Academic Research

Question 1

Unless a student takes steps to ensure ___________ when researching, your results are determined by factors outside of your control.

Answer 1

1. Neutral searching
2. Use of a browser that prioritizes privacy and neutrality

Question 2

Which of the following is most true about using external examples in your paper?

Answer 2

These kinds of examples come from sources and need to be cited

Question 3

In the case of academic writing, one’s target readers are—

Answer 3

A group of educated experts

Question 4

The first thing to consider when looking for a quality source is the website you find it on. Name the two main elements of a website or organization that sponsors it that a college researcher must consider. __________ and __________.

Answer 4

purpose and bias

Question 5

Which of the following elements must be considered when assessing the author of a source?

Answer 5

1. Is this person an expert in this field or simply a journalist or writer?
2. Is this person biased in some way?

Question 6

In college-level research and writing, to contextualize a quote is best explained by which of the following statements?

Answer 6

It is provided before the quote and is usually in the signal phrase

Question 7

In college-level research writing, one’s target readers are always—

Answer 7

A group of educated experts

Question 8

When we talk about “bias” of sources, we must consider whether or not its ______ bias will prevent the source from presenting credible information.

Answer 8

inherent

Question 9

Found in library databases, which of the following best describes the specific types of information found in library database records such as author, title, journal title, abstract, publisher, date/year of publication, and subject/descriptor?

Answer 9

fields

Question 10

The research process for writing a paper is similar, sometimes _____, to the scientific method for conducting a study and publishing the results.

Answer 10

identical

Question 11

Once a writer has determined their research topic, what is the next step that should be taken when conducting academic research?

Answer 11

Extracting the main ideas and finding synonyms for each of the keywords

Question 12

The primary function of Boolean terms is to do what to search terms or keywords?

Answer 12

connect

Question 13

When it comes to Boolean terms, which of the following holds most true about certain terms?

Answer 13

1. Certain terms can broaden your search which is helpful when you are having trouble finding enough sources
2. Certain terms can focus your search and will help with the necessary specificity

Question 14

Truncation, which is also sometimes called _____________, is a search technique that allows you to put a special symbol after a word stem so it will fetch more variations of a term in a search.

Answer 14

stemming

Question 15

In research, stop words are best described as—

Answer 15

Small, unimportant words in a title

Question 16

In research, many topics contain multiple words. When typing in those words, often you might find articles that contain one but not both words. Because of this, which of the following is the way to ensure that all words show up together in an article?

Answer 16

Placing quotation marks around the whole phrase

Question 17

When conducting internet-based preliminary research, which of the following might be the most credible place to start?

Answer 17

Google Scholar

Question 18

The main difference between the definitions of primary and secondary sources is best explained as—

Answer 18

Original documents created concurrently with the event being researched versus works that analyze, assess, and interpret an event using a source

Question 19

1. Limitation
2. Value

3.Purpose

4. Origin

Answer 19

1. Are there any noticeable biases?
2. How useful is the source and how can it be applied to my research?
3. What perspective is the author trying to convey?
4. Who is the author and when was the information published?