1. Using only conformational strategy to test theories and hypotheses can lead to ______.
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Logical fallacy
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2. ______ was established to better disseminate research and to provide a more rigorous review of research being presented for educators.
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What Works Clearinghouse
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3. The original source of an idea or research is called a ______.
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Primary source
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4. If you are testing a prediction based on a theory, you are using ______.
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Deductive reasoning
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5. One problem that arises because of the publication bias is that ______.
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It is possible that a reported effect is overstated
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6. A method of testing a theory or hypothesis in which a positive result disconfirms the predictions made by that theory or hypothesis is called ______.
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Disconfirmational strategy
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7. Holding hands promotes a happy relationship. What type of reasoning did you use in this example?
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Inductive reasoning
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8. What does it mean to be clever when you perform a literature review?
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You are creative and calculated in your ideas.
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9. Which of the following is an example of abstracting?
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A researcher cites the full reference of an article after skimming only the abstract of that article.
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10. To perform a literature review using an online database, we enter ______ words into the cells provided and search for all articles that include those words.
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Key
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11. A great source to read in a literature review is one in which the author or authors of the peer-reviewed article provide a thorough review of sometimes hundreds of secondary sources. What type of article is described?
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Review article
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12. ______ is a canon of science that states that, all else being equal, simpler explanations should be preferred to more complex ones.
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Parsimony
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13. When selecting a research topic it is important to ______.
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Select a topic that interests you
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14. A ______ is a claim or statement to explain a body of knowledge that has been rigorously tested and supported by scientific observations.
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Theory
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15. A broad statement used to account for an existing body of knowledge and also provide unique predictions to extend that body of knowledge is known as_____
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Theory
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16. Secondary source is any publication that refers to works, ideas, or observations that are _____
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Not of author
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17. Publication bias is the tendency for editors of _____ to preferentially accept articles that show positive results and reject those that show only negative results.
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Peer-reviewed journals
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18. Primary source is any publication in which the works, ideas, or observations are _____
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Of Author
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19. All statements are true about peer-reviewed journal except_____
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May be be published without acceptance from peer reviewers
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20. Parsimony is a canon of science that states that complex explanations should be preferred to simpler ones.
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False
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21. A systematic search for and recording of information identified in the general body of published scientific knowledge is known as_____
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Literature review
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22. A “bottom-up” type of reasoning in which a limited number of observations or measurements (i.e., data) are used to generate ideas and make observations is known as_____
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Inductive reasoning
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23. A specific, testable claim or prediction about what you expect to observe given a set of circumstances is known as_____
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Hypothesis
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24. Full-text database is any online database that makes full-text articles available to be downloaded _____
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Electronically
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25. Full text article is any article or text that is available in its _____ version.
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Completely published
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26. File drawer problem is a type of publication bias in which researchers have a tendency to file away studies that show negative results.
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True
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27. A method of testing a theory or hypothesis in which a positive result disconfirms the predictions made by that theory or hypothesis is known as_____
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Disconfirmational strategy
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28. A “top-down” type of reasoning in which a claim (a hypothesis or theory) is used to generate ideas or predictions and make observations is known as _____
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Deductive reasoning
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29. A method of testing a theory or hypothesis in which a positive result confirms the predictions made by that theory or hypothesis is known as_____
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Confirmational strategy
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30. Citation bias occurs when an author or authors cite the evidence that supports their view and existing evidence that refutes their view.
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False
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31. The length of an abstract is usually_____ words.
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250 or less
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