Quiz - Library Activity

Which of the following situations is better? In other words, do they differ in terms of how much you can trust the findings? Assume that all of the described situations had results that were statistically significant showing the same basic patterns. Both of the other choices are equally good - the results from any published studies can be trusted 1 published study showed the outcome 5 published studies showed the same outcome

5 published studies showed the same outcome

Which of the following choices is the best example of a primary source? A chapter (about important studies) in the textbook: Neuroscience and Cognition A research article (about an experiment) in the journal: Memory and Cognition A student essay about (theories and findings related to) sleep disorders written for PSY 101 A review article (about major theories) in the journal: Psychological review

A research article (about an experiment) in the journal: Memory and Cognition

Use PsycINFO (or Web of Science) to determine which of the following authors wrote a more recent article that cited this 2009 article written by Cortney S. Warren: "Treating patients with eating disorders: An examination of treatment providers' experiences" (hint: search for that "title", then on the results page, look to see the number of "times cited"; start with the oldest articles). Kris Gunawan Virgil Zeigler-Hill Kjerist Gulliksen Joshua Morgan

Kjerist Gulliksen

When you look up research articles, you will likely find empirical and review articles. A review article is slightly different than an empirical article because it typically does not include which sections? Introduction and Discussion Introduction and Method Method and Discussion Method and Results

Method and Results

Use PsycINFO (or Web of Science) to determine which of the following articles was written by David E. Copeland in 2006 (hint: using advanced search, search for the author and date of publication). Using mnemonics to aid memory Proactive interference and episodic long-term memory Walking through doorways causes forgetting Decay vs. interference in working memory The effect of sleep on list memorization

Proactive interference and episodic long-term memory

Use PsycINFO (or Web of Science) to determine which of the following authors wrote a more recent article that cited this article written by Erin E. Hannon: "Infants prefer the musical meter of their own culture" (hint: search for that "title", then on the results page, look to see the number of "times cited"; start with the oldest articles). Michelle Calica Jeremy Krause Jeremy Houska Sandra Trehub

Sandra Trehub

Based on the readings, which description best matches the advice about using a site like Wikipedia (or a general Google search)? Wikipedia has bad information, so do not use it at all and do not use it as a source/citation Wikipedia is actually a good and reliable source, so you can use it as a source/citation You can use Wikipedia to become familar with a topic, but do not use it as a source/citation

You can use Wikipedia to become familar with a topic, but do not use it as a source/citation

Use PsycINFO (or Web of Science) to determine which of the following articles was written by Jefferson W. Kinney and published in Neurobiology of Aging (hint: using advanced search, search for the author and publication name). Aging influences the interaction of alcohol and stimulants The role of adrenaline on the suppression of motor neurons Effects of hypothalamus stimulation on memory and learning of older adults Animal systems in the development of treatments for Alzheimer's disease The efficiency of inhibitory receptors when learning a novel task

Animal systems in the development of treatments for Alzheimer's disease