Deck 15: Reading and Writing Social Research

Question 1

URL and web address are synonyms.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

It is a good idea to string a reader along,dragging out the suspense over whether X causes Y.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Many journal articles you will find online can be downloaded as a Microsoft Word document
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Answer 3

False

Question 4

Jenny decided to read an article published in Law and Society Review.Babbie would urge her to begin reading the article by:

A)reading the summary and conclusions
B)skimming the article noting the section headings
C)reading the abstract
D)skimming the article completely
E)just sitting down and carefully reading the article

Question 5

Plagiarism may be intentional or accidental.

Question 6

Which of the following subjects anything published to a peer-review process?

A)website
B)book
C)conference presentation
D)journal article
E)editorial

Question 7

Research reports are written for one purpose only.

Question 8

Sam wants to prepare a short report on his research for an academic journal.He simply wants to tell the audience about his findings.The most appropriate form for his report is

A)a working paper
B)an article
C)a book
D)a research note
E)all of these choices are equally appropriate forms for Sam's work

Question 9

The presentation of data analyses should provide a maximum of detail without being cluttered.

Question 10

If you are looking to find a website with reputable,trustworthy information for a research project,which suffix should you focus on?

A).com
B).info
C).edu
D).tv
E).org

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT plagiarism?

A)Using another writer's exact words without using quotation marks
B)Taking a passage of eight or more words without a citation
C)Editing another's words and presenting those as your own
D)Paraphrasing another's words and presenting those as your own
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E)Paraphrasing a paragraph from another paper but citing the original author

Question 12

Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning data on the web?

A)Information on the web is available to a large proportion of the population
B)Information that is placed on the web is typically screened for accuracy
C)Out-of-date data may be reported on the web
D)University research centers are usually committed to peer review
E)All of these statements are TRUE

Question 13

Lisa wants to present her tentative findings on a very complex project to a research audience.The most appropriate form for her presentation would be a:

A)working paper
B)article
C)book
D)research note
E)all of these choices are equally appropriate forms for Lisa's presentation

Question 14

A good research report should read like a good novel.

Question 15

Which of the following guidelines is(are)FALSE for reporting on analyses?

A)The presentation of data analyses should provide a maximum of detail without being cluttered
B)If you're using quantitative data,present them so the reader can recompute them
C)If you're using quantitative data,the reader needs to be able to recompute percentages in the same direction that you used in your presentation
D)If you're using quantitative data,the reader does not need to be able to recompute percentages in the direction opposite from what you used in your presentation
E)If there is a significant amount of quantitative data,you may choose to include them in an appendix

Question 16

Abstracts

A)should give you a good idea as to whether you'll want to read the rest of the article
B)should give you a framework for reading the rest of the article
C)may raise questions in your mind regarding methods or conclusions
D)may create an agenda to pursue in reading the article
E)all of these choices are correct

Question 17

A good summary quickly reviews every specific finding.

Question 18

The term research monograph refers to published books only

Question 19

Some websites advocate particular political,religious,social,or other points of view.

Question 20

A typical report begins with a(n)

A)literature review
B)purpose and overview statement
C)analysis and description statement
D)summary statement
E)Conclusions statement