SS3A Quizzes (Midterm)

TRUE/FALSE: The introduction to a survey should always include an explanation of the purpose so that, among other reasons, respondents understand why their participation is important. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: There are many different models or representations of the ideal research process, but most share the same major elements. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: Using styles to format your resume in Microsoft Word and then saving this file as an Adobe PDF will result in a a resume that has the basic features to be machine readable. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: When others have taken your online Google Forms survey, their responses can be viewed as a raw spreadsheet or as a summary sheet that includes graphs for some items. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: When referencing your survey by its URL there are two versions - one that links to the survey edit view and one that links to the live version of the form. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: When taking notes for research purposes, one must actively consider the possibility that those notes could be made public at some point in the future. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: When you conduct a Google Search you are actually searching Google's index of the web, not the web itself. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: When you take notes using a cloud-based or web-based application like Evernote, your files are safe, even if the computer you are working on is damaged or destroyed because at least 1 copy is stored remotely. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: Whenever possible, short questions are to be preferred over long questions on a survey. a) True b) False

a) True

FILL-IN: According to Booth et al. (2016) the right time to imagine your ideal, perspective reader and think about the role you want to assume as a writer is ________. a) Before you write the first word of your first draft b) After writing a first draft, when you can see where you are at so far c) As a specific stage in revision later on, to ensure uniformity d) They suggest that all thinking about the reader be left to an editor who knows the audience, not to the original author e) Actually, they advise against both of these things as bad for research writing

a) Before you write the first word of your first draft

For Tuesday, you read Chapter 7. What component of an argument would this statement best be classified as... "In this paper, I argue that students who multi-task during lectures are missing critical information." a) Claim b) Reason c) Evidence d) Acknowledgement and Response e) Warrant

a) Claim

From Chapter 8 (for today), read the statement below taken from a hypothetical student paper and decide which type of claim or problem it most sounds like: In this paper I will explain how the Application Programming Interface (API) standard has revolutionized the web 2.0 environment by making it possible for everyday users and developers to build their own custom software and have it "talk" to websites and databases and further democratizing the web. a) Conceptual Problem b) Practical Problem c) Both Conceptual and Practical Problem

a) Conceptual Problem

Jocelyn used Zotero to produce the following APA-formatted references for the end of a paper she is writing. Use what you learned about the requirements of the APA system to evaluate her works cited entries (note: the first article has no stated author). Works Cited: "2,000-year-old electronics tech still can't be matched." (2013, July 28). Fox News. Retrieved from: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/07/28/2000-year-old-metal-coating-technology-cant-be-matched-even-today-for-use-in/ Naughton, J. (2010, August 8-10). "The Internet: is it changing the way we think?" theguardian.com. Retrieved from: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/aug/15/internet-brain-neuroscience-debate a) Excellent: these are both acceptably formatted APA-style references b) Problematic: there are large or obvious problems in the way these references are formatted

a) Excellent: these are both acceptably formatted APA-style references

In researching best practices for a resume for a position as an electrical engineer, Christiania learns that the ideal resume will use bolding and larger fonts for the section headings and place all dates in a consistent location (left or right) to make the document easy for a reader to scan quickly. These prescriptions (things to include) are best categorized as which global aspect of writing? a) Form b) Content c) Both Form and Content

a) Form

Which of the following would be described as a BAD or ineffective role to assume when writing a research report? a) My role is to show you how many facts I have dug up b) My role is to share with you some facts that I think you may find interesting c) My role is to share with you some facts that should be helpful in solving a problem you care about d) My role is to share with you the solution to an important problem that we both care about

a) My role is to show you how many facts I have dug up

Which of the paraphrases below plagiarizes the following paragraph from Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers: The Story of Success? "Achievement is talent plus preparation. The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play" (2008, p. 38). a) Success seems to depend on a combination of talent and preparation. However, when psychologists closely examine the gifted and their careers, they discover that innate talent plays a much smaller role than preparation (Gladwell, 2008, p. 38). b) Modern research in psychology is upending the old view that achievement is due to a combination of equal parts preparation and talent, replacing it with the view that preparation alone is the major factor in predicting achievement (Gladwell, 2008, p. 38). c) The existing formula for understanding achievement was Achievement = Talent + Preparation. According to Gladwell, this formula can be mostly simplified down to Achievement = Preparation (2008, p. 38) d) As Gladwell observes, summarizing studies on the highly successful, we tend to overestimate the role of talent and underestimate that of preparation (2008, p. 38) e) Aye, now, what's it take to be the best, ye ask? Preparation, preparation, and more preparation. Look not to talent, say the sages of psychology today - that way lies madness! Sleep soundly knowing that it's elbow-grease and naught much else that'll bring ye fame and riches. Thus spake the Pirate ghost of Malcolm Gladwell (2008, p. 38)

a) Success seems to depend on a combination of talent and preparation. However, when psychologists closely examine the gifted and their careers, they discover that innate talent plays a much smaller role than preparation (Gladwell, 2008, p. 38).

When reading a source at an early stage of the research process, the following suggestions could be helpful. Which general purpose in reading do they potentially help with? -Look for claims that require additional support -Look for claims that contain contradictions -Look for claims that make causal mistakes or misstate the history of an idea a) These are ways to read for a problem b) These are ways to read for an argument c) These are ways to read for data and support

a) These are ways to read for a problem

In the video instruction for today, where did most of the social survey data collection efforts rank, compared to the other major data collection efforts shown on the graphic? a) They were less costly and produced less total information b) They were less costly, but produced more total information c) They were more costly and produced less total information d) They were more costly, but produced more total information

a) They were less costly and produced less total information

RUE/FALSE: If you see the logo below when working on labs in this course, you are logged in to the correct UCI Google Apps account. (anteater) a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: A "peer reviewed" resource is one that has undergone a careful evaluation by experts in that research field prior to publication. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: A user who opts to take the time to set up and use styles in Microsoft Word can make a document entirely compatible with the APA style guide's recommendations about the font size, centering, bolding, and placement of various headings (they would not need to make individual changes to formatting once the styles are set up). a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: As a general rule, the creation of a closed-ended question and set of responses requires more knowledge of the survey subject that the creation of open-ended questions that can accept any input. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: Evernote provides users with most of the basic formatting and organizational tools available in a standard Word Processing program (examples: change fonts, change the color of text, indent, bold, italicize, and on). a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: If Douglas removes an older entry from the "work history" section to make room on the first page of his resume for a new and better "education" section, this would best be described as a change in content. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: If it applies to your search, a "specialized term" is useful in a targeted search because it is rarer than other search terms and produces a more selective set of search results. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: Not all words and phrases are treated the same by Google; some like site: and filetype: will trigger a different set of search results or actions. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: The ZOT in the name Zotero is a coincidence and has nothing to do with UC Irvine's own system of ZOT mail, ZOT portal, etc. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: With correct information supplied, Zotero can automatically produce a complete works cited page or similar references list that conforms to the requirements of the APA citation system. a) True b) False

a) True

TRUE/FALSE: Zotero gives users the option of including notes along with a reference by uploading a separate file of notes or entering notes in a specific box along with the other information. a) True b) False

a) True

In the short postscript entitled "The Ethics of Research" which of the following is NOT mentioned in the list of ethical responsibilities for researchers that featured prominently throughout your text? a) Using research to fight against policies that you believe are unjust b) Establishing a social contract with your reader c) Avoiding plagiarism d) Guarding against biases in collecting and reporting evidence e) Projecting a trustworthy Ethos as a writer

a) Using research to fight against policies that you believe are unjust

For certain sections of a research report, a large volume of the information that is included comes from other sources and must be paraphrased, since convention states that direct quotes are to be used sparingly, if at all. When is the best time in the course of doing research to begin putting information and ideas into your own words, or paraphrasing? a) When you first takes notes on a source b) When you go back through your notes and organize, recopy, or centralize c) During the initial drafting of an outline for structure and organization d) When you finally commit yourself and your ideas to full sentences (prose) e) When a draft of the research report has been completed it is carefully reviewed at that point for any similarity to the original sources

a) When you first takes notes on a source

After writing a first draft of a research paper, Raylene determines that she doesn't actually know as much about inheritance law and trusts as she initially thought, forcing her to go back and do much additional studying and research. This would be considered an illustration of which purpose of writing listed in pages 11-12. a) Writing to Test One's Thinking b) Writing to Understand c) Writing to Remember d) Writing to Earn a Grade e) Writing to Impress a Teacher

a) Writing to Test One's Thinking

Read the following two sentences from an older edition of your text and then judge whether the paraphrase that follows does an adequate job of rearranging the sentence structure and wording to "put it in your own words". Original: "You paraphrase appropriately when you represent an idea in your own words more clearly or pointedly than the source does. But readers will think that you plagiarize if they can match your words and phrasing with those of your source" (Booth et al. 2008, p. 194). Sample Paraphrase: "According to Booth, Colomb, and Williams (2008), paraphrase is the use of your own words to represent the ideas of another more clearly. It becomes plagiarism when readers see a word-for-word similarity between a paraphrase and a source." (p. 194). a) Yes, this paraphrasing is acceptable b) No, this paraphrasing is not sufficient

a) Yes, this paraphrasing is acceptable

Yutta would like to underline or bold specific keywords throughout her resume to make them stand out, so she creates a new Microsoft Word style named "Keyword". What type of style should she make if she intends to apply this style to select words throughout her entire document? a) A paragraph style b) A character style c) A linked style d) A table style e) A list style

b) A character style

In the postscript on ethics, Booth et al. (2016) point out that the word ethics derives from the Greek word ethos. Which of the following is one of the meanings of ethos? a) An even exchange b) An individual's character c) One of the Aristotelian elements of drama d) The fifth, overarching classical element in the system of Empedocles e) A class of crime in ancient Greece involving theft

b) An individual's character

SELECT ALL: Which of the following are the three major (or basic) ethical principles described in the Belmont Report? (check all three correct answers) a) Informed Consent b) Beneficence c) Justice d) Respect for Persons e) Assessment of Risks and Benefits f) Selection of Subjects

b) Beneficence c) Justice d) Respect for Persons

Put the following online research strategies in order from most efficient to least efficient as described in the lecture material for this week: A. Doing a general search on Google or Bing and hoping to find something 'interesting' B. Topic or Keyword Search in a Full-Text Search Engine (all databases) C. Using the "forward" feature of WOS/WOK to see what work was influenced by a paper you like a) A --> B --> C b) C --> B --> A c) A --> C --> B d) B --> C --> A e) B --> A --> C f) C --> A --> B

b) C --> B --> A

FILL-IN: The old-fashioned (but still good) advice to include multiple ways for an employer to a candidate could be considered a _________ requirement for the "genre" of writing known as the resume. a) Form b) Content c) Machine Readability d) Practical e) Silly

b) Content

In researching best practices for a resume for a position as a social worker, Reya learns that such a resume should list her college degrees but leave off information about her high school education. These proscriptions (things not to include) are best categorized as which global aspect of writing? a) Form b) Content c) Both Form and Content

b) Content

In researching best practices for a resume for a position in bank management, Hamza learns that such a resume should list any experience that he has in managing revenue or financial portfolios, customer service, and long-term strategic planning. These prescriptions (things to include) are best categorized as which global aspect of writing? a) Form b) Content c) Both Form and Content

b) Content

TRUE/FALSE: A good practice in survey writing is to include a statement that orders respondents to answer all questions on the survey. a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: A limitation of Zotero and BMS like it is that it can handle websites, but does not support the citing of traditional offline sources like books and magazines. a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: Booth et al. remark that the usual research strategy of finding a "trailhead" into the research literature and then following the citations forward or backward to better, more relevant research only works for simple research questions and projects. a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: Google will "crawl" a webpage and add it to its massive index regardless of whether that page's owner want the information indexed or not. a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: If a researcher wishes to see *both* a list (or picture) of articles that have cited a particular research paper (forward links) *and* another list of articles cited by that research paper (backward links), that researcher will need to use more than one Academic Search Engine. a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: In the video instruction for today, measurement error was defined as "errors in an observation that are introduced by the fact that we cannot measure our research subjects directly, but must take their word for it" . a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: Recent studies into the way we store memories suggests that taking notes with a computer or mobile device activates more neurons than writing notes out longhand and therefore leads to better recall of the information. a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: The notes that one would take during a course to prepare for a final exam are very similar to the notes one would take during a research process to prepare for writing a research report. a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: The term "crawling the web" refers to the process of tracking which search results users choose (something that takes place after a user enters a search query). a) True b) False

b) False

TRUE/FALSE: Toni would like to make certain keywords throughout her resume stand out by changing them to a bright green color (the same shade as the logo for the company to which she is applying). There is a default style in the Microsoft Word Style Gallery that she could use to color this text automatically. a) True b) False

b) False

Which term below best describes the APA style citation system? a) It is an Author-title style b) It is an Author-date style c) It is an Author-only style d) It is a Footnote style e) None of the above

b) It is an Author-date style

FILL-IN: When discussing the ways in which different research fields utilize sources to construct arguments, Booth et al. (2016) observe that _________ fields use primary resources and __________ fields use secondary resources. a) All | Only some b) Only some | All c) Only some | Only some d) All | All

b) Only some | All

When writing a research report Dr. Zizner includes the full set of three examples of a social phenomenon from a colleague's already-published paper (the idea), but describes each in her own words. She includes a citation to the original work. Which word best describes what Dr. Zizner has done? a) Summarizing b) Paraphrasing c) Quoting d) Plagiarism e) Attribution

b) Paraphrasing

Which researcher defined a social scientist as someone who tries to understand society "in a disciplined way"? a) Wayne C. Booth b) Peter Berger c) James Henslin d) Robert Merton e) Bruce L. Berg

b) Peter Berger

For Tuesday, you read Chapter 7. If the following statement followed the one from the last question, what would be the best description of its role in the overall argument? "the major culprit in explaining students' poor comprehension was their inability to simultaneously take in two different sources of sensory information - instead they switched back and forth, turning their attention to the class material on and off like a light switch." a) Claim b) Reason c) Evidence d) Acknowledgement and Response e) Warrant

b) Reason

Classify the following source according to the 3 type system presented in Booth et al.: A peer-reviewed article that summarizes what is known about a research area and puts forward a new set of questions to advance research a) Primary Source b) Secondary Source c) Tertiary Source d) None of the above

b) Secondary Source

Which of the following approaches is recommended (by Microsoft, me, and many others) whenever you need to format a large multipage document, especially if you may need to modify the formatting later? a) Direct Formatting b) Setting and Using Styles c) Using the Design Tab d) Search and Replace e) Entering All Text as Word Art

b) Setting and Using Styles

The automated programs that search and index web content to help create Google's index (and the indexes of other search engines) are called what? a) Octopi b) Spiders c) Index Agents d) Agent Smiths e) Googlecrawlers

b) Spiders

When reading a source at an early stage of the research process, the following suggestions could be helpful. Which general purpose in reading do they potentially help with? -Look for claims that are begging for a response to some predictable disagreement -Look for patterns in the way that reasoning is developed or explained -Look for a set of arguments to model your own research paper on a) These are ways to read for a problem b) These are ways to read for an argument c) These are ways to read for data and support

b) These are ways to read for an argument

Originally, the course SS3A was proposed for what purpose? a) To serve as an impenetrable barrier to advancement on the path to graduation b) To serve as an alternative to computer science courses for social scientists to learn research computing c) To serve as a basic check that all social science students can produce original research d) To serve as a means of reducing the difference among social science disciplines by enforcing uniformity e) To give all students a common language to use in communicating across disciplinary lines

b) To serve as an alternative to computer science courses for social scientists to learn research computing

FILL-IN: According to Booth et al., learning to do research is most like ________. a) Riding a bike (you never forget once learned) b) Training for a sport (skills can fade with disuse and may not transfer to other "sports") c) Fixing a computer (it's pretty hard and should be left to the professionals) d) Hotwiring a car (it is a useful skill, but one that should only be used for good)

b) Training for a sport (skills can fade with disuse and may not transfer to other "sports")

To exclude a term or expression from a Google Search query and limit results to pages that do not contain that term, you should place which operator before the term or expression. a) NOT b) ^ (a carat) c) - (a minus sign) d) REMOVE e) ! (an exclamation point)

c) - (a minus sign)

According to the video "Keys to Success", what is a "soft deadline"? a) A real pain b) A total source of confusion c) A recommendation d) A deadline that has been left out in the sun for too long e) A later deadline for people who can't meet the harder deadline

c) A recommendation

According to Booth et al. what is a WARRANT (in a research context)? a) A document that permits law enforcement to search a building or person b) A questionably bad 80s rock band c) A statement describing the principle that connects a reason to a claim when that reason is not obvious d) A statement that summarizes all evidence presented in support of a claim e) A statement that acknowledges a possible weakness in our argument and provides additional support

c) A statement describing the principle that connects a reason to a claim when that reason is not obvious

In the "Keys to Success" video, it is recommended that you begin each day by checking with which section on Canvas? a) Calendar b) Modules c) Announcements d) Discussion e) Syllabus

c) Announcements

Due to the fact that much research is collaborative, which of the following become especially important skills for researchers to master? a) Data Collection and Measurement b) Analysis and Synthesis c) Communication and Writing d) Inductive and Deductive Reasoning e) Self-Correction and Retraction

c) Communication and Writing

Which of the following is NOT a criterion used by most researchers to evaluate the evidence presented in a report? a) How authoritative or credible is the source of the information b) How representative is the evidence being presented c) How many different reasons and separate forms of evidence are presented for a claim d) How accurately is the evidence described in the report e) How precisely is the evidence described

c) How many different reasons and separate forms of evidence are presented for a claim

For both humans and machine scanners, which type of words are most likely to get your resume additional (good) attention? a) Short words that are easy to read b) Long words that show off your vocabulary c) Keywords that identify your skills and target job d) Verbs that show you have access to a Thesaurus e) Numbers that provide concrete evidence of your achievements

c) Keywords that identify your skills and target job

What solution do Booth et al. put forward as the "antidote" or countermeasure to the flood of information (some good, some bad) that we encounter on the internet, TV, and elsewhere? a) Ignore everything except what is important to you b) Use your existing beliefs to select those facts that you find least objectionable c) Learn to accurately judge the research of others and value clearly reported findings d) Learn to project your mind into the outer realms of the galaxy and then stay there where it is nice and quiet e) Read everything that you can and avoid giving more weight to some sources than to others

c) Learn to accurately judge the research of others and value clearly reported findings

Pretend you are asked to give feedback to a classmate about their first attempt at formulating a research question for the project in this course. Which of the following proposed research questions would be the worst example of a research question that ties together the two major themes of this course? a) Economics: According to existing research, what are the most important negative consequences of computerized high-frequency trading systems for everyday investors? b) Cognitive Psychology: What do the major studies of internet on memory suggest is the impact on information storage (memory) and retrieval (access) when subjects are told that they will be able to access a particular piece of information later via an internet search? c) Privacy and Ethics: Is it legal and just for the Federal Government to use military drone technology to perform surveillance on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil? d) Education: Based upon the results a simple survey that I will distribute during the quarter, will students who engage in non-course-related activities during classtime, such as texting or checking social media updates, be able to recall the same amount or types of information from the class as those who avoided such distractions? e) Culture and Migration: What can qualitative interviews help to tell me about how urban immigrant communities or enclaves in Southern California are utilizing digital communications technologies to stay in touch with friends and family in their country of origin?

c) Privacy and Ethics: Is it legal and just for the Federal Government to use military drone technology to perform surveillance on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil?

What do I describe as the "center" of this course? a) Technology b) Society c) Research d) Sociology e) You

c) Research

FILL-IN: One point emphasized in the postscript entitled "The Ethics of Research" is that research is a profoundly _______ activity. a) Competitive b) Collaborative c) Social d) Self-Correcting e) Logical

c) Social

According to "The Story of Search," how will the word jams be treated in the following search queries? Query 1: 405 highway rush hour traffic jams Query 2: Best old school R & B jams Query 3: How to treat finger jams Query 4: bottles for preserving jams a) All will be assigned the most common meaning of the word based on frequency of use in the English language (the traffic jam meaning) b) All will be assigned the same meaning because each appears as the final word in the query and this is the only way Google can attempt to determine meaning c) The Google synonym system will attempt to interpret which meaning you intend using context clues like the other words in the search d) The Google ranking system will simply feed the most common search results favored by other users regardless of your intended meaning e) Words with multiple meanings are dropped from search queries altogether because they are ambiguous and provide no useful information

c) The Google synonym system will attempt to interpret which meaning you intend using context clues like the other words in the search

Using the "how to make an argument" framework presented in Booth et al. this week, which of the following would best describe what went wrong in this case that you read about on CareerBuilder for today: Applicant applied twice for the same position and provided different work history on each application. a) The applicant made a claim (e.g. You should hire me) and failed to provide any reason why b) The applicant made a claim (e.g. You should hire me) and provided inaccurate reasons to support the claim c) The applicant made a claim (e.g. You should hire me) and provided inaccurate evidence to support the reason (e.g. I have the appropriate work history) d) The applicant made a claim (e.g. You should hire me) but failed to respond to an obvious problem with their argument e) The applicant made a claim (e.g. You should hire me) but did not explain the principle that connects the evidence (e.g. work history) to that claim

c) The applicant made a claim (e.g. You should hire me) and provided inaccurate evidence to support the reason (e.g. I have the appropriate work history)

The default headings - take Heading 1 as an example - may not look exactly the same in Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Which of the following statements is most accurate when comparing these two Word Processing tools? a) The default Heading 1 in Microsoft can be customized, but this is not true for Google Docs b) Neither can be customized, which is why it is important to use MS Word when trying to format an APA-style paper (so that the Heading 1 will look right) c) The defaults don't matter - you can customize Heading 1 using either tool and make it look however you want (within reason)

c) The defaults don't matter - you can customize Heading 1 using either tool and make it look however you want (within reason)

Which of the following objectives would be the least important concern for most students when taking notes if the original source is always available for review in a digital format? a) To organize new information b) To provide a link to the original source if needed c) To create a perfect record of all major facts d) To improve your understanding and aid in learning e) To record your our own reactions

c) To create a perfect record of all major facts

FILL-IN: Booth and his co-authors go to great lengths to argue that writing serves many purposes, among them: 1.) Writing helps us remember information 2.) Writing helps us understand a topic better 3.) _____???_____ a) Writing helps us persuade others of our point of view b) Writing is the primary means of obtaining grants and funding for research c) Writing helps us test our thinking about a subject d) Writing makes it possible to get a good job even in a tough job market e) Writing helps us build our reputation as a trustworthy researcher

c) Writing helps us test our thinking about a subject

If Jenny wants to find general resume advice from a trusted source that she's heard about in the past (the UCI career center, http://www.career.uci.edu/), she can conduct a search of only pages on that organization's website using which of the following search queries? a) effective resumes www.career.uci.edu b) effective resumes search:www.career.uci.edu within(www.career.uci.edu) effective resumes c) effective resumes site:http://www.career.uci.edu d) she cannot do this with a search engine: she would have to visit www.career.uci.edu and use CTRL+F to manually search for information

c) effective resumes site:http://www.career.uci.edu

When evaluating a source for possible inclusion in a research project or paper, skimming is strongly recommended. Place the following sections in the order recommended when skimming a source that is an online article for relevance. A. Skim the abstract B. Skim the introduction and conclusion C. Skim the bibliography for titles relevant to your topic D. Use CTRL-F or a similar function to search the article for your target keywords E. Skim for section headings a) A --> B --> C --> D --> E b) A --> B --> C --> E --> D c) A --> B --> D --> C --> E d) A --> B --> D --> E --> C e) B --> A --> D --> E --> C

d) A --> B --> D --> E --> C

MATCHING: Booth et al. describe the standards that "people who read a lot of research" are going to apply to the evidence in a research report. Match the following general types of evidence to the standards used to judge them. Types of Evidence Standards A. Data you collected yourself I. Identify the sources, provide complete citations, and show that you got as close to the actual data as you reasonably could B. Data collected by others (primary sources) II. Identify the source(s) of the data and provide complete citations to where the data are available C. Analysis done by others (secondary sources) III. Explain all major details of how data were collected and where they are available a) A <--> I, B <--> II, C <--> III b) A <--> II, B <--> III, C <--> I c) A <--> II, B <--> I, C <--> III d) A <--> III, B <--> II, C <--> I e) A <--> III, B <--> I, C <--> II

d) A <--> III, B <--> II, C <--> I

FILL-IN: When a researcher follows certain conventions to ensure that information is located within a paper where the reader expects it to be, Booth et al. describe that researcher as relying on ________. a) A Bad Approach b) A Roadmap c) Conventional Wisdom d) A Genre e) The Rules rather than their Brain

d) A Genre

For Tuesday, you read Chapter 7. What would this be an example of... "While Kerry's Argument that not every last multitasker who participated in Dr. Jones' study showed declines in their comprehension is true, on average they earned a full letter grade less than their single-tasking classmates." a) Claim b) Reason c) Evidence d) Acknowledgment and Response e) Warrant

d) Acknowledgment and Response

Based on the explanation in the short postscript entitled "The Ethics of Research", which rationale for avoiding plagiarism would the authors consider the strongest and most important? a) To avoid a charge of academic dishonesty on your record b) To avoid the risk of a lawsuit from the original author c) Because plagiarism is literally the theft of words d) Because if plagiarism becomes common, it devalues all intellectual work e) To ensure that you get the full learning value from an assignment

d) Because if plagiarism becomes common, it devalues all intellectual work

Read the following two descriptions of the process used by two students to arrive at a suitable research question and then answer that question. You'll be asked to evaluate these two approaches after reading them. Jose: Jose did not start with a question. Instead, he spent some time searching online to locate a specific, high-quality dataset that was collected by a previous group of researchers. He then looked at the social behaviors and characteristics that were measured for each person in that study and realized that he could answer several new, interesting questions about human behavior using this existing data by simply applying the same existing methods to these new questions. Therefore, he formulated his research question and design based upon the knowledge that the data already existed and further asked the question in such a way that the results would be interesting and important no matter what the specific answer to his question was. This ensured that he would be able to easily write a solid report at the end of his research process, which he did. Kim: Kim became very passionate about a particular question that she first encountered during a elective course she took in the humanities. She set out to find an answer this question without any clear sense about what research (if any) had already been done to answer it, what approach she might use to answer it, or whether the question was for certain even answerable using existing social science research methods in her major field of study. Nevertheless, Kim followed through, and with considerable effort was able to produce an original research project that provided an answer at least one specific aspect of her original "big question". Which researcher is going about their research in the "right way"? a) Jose has the right approach b) Kim has the right approach c) Neither approach is recommended (both have major flaws) d) Both approaches can yield important contributions, so there are no losers here

d) Both approaches can yield important contributions, so there are no losers here

Examine the list below of "Thou Shalt Nots" for researchers also found in the postscript entitled "The Ethics of Research." Which one of these ethical obligations is best satisfied by ensuring careful inclusion of the last component of a formal argument (acknowledgement and response)? a) Do not plagiarize or claim credit for the results of others b) Do not misrepresent sources, invent data, or fake results c) Do not submit data whose accuracy you do not trust d) Do not conceal objections that you cannot rebut e) Do not destroy or conceal sources important for those who follow

d) Do not conceal objections that you cannot rebut

FILL-IN: Bubbl.us is an online app that enables a person to create ____________. a) Research Documents b) Annotated Bibliographies c) Outlines d) Mind Maps e) Graphical Storyboards

d) Mind Maps

Which general "type" of question would best describe the following proposed research question for an SS3A research paper? Question: Why will the Apple iPhone 7 be better than any previous smartphone on the market? a) "Type 1": Impact of Technology on the Research Process b) "Type 2": Research into the impacts of technology on a particular aspect of society c) "Type 3": Research designed to help improve a technology in some specified way d) None of the above - not really a proper research question

d) None of the above - not really a proper research question

FILL-IN: The intended audience for a Secondary Source would most often be ___________. a) The General Public b) Students c) Statisticians d) Scholars or Professionals e) None of the Above

d) Scholars or Professionals

Which of the following academic search engines provides a PDF of the full text to some or all of the articles it indexes (without having to go to another site or search engine)? a) I. JSTOR b) II. Science Direct c) III. Web of Science d) The first two only e) The second two only f) All three!

d) The first two only

FILL-IN: Bubbl.us can be thought of as a useful tool early in a research project because of the ease with which a user can rearrange, change, and highlight the development of a research question. This feature is most useful to researchers for ensuring that each stage of the research process has been _____?_____. a) conducted in a specified order b) developed without undue influence from the ideas of others c) rigorously checked against existing knowledge d) carefully and systematically documented e) communicated to others in a highly stylized reporting format

d) carefully and systematically documented

Which of the following was NOT recommended this week as an excellent source of initial research questions? a) Personal Experience b) Social Problems c) Popular Press Articles d) Disciplinary or Field Problems e) A survey of ones peers and friends

e) A survey of ones peers and friends

Which of the following is a reason to learn the valuable skill of paraphrasing? a) You can adjust the language of a passage to match the rest of your paper while keeping the important information b) You can avoid "over-quoting" - making your paper a string of other people's words rather than your own c) You will understand the original material better if you take the time to put it into your own words d) You can avoid many of the most common forms of "accidental" plagiarism by paraphrasing to begin with e) All of the Above

e) All of the Above

According to your textbook authors, which of the following tasks are considered necessary to become an expert researcher? a) Reporting information clearly and accurately b) Finding Information c) Evaluating information d) Using the research of others e) All of the above

e) All of the above

Which of the following methods can be used to search for an image of a horse using Google Image search? a) Enter the word "horse" into Google Image Search b) Upload an image of a horse in Google Image search and it will search for visually similar images c) Drag and Drop an image of a horse directly into the Google Image search box and it will search for visually similar images d) Click "Search by Image" next to any existing search result to conduct a new search for visually similar images e) All of the above

e) All of the above

Which type of interaction are we interested in learning about in this course? a) The impact of computing technologies on society b) The impact of computing technologies on the way that social scientists study the world c) The impact of social science research on the development of new technologies d) The impact of societal change on the development of new technologies e) All of the above are connections between society, research, and technology that we will examine

e) All of the above are connections between society, research, and technology that we will examine

Which of the following was mentioned in the postscript to the text called "The Ethics of Research" (Booth et al. 2008) as an example of an "obvious" ethical violation in research? a) Plagiarizing or taking credit for the ideas or words of others b) Misreporting sources c) Faking Data d) Concealing objections that one cannot address or rebut e) All of the above were mentioned

e) All of the above were mentioned

Which of the following was NOT an example from the videos of software that one could use to take and store digital or electronic notes? a) Microsoft Word b) Evernote c) Microsoft OneNote d) Notepad or Wordpad e) AntEaterNotes

e) AntEaterNotes

Which of the following is NOT a question that relates to one of the 5 core elements of any research argument (from Booth et al. CH 7)? a) What is my CLAIM? b) What REASONS support my claim? c) What EVIDENCE supports each reason? d) complications, and objections? e) How IMPORTANT are my arguments to my potential audience?

e) How IMPORTANT are my arguments to my potential audience?

A Researcher wants to study the health risks of living close to a toxic Superfund site (a federally recognized site that is highly polluted). In order to improve cooperation in the study, the researcher decides to include only participants who lived in an extremely poor section of the surrounding neighborhood while avoiding several million-dollar homes that were equally close to the Superfund site (where she feels the residents would not cooperate anyway). When this researcher brings this proposed plan of research in front of an Institutional Review Board, which of the following concerns (from the Belmont Report) will most definitely be raised about the ethics of this plan? a) Respect for Persons b) Informed Consent c) Beneficence d) Voluntariness e) Justice

e) Justice

From the video lecture for today, what was the simple example used to illustrate the principle that "every word matters" when reducing measurement error in social surveys? a) The problem of reactivity (e.g. respondents being angered by survey questions) b) The importance of efficiency in question writing (time and fatigue) c) The impossibility of ever getting a truly perfect survey question for attitudes d) The difficulty of inferring emotional states based upon written descriptions e) The complexity of translating survey questions into other languages

e) The complexity of translating survey questions into other languages