COM quiz 5

b - to comprehensively synthesize the results of a wide and complex set of studies

A review article is generally written: a. for a journal's narrowest readership b. to comprehensively synthesize the results of a wide and complex set of studies c. by multiple authors d. all of the above

a - scientists plan and interpret their work in isolation

Penrose and Katz describe scientific research as "situated" for all of the following reasons except: a. scientists plan and interpret their work in isolation b. new studies are conducted to shed light on issues that the scientific community considers important c. scientists make decisions with an awareness of what has been done by others d. the outcomes of research are evaluated in light of scientific work that has come before

c - primary scources

Research reviews focus on: a. secondary sources b. textbooks c. primary sources d. all of the above

a - a synthesis of findings from research reports

Research reviews include: a. a synthesis of findings from research reports b. direct quotations from research reports c. a subjective and critical tone d. all of the above

d- all of the above

Review articles are useful to: a. program officers at funding agencies b. fellow researchers in the field c. professionals who use research to guide their practice d. all of the above

d - all of the above

The goal of a review article is to describe: a. what the field has learned so far b. what consensus has developed among the researchers in the field c. what questions remain in the field to be answered d. all of the above

c - topical headings

The main body of a research review is structured by: a. IMRaD headings b. functional headings c. topical headings d. persuasive headings

b - introduction, body, and conclusion

The overall organization of a research review is: a. introduction, methods, results, and discussion b. introduction, body, and conclusion c. abstract, methods, results, and conclusion d. history, results, and discussion

d - all of the above

The practice of citing prior research is integral to arguments contained in: a. grant proposals b. research reports c. research letters d. all of the above

b - it presents a list of individual article summaries

To say that a good review article synthesizes the research literature means all of the following except: a. it points out similarities among the reports b. it presents a list of individual article summaries c. it points out differences among the reports d. it groups reports into clusters