Research 202 ch2

APA stands for ______.

American Psychological Association

The content of an APA formatted research paper should include all of the following, except ______

Annotated Bibliography

All of the following represent citation systems, except _______.

Associate Publishers Association (APA)

All of the following are part of the general elements of an APA reference, except _______.

Author's date(s) of birth

__________ has been examined and scrutinized by experts in the field of study to ensure that the research was properly conducted and the findings are accurate or reflect sound methodology.

Peer-reviewed research

The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) recommends addressing all of the following questions in an annotation, except _______.

What is your research question?

The literature review explores all of the following questions, except,

What were the limitations of your current study?

A(n) __________ refers to a summary and/or evaluation.

annotation

The __________ is where you highlight how the knowledge base contributes to the field and explain how the new research addresses a gap in the existing literature.

conclusion/summary

The __________ section reviews the major findings and puts the new research question in context.

conclusion/summary

The age of research in your sources _______.

depends on your topic, may have older sources for historical grounding, should reflect the current state of research in the field all of the above

In general an APA manuscript should __________.

have all text double-spaced

For every __________ there must be a corresponding __________.

in-text citation, entry in the reference page

Tables in APA format __________.

include only lines at the top and bottom of the table

The __________ is where you present the general topic and define the scope of the inquiry.

introduction

The __________ may include a description of the exclusions or limitations of the subject to be considered, especially if the topic is very broad or the area under investigation is very specifically focused.

introduction

Research, as a process, is iterative. This means that

it builds on previous steps

Typically, the sources in your __________ will be a subset of those in the annotated bibliography.

literature review

The __________ of the literature review is where the historical background and existing research are summarized, explained, critiqued, evaluated, and synthesized.

main body

The __________ provides a description of underlying theories and constructs that support the various studies, as well as the practical problems that warrant exploration of the topic.

main body

The __________ section differs from the list in the annotated bibliography because it includes only those sources specifically cited in the review and does not include the annotation.

references

The purpose of engaging in a study is reflected in the __________ .

statement of the problem

The literature review __________.

summarize the status of existing research in a field

All of the following are reasons to cite a source, except _______.

to promote a book or journal

In quantitative studies, the research question explores the relationship between __________.

variables