Question 1

How can a researcher reduce the risk of being seduced by what disciplinary experts say?

Accepted Answer

A) Develop a clear understanding of how the problem should be approached in an interdisciplinary way. 
B) Allow the experts approach to determine the researchers understanding. 
C) Conclude at the outset of the project that a particular author or a particular theory holds the key to fulling understanding the problem. 
D) Determine the validity of the source. 
A) Develop a clear understanding of how the problem should be approached in an interdisciplinary way. 
B) Allow the experts approach to determine the researchers understanding. 
C) Conclude at the outset of the project that a particular author or a particular theory holds the key to fulling understanding the problem. 
D) Determine the validity of the source. A

Question 2

To avoid becoming overwhelmed as the reading proceeds,students are encouraged to:

Accepted Answer

A) Read multiple disciplinary literature reviews to further understand the problem or question. 
B) Consult disciplinary experts for practical advice. 
C) Organize information in some systematic way so it can be easily accessed later. 
D) Rethink the question or problem and reassess the relevant literature. 
A) Read multiple disciplinary literature reviews to further understand the problem or question. 
B) Consult disciplinary experts for practical advice. 
C) Organize information in some systematic way so it can be easily accessed later. 
D) Rethink the question or problem and reassess the relevant literature. C

Question 3

All of the following are reasons for conducting a literature search except:

Accepted Answer

A) To save time and effort. 
B) To develop adequacy in the relevant disciplines. 
C) To widen the topic and open the focus of the research question. 
D) To discover what scholarly knowledge has been produced on the topic by different disciplines. 
A) To save time and effort. 
B) To develop adequacy in the relevant disciplines. 
C) To widen the topic and open the focus of the research question. 
D) To discover what scholarly knowledge has been produced on the topic by different disciplines. C

Question 4

Focusing on only what disciplinary experts see does not risks limiting your own ability to see the problem in its entirety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What special challenges face interdisciplinary researchers?

Accepted Answer

A) There is not enough literature to be searched. 
B) Library cataloging is organized along interdisciplinary lines. 
C) Complex problems are easily solved within one discipline. 
D) Interdisciplinarians must place insights and theories of disciplines within the context of the discipline's perspective to create a better understanding. 
A) There is not enough literature to be searched. 
B) Library cataloging is organized along interdisciplinary lines. 
C) Complex problems are easily solved within one discipline. 
D) Interdisciplinarians must place insights and theories of disciplines within the context of the discipline's perspective to create a better understanding.

Question 6

Keyword searches are:

Accepted Answer

A) The same as subject searches 
B) Useful primarily outside a discipline's literature. 
C) A bridge between the terminologies of different disciplines. 
D) Useful primarily within a discipline's literature 
A) The same as subject searches 
B) Useful primarily outside a discipline's literature. 
C) A bridge between the terminologies of different disciplines. 
D) Useful primarily within a discipline's literature

Question 7

Some strategies to conduct the initial phase of the literature search include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Probing 
B) Scrutinize 
C) Evaluating 
D) Deciding 
A) Probing 
B) Scrutinize 
C) Evaluating 
D) Deciding

Question 8

Quantity of material produced by a discipline should never decide disciplinary relevance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How can a researcher reduce the risk of being seduced by what disciplinary experts say?

To avoid becoming overwhelmed as the reading proceeds,students are encouraged to:

All of the following are reasons for conducting a literature search except:

Focusing on only what disciplinary experts see does not risks limiting your own ability to see the problem in its entirety.

What special challenges face interdisciplinary researchers?

Keyword searches are:

Some strategies to conduct the initial phase of the literature search include all of the following except:

Quantity of material produced by a discipline should never decide disciplinary relevance.

Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies

Introducing the Disciplines and Their Perspectives

Beginning the Research Process

Identifying Relevant Disciplines

Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines

Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights

Understanding Integration

Identifying Conflicts Between Insights and Their Sources

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Concepts Andor Assumptions

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Theories

Constructing a More Comprehensive Understanding or Theory

Reflecting On, Testing, and Communicating the Understanding or Theory

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Exam 5: Conducting the Literature Search

How can a researcher reduce the risk of being seduced by what disciplinary experts say?

To avoid becoming overwhelmed as the reading proceeds,students are encouraged to:

All of the following are reasons for conducting a literature search except:

Focusing on only what disciplinary experts see does not risks limiting your own ability to see the problem in its entirety.

What special challenges face interdisciplinary researchers?

Keyword searches are:

Some strategies to conduct the initial phase of the literature search include all of the following except:

Quantity of material produced by a discipline should never decide disciplinary relevance.

Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies

Introducing the Disciplines and Their Perspectives

Beginning the Research Process

Identifying Relevant Disciplines

Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines

Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights

Understanding Integration

Identifying Conflicts Between Insights and Their Sources

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Concepts Andor Assumptions

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Theories

Constructing a More Comprehensive Understanding or Theory

Reflecting On, Testing, and Communicating the Understanding or Theory

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