Deck 5: Reading and Reviewing the Literature

Question 1

A scientific literature review should include ______.

A) journal articles
B) academic books
C) comic strips
D) tabloid articles

Answer 1

A , B

Question 2

Secondary resources are ______.

A) resources of secondary importance
B) autobiographies
C) biographies
D) reviews of primary resources

Answer 2

C , D

Question 3

Meta-analysis ______.

A) summarizes existing studies about an issue
B) should be general
C) are without a concrete focus
D) are not important in scientific fields

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Areas of literature to cover in a literature review include ______.

A) theoretical literature
B) empirical studies
C) popular magazine
D) political statements

Question 5

A literature review should reveal ______.

A) which theories and concepts are used in a field
B) your opinion about the issue
C) your sympathy for certain researchers
D) your general rejection of the research done in the field

Question 6

The structure of a literature review should be oriented on ______.

A) reaching from the funniest to the most boring articles
B) thematic fields of the study (under planning)
C) the focus from the general to the concrete aspects
D) guiding the reader to your specific approach (e.g., a research question to pursue)

Question 7

Building an argument on a literature review ______.

A) should only focus on the point you want to make
B) should ignore contradicting or competing approaches in the field
C) mainly be focused on not to confuse the reader
D) allow readers to follow your argument by weighing up pros and cons

Question 8

Referencing the literature is successful ______.

A) if you only refer to one textbook and take all references as secondary quotations from it
B) when you include the relevant literature as original sources
C) when readers can trace back the original literature from your review
D) when they are limited to ten sources maximum

Question 9

Referencing should ______.

A) be systematic and oriented on one system of referencing
B) reproduce the ways of referencing used in the original resources
C) not be too systematic
D) not be time consuming in doing it

Question 10

Plagiarism ______.

A) is a modern way to manage the mass of literature
B) saves time
C) should be avoided as it is illegal and unscientific
D) means that you take other authors' formulations and/or ideas without quoting them