean 
D)  numeric 
A)  logarithmic 
B)  Bodleian 
C)  Boolean 
D)  numeric

Question 14

"Relevance" and "quality" are two goals of a literature search for your study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is TRUE of a scholarly article?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is refereed. 
B)  It is in weekly media. 
C)  It is targeted to a lay audience. 
D)  It is found in a newspaper. 
A)  It is refereed. 
B)  It is in weekly media. 
C)  It is targeted to a lay audience. 
D)  It is found in a newspaper.

Question 16

A document object identifier (doi) is a permanent Internet identification for a document.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following will help you decide whether a research report has scholarly credibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  author's credentials 
B)  publication city 
C)  length 
D)  citation style 
A)  author's credentials 
B)  publication city 
C)  length 
D)  citation style

Question 18

Why is it useful to record the method and results of the literature you find?

Accepted Answer

The results can help us answer the "How"

Question 19

A good way to determine credibility of a website is to treat it like a book or journal article: know who wrote it, their credentials, and who published it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A thorough review of the communication research literature will help you with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  participant recruitment 
B)  financial backing 
C)  language and style 
D)  other methods of citation 
A)  participant recruitment 
B)  financial backing 
C)  language and style 
D)  other methods of citation

Which of the following will help you decide if a website is publishing scholarly credible information?

Scholarly articles include citations at the end of the article.

A pro-con argument is useful for structuring the literature when academics don't agree about the topic.

Finding relevant information in communication research is dependent on using appropriate search terms.

Using the search term "communication" is often useful in literature searches in communication research.

What questions you would ask to determine if a book or journal was written to scholarly standards? Why would asking these questions be important?

A "search term" and a "search field" are the same.

Peer-reviewed and refereed journal articles are the same.

A good literature review includes summary, synthesis, analysis, and critique.

A literature review is just a summary of relevant, quality literature in your research area.

The impact factors of a journal measure the number of times those articles are cited by other researchers.

A good literature review can help ensure your research study is ethical.

AND, OR, and NOT are called ______ operators.

"Relevance" and "quality" are two goals of a literature search for your study.

Which of the following is TRUE of a scholarly article?

A document object identifier (doi) is a permanent Internet identification for a document.

Which of the following will help you decide whether a research report has scholarly credibility?

Why is it useful to record the method and results of the literature you find?

A good way to determine credibility of a website is to treat it like a book or journal article: know who wrote it, their credentials, and who published it.

A thorough review of the communication research literature will help you with which of the following?

Getting Started: Possibilities and Decisions

First Decisions: From Inspiration to Implementation

Ethics: What Are My Responsibilities As a Researcher

Measurement: Research Using Numbers

Sampling: Who, What, and How Many

Summarizing Research Results: Data Reduction and Descriptive Statistics

Generalizing From Research Results: Inferential Statistics

Surveys: Putting Numbers on Opinions

Experiments: Researching Cause and Effect

Quantitative Understanding of Content: Content Analysis

Qualitative Understanding of Content: Rhetorical and Critical Analyses, and More

Qualitative Understanding of Communication Behavior: Interviews, Focus Groups, and Ethnography

Research Results in Print and Online: Writing and Presenting for Scholarly and Other Publics

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Exam 4: You Could Look It Up: Reading, Recording, and Reviewing Research

Which of the following will help you decide if a website is publishing scholarly credible information?

Scholarly articles include citations at the end of the article.

A pro-con argument is useful for structuring the literature when academics don't agree about the topic.

Finding relevant information in communication research is dependent on using appropriate search terms.

Using the search term "communication" is often useful in literature searches in communication research.

What questions you would ask to determine if a book or journal was written to scholarly standards? Why would asking these questions be important?

A "search term" and a "search field" are the same.

Peer-reviewed and refereed journal articles are the same.

A good literature review includes summary, synthesis, analysis, and critique.

A literature review is just a summary of relevant, quality literature in your research area.

The impact factors of a journal measure the number of times those articles are cited by other researchers.

A good literature review can help ensure your research study is ethical.

AND, OR, and NOT are called ______ operators.

"Relevance" and "quality" are two goals of a literature search for your study.

Which of the following is TRUE of a scholarly article?

A document object identifier (doi) is a permanent Internet identification for a document.

Which of the following will help you decide whether a research report has scholarly credibility?

Why is it useful to record the method and results of the literature you find?

A good way to determine credibility of a website is to treat it like a book or journal article: know who wrote it, their credentials, and who published it.

A thorough review of the communication research literature will help you with which of the following?

Getting Started: Possibilities and Decisions

First Decisions: From Inspiration to Implementation

Ethics: What Are My Responsibilities As a Researcher

Measurement: Research Using Numbers

Sampling: Who, What, and How Many

Summarizing Research Results: Data Reduction and Descriptive Statistics

Generalizing From Research Results: Inferential Statistics

Surveys: Putting Numbers on Opinions

Experiments: Researching Cause and Effect

Quantitative Understanding of Content: Content Analysis

Qualitative Understanding of Content: Rhetorical and Critical Analyses, and More

Qualitative Understanding of Communication Behavior: Interviews, Focus Groups, and Ethnography

Research Results in Print and Online: Writing and Presenting for Scholarly and Other Publics

Filters