Exam 2: Getting Started: Developing Research Ideas

A researcher wants to conduct research by first developing theories and expressing hypothesis, then creating or observing conditions to test the theory. What method should they use?

The Bernie Beck trick is useful in which of the following scenarios?

A good ______ helps coordinate research by providing focus and implying hypotheses.

The major advantage of a subject-specific database is ______?

Identify the role of the literature in the generation of research ideas. Explain how to appropriately find and navigate the literature to yield appropriate background information. Include a discussion of potential sources of literature and where these sources may be accessed. Using one of the avenues for accessing the literature, discuss a step by step process of how to find the literature, and then discuss how to use the literature to formulate a viable research question. Include the research question and at least one hypothesis in your answer.

______ involves combining keywords with modifiers to generate more complex searches.

The most basic search strategy, and one that most people start with when they begin to delve into the literature is the ______.

Which of the following does the text NOT mention as a way to manage relevant materials?

______ is a practice of being able to pull away from the situation and think of your experience as one of many and part of broader social factors and forces.

Describe the role of cultural folklore and "common sense" in research.

Which of the following is not an inductive approach to generating research ideas.

Google Scholar is not acceptable for academic searches.

Identify the key differences between deduction, induction, and abduction theorizing.

Systematic observation is a useful source of a research idea.

Which form of logical reasoning is often stated in an if/then format?

______ refers to unexpected findings that are virtually stumbled upon while looking for something else.

Compare and contrast the different literature sources and detail the advantages and disadvantages of the different types.

Most people start literature searches with a simple subject search.

Boolean operators allow you to combine keywords with modifiers to generate more complex searches.

______ generally catalogue materials published in a single academic discipline or a group of related disciplines.