Assessment 1 Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT an element of quantitative research?
- deductive process
- design and implementing a study to test ideas
- developing theories
- aims to understand the relationships between concepts/variables.
developing theories
Which of the following is NOT an element of qualitative research?
- inductive process
- moving from “the ground up”
- information is collected via interviews, focus groups or observations.
- involves researchers articulating theories about how things work, then testing them.
involves researchers articulating theories about how things work, then testing them.
On the first page of a journal article are several key elements used when citing. Which of the following is NOT found here?
- the article title
- appendices
- year of publication
- page numbers.
appendices
which section of a scholarly article is often the most difficult for students to understand?
results
What reference style do most social-scientific publications use?
American Psychological Association (APA) style
Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding a scholarly journal?
- they are considered to be sources of the most up to date and rigorously reviewed work in the field
- Examples include New York Times and Washington Post
- All of the articles are required to be peer reviewed.
c) Articles published in scholarly journals follow a typical format. - Articles go through several cycles of review by respected and knowledgeable scholars in the field.
Examples include New York Times and Washington Post
Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding a reference list in APA?
- Reference lists should always be on a sperate page at the end of a document
- Entries are in alphabetical order by author’s last name.
- If there are multiple authors listed on a source, alphabetize them by the last name before you include them on your reference list.
- The first line of each entry is flush to the left, while the rest are indent five spaces.
If there are multiple authors listed on a source, alphabetize them by the last name before you include them on your reference list.
Which of the following is a periodical?
magazine
When thinking about the information included in a reference list citation in APA format, what should be left out?
author’s full first name
Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding within-text referencing in APA?
- only include page numbers when you are directly quoting
- never use author’s first names
- never mention the title of a source
- In social sciences it is very important to directly quote more often than paraphrasing.
In social sciences it is very important to directly quote more often than paraphrasing.