Deck 3: Preparing the Introduction Section and the Literature Review Paper

Question 1

For a literature review paper (not as the introduction to a research report), the author should

A)not state a purpose.
B)understand that the organization is the same for all reviews.
C)make an original contribution.
D)assume the reader has no knowledge of the subject.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The best tense to use for describing the research in your literature review is

A)present.
B)past.
C)future.
D)passive.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Your opinions

A)are the most important part of the literature review.
B)should be obvious to the reader.
C)should only voiced if they are positive.
D)are not part of a literature review.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When writing a literature review,

A)describe each experiment for each study you review.
B)include the results for each experiment you review.
C)organize the literature chronologically.
D)transition words at the beginning of paragraphs are important.

Question 5

Professionals use only ____________ sources for a literature review.

A)recent
B)non-Internet
C)peer-reviewed
D)documented

Question 6

APA-style headings

A)do not belong in a literature review unless it is the introduction to a research report.
B)have no fixed format.
C)are always centered at the top of the page.
D)should be in bold font.

Question 7

The rationale for a hypothesis is

A)like a hunch.
B)the direction of effect.t
C)the prediction.
D)often derived from previous research.

Question 8

On the Internet,

A)you will be able to find peer-reviewed articles.
B)you will never find anything useful on an .edu site.
C)Wikipedia is trustworthy.
D)usually a .com site is the best.

Question 9

Which is correct?

A)Type the title of the paper centered at the top of the first page of the Introduction section.
B)Type the word Introduction in italics centered at the top of the first page of the Introduction section.
C)Type the word Introduction in bold font centered at the top of the first page of the Introduction section.
D)Start the Introduction section with no heading.

Question 10

Which of the following questions should the Introduction section answer?

A)Why is this topic important?
B)What are the author's hypotheses?
C)Where does this study fit into the existing research and theory on this topic?
D)all of the above

Question 11

In the first sentence of an article, you are most likely to find a(n)

A)hypothesis.
B)rationale for hypotheses.
C)reason this is an important topic.
D)operational definition.

Question 12

For a literature review paper (not as the introduction to a research report), the author should

A)go through the literature chronologically.
B)not organize the material around competing theoretical models.
C)convince the reader that this is an important topic.
D)not indicate a preferred way of looking at the issue.

Question 13

A research question is unlike a hypothesis in that

A)it does not have a predicted direction of effect.
B)the direction is not an effect.
C)there is an answer to a research question but not to a hypothesis.
D)it has no rationale.

Question 14

When selecting a topic for a literature review,

A)never use the Internet.
B)become familiar with Boolean search logic.
C)avoid very narrow topics.
D)decide on your topic and stick to it.

Question 15

In the Introduction section,

A)there is usually no information about method.
B)there is usually no information about the current study.
C)there is often an indication of how variables were operationalized.
D)there is often an indication of whether or not hypotheses were supported.

Question 16

APA-style headings

A)should be in bold.
B)should be in italics.
C)should be underlined.
D)none of the above

Question 17

Use headings

A)to make your organization obvious.
B)when you cannot think of a good transition word.
C)to enhance the evidence of your logic.
D)all of the above

Question 18

The Introduction section often ends with the

A)limitations of the study.
B)number of participants.
C)hypotheses.
D)reason why it is an important topic.

Question 19

An annotated bibliography is

A)a good thing to read on Wikipedia.
B)a useful way to take notes.
C)to be avoided so that you will not risk plagiarism.
D)not designed to summarize a source.

Question 20

Assume that your reader is a

A)lay person.
B)psychologist trained in the general area you are writing about.
C)psychology student.
D)science journalist.