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Researching and Writing the Literature Review MCQ

Which of the following refers to the body of literature surrounding a specific topic of interest to the researcher?

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Correct Answer: Literature review

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According to Chapter 3 of your text, which of the following is NOT one way to organize your literature?

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Correct Answer: Asking your professor or fellow classmate too help you complete the review

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In order to understand the ins and outs of the literature review, one needs to first find a topic.

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Correct Answer: False

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Joan decided to leave out a few articles that she had found in the library. She believed that the left-out articles did not quite match her research topic. Most likely Joan is guilty of using which of the following in her review of literature?

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Correct Answer: Selection bias

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If the library on your campus does not have the book you require, the next best way to find this is via Google.

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Correct Answer: False

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Websites are the most valuable asset when gathering information for a literature review.

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Correct Answer: False

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The literature review may be organized using all of the following techniques EXCEPT ______.

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Correct Answer: Discussing the topic with your professor

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Applied research ______ and seeks to ______.

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Correct Answer: Seeks to solve a specific societal problem or uncover more information about a particular issue; find out why people behave in a specific way

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When a researcher uses a systematic review, he or she uses specific guidelines in collecting studies on a topic. This means systematic reviews are less prone to ______.

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Correct Answer: Selection bias

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______ is(are) the most valuable asset when gathering information for a literature review.

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Correct Answer: Libraries and databases

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A(n) ______ is a brief summary of the article or book you read, including the focus of study, methodology used, conclusions, and anything else you found important while reading that particular work.

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Correct Answer: Annotated bibliography

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In order to analyze a study, you must first look at the concepts, theories, and perspectives.

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Correct Answer: True

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A literature review tries to prove why the researcher’s topic is a topic that needs to be investigated.

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Correct Answer: True

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Exploring different literature helps the researcher do all the following EXCEPT ______.

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Correct Answer: Analyze data

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The scientific task that a community will be looking for during a formal defense is whether the researcher knows the literature in that specific topic.

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Correct Answer: True

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_________ is a review of the literature that follows specific guidelines in collecting studies on a topic. It is usually less prone to biases.

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Correct Answer: Systematic Review

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Which articles to use for our literature review?

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Correct Answer: Selection Bias

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Answers to the question about how the articles and books (and other media) included in the systematic review were collected is known as _____.

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Correct Answer: Methodology of the Systematic Reviews

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The type of systematic reviews that ______recalculate the data from the original studies based on standard criteria is known as Meta-analyses.

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Correct Answer: Statistically

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Which of the a specific topic of interest to the researcher?

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Correct Answer: Literature Review

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________ is the possibility of borrowing articles and books from other libraries that may not be available in your local or university library .

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Correct Answer: Interlibrary Loans

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Operators that are used to conduct searches in the library and other databases (i.e., AND, OR, NOT) are known as ?

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Correct Answer: Boolean Operators

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A brief summary of the article or book you read, including the focus of the study, the methodology used, the findings, and the same important information that indirectly relates to your research topic is known as Annotated Bibliography.

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Correct Answer: False

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