SOC MIDTERM REVIEW
According to the APA citation system, which type of in-text citation would be required following this passage? Hollingshead was the first researcher to call attention to the growing epidemic of Chinchilla rustling in Peru and Chile, calling for a global effort to document the origins of all pet and hobby sales of these cute, but also important members of their native ecosystems [what goes here?]. MOD 2
(2003, p.21)
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 MOD 3
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 MOD 5.1
A <--> III, B <--> II, C <--> I
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? LAB 4
A character style
FILL-IN: When deciding which information from a source is worth including in your notes, it can be helpful to think about your notes as ____________. MOD 2
A map highlighting key places
According to Booth et al. what is a WARRANT (in a research context)? MOD 4.1
A statement describing the principle that connects a reason to a claim when that reason is not obvious
There is an old saying, "Nothing new under the sun," meaning that if you are thinking it, it has also already been thought by someone else. According to the Story of Search, about how many searches conducted daily are entirely new (never been seen by Google before)?
About 15%
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." MOD 4.2
Acknowledgment and Response
For which of the following reasons do Booth et al. (2016) recommend a student read secondary sources when just starting out on a new research project?
All of the above
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? LAB 5
All of the above were mentioned
FILL-IN: One helpful suggestion that is offered to better understand the mindset of researchers when taking notes is to think like _____________ (rather than like a student). MOD 2
An archivist
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? MOD 5.2
An individual's character
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? MOD 5.2
Because if plagiarism becomes common, it devalues all intellectual work
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 ________. MOD 2
Before you write the first word of your first draft
SELECT ALL: Which of the following are the three major (or basic) ethical principles described in the Belmont Report? (check all three correct answers) LAB 5
Beneficence Justice Respect for Person
Which of the two sentences below is an acceptable way to attribute a source author when using the APA citation system: Option A: Liu (2017) claims that active regeneration of cell tissue following severe burns is not only possible, but will be "the norm" in under a decade's time thanks to the latest advances in stem cell and other cutting-edge therapies (p. 11). Option B: Active regeneration of cell tissue following severe burns is not only possible, but will be "the norm" in under a decade's time thanks to the latest advances in stem cell and other cutting-edge therapies (Liu, 2017, p. 11). MOD 2
Both A and B
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? LAB 4
CONTENT
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." MOD 4.2
Claim
Which of the following formatting options should Ellie LEAST want to use when editing a resume using Microsoft Word to make her name appear as shown below? ELLIE NGUYEN SMITH LAB 4
Creating an image file in another program (a .JPG or .PNG file) with her name bold, all capitals, and centered, and pasting this image where she wants her name to go
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 a book for relevance. A. Skim the bibliography for titles relevant to your topic B. Skim the concluding chapter C. Skim the first and last paragraphs of each chapter D. Skim the index for your keywords E. Skim prologues, introductions, and summary chapters MOD 3
D --> C --> E --> B --> A
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)? MOD 5.2
Do not conceal objections that you cannot rebut
TRUE/FALSE: A good practice in survey writing is to include a statement that orders respondents to answer all questions on the survey. LAB 5
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: In the video instruction for today, measurement error was defined as "errors in observation that are introduced by the fact that we cannot measure our research subjects directly, but must take their word for it" . MOD 5.1
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: Survey questionnaires should include a roughly equal number of questions phrased as positive and negative statements like the two examples shown below. Positive Statement Example: Agree or Disagree: The Federal goverment should provide health care to all citizens. Negative Statement Example: Agree or Disagree: The Federal goverment should NOT provide health care to all citizens. LAB 5
FALSE
TRUE/FALSE: The easiest way to distribute a survey created using Google Apps is to save a copy as a PDF and send it to the potential respondents as an email attachment. LAB 5
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. LAB 4
FALSE
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? LAB 4
FORM
TRUE/FALSE: The notes that one would take during a course to prepare for a final exam are similar in every major respect to the notes one would take during a research process to prepare for writing a research report. MOD 2
False
TRUE/FALSE: When it comes to evaluating the reliability of a potential source, there are few good indicators, so one must rely mostly on "instinct". MOD 3
False
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)? MOD 4.1
How IMPORTANT are my arguments to my potential audience?
Which of the following is NOT a criterion used by most researchers to evaluate the evidence presented in a report? MOD 5.1
How many different reasons and separate forms of evidence are presented for a claim
Which term below best describes the APA style citation system? MOD 2
It is an Author-date style
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? LAB 5
Justice
For both humans and machine scanners, which type of words are most likely to get your resume additional (good) attention? LAB 4
Keywords that identify your skills and target job
Which of the following do Booth et al. consider to be "the worst mistake a researcher can make"? MOD 3
Misleading a reader by portraying the ideas or words of another as one's own
Which of the following would be described as a BAD or ineffective role to assume when writing a research report? MOD 2
My role is to show you how many facts I have dug up
Juanicia has determined that a research article she is reading is highly relevant to her research question and also very reliable. What is the very first thing that she should do next, according to Booth et al. (2016). MOD 3
None of the above
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.
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? MOD 2
Paraphrasing
There is an old saying, "There is no such thing as a free lunch." Which of the following is one of the ways that Google brings in revenue to help fund the cost of indexing the entire World Wide Web and delivering search results to billions of users for no charge?
Placing paid advertisements at the top and side of search results
There is an old saying, "There is no such thing as a free lunch." Which of the following is one of the ways that Google brings in revenue to help fund the cost of indexing the entire World Wide Web and delivering search results to billions of users for no charge? MOD 3
Placing paid advertisements at the top and side of search results
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. LAB 4
Practical
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. MOD 4.2
Practical Problem
Which of the following terms can be used as a synonym for Primary Sources in the Social Sciences?
Raw Data
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." Mod 4.2
Reason
There are many different lists and frameworks that can be used when evaluating the quality or credibility of a potential source. In the very-much simplified system presented by Booth et al. (2016), there are just two major criteria. What are they?
Relevance and Reliability
Examine the two sets of possible Search queries below and determine which set(s) will produce similar results. Set 1 draft a report draft in wartime draft NCAA players draft beer clubs Set 2 write a report draft a report compose a report produce a report MOD 3
Set 1 (only) will produce similar page results
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? MOD 4.1
Setting and Using Styles
FILL-IN: One point emphasized in the postscript entitled "The Ethics of Research" is that research is a profoundly _______ activity. MOD 5.2
Social
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). MOD 2
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).
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. LAB 4
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: In the video instruction for today, most of the social survey data collection efforts produced less total data for an equal or greater cost, compared to the other major data collection efforts shown on the graphic. MOD 5.1
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: One benefit of using an open-ended question is that you do not need to know in advance all answers that a respondent might give. LAB 5
TRUE
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. LAB 5
TRUE
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. LAB 4
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. LAB 5
TRUE
Classify the following source according to the 3 type system presented in Booth et al.: An article from Wikipedia on the History of Video Games used in a paper on the consequences of video gaming for young children
Tertiary
Classify the following source according to the 3 type system presented in Booth et al.: An article from Wikipedia on the History of Video Games used in a paper on the consequences of video gaming for young children MOD 3
Tertiary Source
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. MOD 4.2
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)
From the video lectures for today, which of the difficulties described below was used to highlight and further explain the simple principle that "every word matters" when trying to reduce measurement error in social surveys? MOD 5.1
The complexity of translating survey questions into other languages
Leena would like to make her name and contact information bold, all capitals, and centered at the top of the page. Which of the following Styles should she definitely NOT use to format this portion of her resume? LAB 4
The default "Normal" style
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? MOD 4.1
The defaults don't matter - you can customize Heading 1 using either tool and make it look however you want (within reason)
A student who is researching the "literature" on what is known about search algorithms and their relationship to the free spread of information reads an important secondary source that refers heavily to a primary source. The primary source is available online for no charge. Which source should the student borrow evidence from when building her own original arguments in a research paper? MOD 3
The primary source
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 MOD 3
These are ways to read for a problem
Which of the following was NOT found among the reasons given for taking research notes? MOD 2
To make a record of all information encountered
FILL-IN: The act of recalling from where or how you know something, or how to find that information again (rather than recalling the information itself), is labelled ___________. MOD 2
Transactive memory
TRUE/FALSE: A survey question that actually contains multiple parts, so that a respondent might be unable to answer all with a single response is called a "double-barreled question." LAB 5
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). MOD 4.1
True
TRUE/FALSE: changing the focus of your research paper and the question being asked can result in the reclassification of sources from secondary to primary, tertiary to secondary, and so on.
True
Which of the following terms can be used as a synonym for Primary Sources in the Social Sciences? MOD 3
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? MOD 5.2
Using research to fight against policies that you believe are unjust
A machine-readable (or "scannable") resume is one that _____________________. LAB 4
avoids using complicated formatting such as text boxes, word art, and sideways text that could be misunderstood by a automated resume screener
FILL-IN: One of the most common and best suggestions for good paraphrasing is to read the passage you are interested in and then ________________________________. MOD 3
put the actual text out of sight before attempting to paraphrase it
