Evaluating Information & sources

Your research question is "Should the United States reintroduce the Mexican wolf to the Southwest?" Which source would be considered unreliable or inappropriate for researching this question?

article in Wikipedia titled "Southwestern United States"

Scholarly sources, such as academic journals and specialized books from university presses, are typically oriented toward ______. Select all that apply.

experts professionals and specialists

Your research question is "How does creative therapy (such as art, music, and writing) help to heal troubled youths?" Which sources would be relevant and appropriate for researching this question? Select all that apply.

report with narratives written by troubled youths involved in Release the Fear, a highly respected creative project in Phoenix, Arizona article titled "Let the Anger Go: Art and Incarcerated Teenagers," published in the American Art Therapy Association journal interview with incarcerated youths who have been served by an accredited art-therapy program

A source might be questionable if you can't ______. Select all that apply.

trace the origins of the information identify the author and sponsor of a publication verify the credentials of the author

If a researcher cannot establish that the author of a source is an expert or that the author has obtained his or her information from credible sources, that source should probably be considered ______.

untrustworthy

A source's appropriateness often depends on the ______. Select all that apply. Multiple select question.

audience purpose of the project professional or academic context

At first glance, which source appears least trustworthy?

personal website

Which of these choices are considered scholarly sources? Select all that apply.

professional journals books published by the American Psychological Association books published by Arizona State University

Reliability sources what is true

A website's sponsors often have an influence on the information presented. A reputation for publishing accurate and credible material suggests reliability.

When evaluating an online author's reliability, which questions would be helpful to ask? Select all that apply.

Does the author support his or her ideas with credible sources? Has the author previously published in the field? What are the author's educational or professional credentials?

Which statements about evaluating a source's reliability are true? Select all that apply.

If a website is sponsored by a respected higher-education institution, that website is most likely reliable. If an article appears to be minimally biased and the expertise of an author has been established, that source is most likely reliable. A website sponsored by a corporation with the purpose of selling something might contain bias and be unreliable.

You are reviewing possible sources for a paper on cybercrime. Which qualifications suggest a sufficient level of expertise in a potential source? Select all that apply.

It is a scholarly publication. There are positive articles about the source in other trustworthy publications. The author has ten years of experience as an investigator of online scams.

You are doing a project on civil disobedience using this research question: "What were the origins of the idea of using civil disobedience as a form of protest?" Which sources would be good choices for this project? Select all that apply.

a personal letter containing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s reflections on using civil disobedience as a form of protest the famous nineteenth-century writer and activist Henry David Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience"

Which sources would most likely be relevant and appropriate for the research question "What are the opposing viewpoints of the proposed changes to US immigration laws?" Select all that apply.

article on NBC News website titled "Aiming to build opposition, foes liken immigration changes to 'Obamacare,'" written by a political reporter interview with a lawyer representing a group of business owners opposed to the immigration-law changes editorial in a local newspaper explaining both the advantages and the disadvantages of the proposed changes

Lila is researching hip-hop music in an international context. Her assignment requires her to use at least two scholarly sources. Which of these choices are scholarly sources she could use? Select all that apply.

the book Hip Hop Desis: South Asian Americans, Blackness, and a Global Race Consciousness, published by the Duke University Press the Journal of Popular Music Studies, a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal covering a wide range of research in popular music