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Reporting Research Results MCQ

_____ is outlining the sections in an already written draft of a paper or report to improve its organization in the next draft.

Reverse outlining

Matched-groups design

Crime mapping

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Reverse outlining

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Is plagiarism presenting as one’s own the ideas or words of another person or persons for academic evaluation without proper acknowledgment?

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a type of research in which the researcher involves some organizational members as active participants throughout the process of studying an organization; the goal is making changes in the organization.

All of these

Participatory action research (PAR)

Phrenology

Independent variable

Answer

Correct Answer: Participatory action research (PAR)

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_____ is defined as methodology based on rejection of belief in an external reality; it emphasizes the importance of exploring the way in which different stakeholders in a social setting construct their beliefs.

Sampling error

Negatively skewed

None of these

Constructivist paradigm

Answer

Correct Answer: Constructivist paradigm

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_____ is a table that presents cross-classification data efficiently by eliminating unnecessary percentages, such as the percentage corresponding to the second value of a dichotomous variable.

Compressed frequency display

None of these

Between-subjects design

Sample

Answer

Correct Answer: Compressed frequency display

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Is combined frequency display a table that presents together the distributions for a set of conceptually similar variables having the same response categories; common headings are used for the responses?

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Presenting another person’s or persons’ ideas as your own for academic evaluation without proper acknowledgment is plagiarism.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Authorship order for coauthored reports is not a topic that needs any advanced discussion as it emerges naturally.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Researchers are expected to honestly evaluate and report the strengths and weaknesses of their research design.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Combined or compressed frequency displays are common and useful methods for visually presenting data analysis findings.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Applied reports are usually commissioned by a particular government agency, corporation, or nonprofit organization.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The Discussion section of a journal article is the section where you take the opportunity to evaluate and interpret your results in light of your original hypotheses and the prior literature

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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All peer-review journals adhere to the formatting style dictated by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Most leading journals have a manuscript rejection rate of over 90%.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The peer-review process at most journals is not blind; for example, the authors know the names of the reviewers.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Student research papers or theses are distinct because the audience is a professor or committee of professors.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Peer-reviewed journal articles are written for the larger academic community.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Applied research reports are those generally written for an organization or agency.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A deconstructivist paradigm is a methodology based on a rejection of belief in an external reality.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Participatory action research is a type of research aimed at shaping social policy.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Most social science research is done for the purpose of advancing scientific knowledge.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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