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1. According to the principles of attribution discussed in class, one should give credit to another writer when citing a large section of a works cited section or references list that appeared in that author's paper.
True
False
2. While all of the elements below are helpful, Booth et al. (2008) emphasize that it is especially difficult to get started writing a research report if you don’t have a clear idea of ________.
Who the intended audience is
How others will respond to your claims
How many other people are writing about the same topic
Where you will go to find your data and methods
How to format citations correctly in APA style
3. Which of the following note-taking practices have been shown to boost your ability to recall the information in the notes at a later time?
Including a summary of your notes in your own words at the start or end
Recopying your notes and integrating or simplifying major ideas
Taking Notes by hand
There is evidence that all of the above may boost recall
4. According to the general rules of most major citation systems (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago), if a work has been fully cited at the end of a paper, in-text citations are optional.
True
False
5. Bubbl.us is an example of a tool that can produce diagrams like the one shown below. What is the common name for such a diagram?
Network Diagram
Mind Map
Thought Process Diagram
Mental Image
Bubble Chart
6. When a researcher finds a starting point in reviewing the existing literature, usually an article that is close to the researcher's own interests, Booth et al. refer to that first article as a/an _________.
Tertiary source
Bad place to finish
Review Piece
Foothold
Inroad
7. At which of these stages of the research process can technology be helpful or beneficial?
Asking the research question
Formulating the Hypothesis
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Evaluating Hypothesis
All of the Above
8. TRUE/FALSE: A major purpose of note-taking described in class was to highlight the most important ideas from what you are learning.
True
False
9. A helpful analogy that is frequently used to describe the system of citations in academic and research publishing is that it is like a...
Net
Branching Tree
Web
Funnel
Mountain
10. Which item was not discussed as a common feature of social scientific research?
Collaborative
Cumulative
Self-Corrective
Mathematical
Communication-Based