research literacy in psychology final
Which of the following is an example of correct APA formatting for the first parenthetical in-text citations for three articles?
(Krog et al., 2003; Manchester & Abernathy, 2001; Manchester & Abernathy, 2002)
The purposes of the introduction section of a paper can include all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER: A summary of what the researchers' study was What the previous literature says about the problem The hypothesis/hypotheses of the study Why we care about this topic area
Which of the following is NOT True about the Descriptive Statistics:
ANSWER: Allows us to make conclusions beyond the data we have analyzed. Describes data through statistics and graphs. Helps with simpler interpretation of the data. Helps describe or summarize data in a meaningful way.
All of the following are a major section of an empirical research article EXCEPT
ANSWER: Considerations Methods Discussion Results Introduction
The common standard format to write and report original research in psychology is
APA
When writing about the hypotheses in the discussion section, you should
Be vague report statistical values in APA format Be creative and artistic since this is not the first time you are writing about them ANSWER: discuss whether they were supported and explain why
Data analysis reports should be all of the following EXCEPT
Complete Insightful ANSWER Biased Accurate
All of the following is a purpose of the discussion section EXCEPT
Explain cautions in interpreting/applying these results Compare findings to previous literatue ANSWER: Describe the measures used in the study Discuss the summary of findings
Which of the following is the correct APA formatting for the first in-text citation for a paper with 3 authors?
Granger, Weasley, and Potter (1998)
Which of the following is Not a characteristic of a popular magazine?
It goes through a rigrous Review process completed by Peers , Referees, Editors from the field.
All of the following is true for the results section EXCEPT
Refers to tables and figures ANSWER: Discusses the findings Includes descriptive and inferential statistics Reports data in detail
All of the following can be found in the discussion section EXCEPT
Restatement of the hypotheses ANSWER: Description of the study design Strengths of the study Discussion of the findings
The closing paragraph of the paper should do all of the following EXCEPT
Summarize the purpose and findings in a few sentences ANSWER: provide background information and citations from the research field discuss the broader significance of the study talk about the takeaway messages
When discussing implications of a study, you should
Use definitive causal language such as "prove" ANSWER suggest how the findings apply to the real-world only focus on the current study and findings, not other studies in the literature Be vague
Which of the following sections do not have any sort of indentation somewhere within the text?
abstract
The IMRAD sections are found within which part of the paper?
body
A significant correlation suggests there is a relationship between two variables, specifically a causal relationship where one variable causes the other.
false
An abstract should be a long thorough summary of the entire paper.
false
Correlational studies only show you a non-causal association between variables that results in a dead end in the scientific field. There are no further directions or gaps to investigate using empirical methods.
false
Developing the skill to write artistically and poetically using metaphors and different literary devices, is the main objective of this course.
false
In research its perfectly ok to occasionally falsify data to prove one's theory..
false
In the discussion section we can present statistical results and references to figures and tables.
false
Its perfectly ethical to manipulate/change my study results to fit the hypothesis that I have proposed.
false
Long quotations and appropriate citations should frequently be used for literature reviews and introduction sections of research articles.
false
Researchers of a paper should make their personal opinions very clear throughout the introduction section.
false
Scientific writing is the knowledge and understanding of original research in journals.
false
Tables, graphs and statistical results may be found in the Discussion section of the scientific paper.
false
The abstract is sometimes found at the end of the introduction section in an empirical paper.
false
The results section should always include individual scores and raw data.
false
When citing a book, you do not need to include the year it was published.
false
When reading empirical articles, I should take the author's suggestions and conclusions word for word without second guessing the validity of the study or critically evaluating their own research work.
false
When reporting the results of inferential statistics, a researcher can avoid mentioning the p value.
false
When there are multiple papers with different authors who have the same last name, then the text must include each authors full first and last name in the citations.
false
When writing my paper, readers should have a good understanding of the research area so I don't need to waste time and fill up space by stating conceptual definitions.
false
When writing your discussion section, you should present as many limitations as you can think of (statistical, common, general, and complex).
false
plagiarism is okay as long as it was the first offense
false
the popular maganizes can be considered as peer reviewed research publications
false
Correct formatting indicates that the references page is all single-spaced.
false, it should be double spaced
IDaM is the most acceptable acronym APA format for the scientific papers.
false; the true acronym is IMRAD
Some examples of descriptive statistics are
mean, standard deviation, and t tests Mean, Median, and Standard Deviation Mean and ANOVA test statistic ANSWER: t tests, anovas, and correlation
Is the following an example of correct APA formatting for an initial in-text citation for two authors: Langston & Perry (2015) investigated the effects of caffeine on memory retention of college students.
no: it should be Langston and Perry (2015)...
The reporting of original research in journals, through scientific papers in standard format is
scientific writing
What font is recommended by the standard format?
times new roman, 12 pt
Which of the following pieces of information should be italicized when citing an empirical article in standard format?
title of the journal
"Being sensitive to labels" is a guideline for reducing Bias in scientific writing.
true
An abstract for a literature review should describe the implications for theory, policy, and/or practice.
true
An example of strength of a study, can be how this is the first study to examine a particular phenomenon.
true
As a result of this course, I should be able to read research articles, understand them, and critically evaluate them to become a knowledgeable and well-informed scientist.
true
Learning the basic organization of most scientific papers is one of the objectives of this course
true
The abstract is a brief comprehensive summary of the contents of an article.
true
There are many characteristics of good research. Replicable and generalizable are two of them.
true
When critically evaluating articles, one could ask whether the sample size of the study was representative of the population in reference.
true
When there are multiple papers by the same authors and published in the same year, then the citations must be distinguished by a lower-case letter at the end of the publication year.
true
You usually don't need to include the "introduction" title as this part of the paper is usually assumed to be the introduction.
true
experimental research is about studying the true cause and effect relationship under a very high degree of control
true
scientific literacy is more than just knowing the scientific facts
true
Is the following an example of correct APA formating for a subsequent parenthetical citation for 6 or more authors: A moderate amount of caffeine improves retention of complex facts for college students preparing for final exams (Langston et al., 2015).
yes
