Chapter 6

All of the following questions help you find multiple points of view on your topic EXCEPT

What secondary sources are available for this topic?

Which of the following is a primary source of information about Dr. Tracy Adams' research?

a journal article written by Dr. Adams about her research

Validity has three components:

accuracy, authority, and currency

Cindy mentioned her professor during her speech as a source of information. This mention is called

an oral citation.

Libraries are no longer useful with the wide variety of Internet search tools available today.

false

Metasearch engines produce a list of the best and most relevant online sources of information related to your keywords.

false

Research shows that less than ten percent of college students report having copied information directly from an Internet source without providing a reference.

false

The conclusion preview should leave the interviewee feeling positive and satisfied with the interview.

false

All of the following are considered reference works EXCEPT

government publications

When researching your topic, you want information that has currency. This means

information that is up to date.

All of the following would be found in a campus library EXCEPT

interview guides

Which of the following will help make researching your topic a more productive experience?

keeping accurate records, scheduling, starting early (all of these answers are correct)

Which of the following interview strategies helps avoid unintentionally biasing the interviewee's responses?

monitor your verbal and nonverbal cues

While researching his speech on the Salvation Army, Omar found a particularly useful quotation. During his speech, he put the quote in his own words. In doing so, Omar is _________ the quotation.

paraphrasing

Questioning the logic of an author's conclusion or whether or not the author provides adequate evidence is questioning the ____________ of the author's information.

validity

Which of the following statements is true?

In the United States and many other countries, presenting others' work as your own not only violates basic ethical principles but is also illegal.

A source's complete citation, including author, date of publication, title, place of publication, and publisher is called

bibliographic information

Most campus library websites provide access to all of the following EXCEPT

books and government publications, academic journals, magazines, and newspapers, nonprint resources, reference materials (all of these)

As Mary is finishing her research interview, she quickly summarizes the main points of the interview and thanks the interviewee for her time. Mary was using which of the following interviewing strategies?

closure statements

The first step in preparing to research your topic is to

examine your own experience.

As you conduct your research, try to focus on one perspective in order to reinforce your assumptions.

false

Determining a source's purpose does not include identifying its scope and depth.

false

Due to the advances in technology and information on the Internet, books are no longer a key source of information for your speech.

false

Effective interviewers are consistent and do not ask questions that are not on the interview guide.

false

Fair use allows you to use limited portions of an author's work without crediting the source of the information.

false

If you do not intend to plagiarize a source, it is not considered plagiarism.

false

Information found in an encyclopedia is an example of a primary source.

false

With some exceptions, most search engines search the entire web.

false

Metasearch engines should be used when you want to find

general information about your topic.

When giving a speech on the Civil War, Taylor quoted a section of President Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" without crediting Mr. Lincoln. Taylor is guilty of

plagiarism.

You should _______ before using any files that you have downloaded from the Internet.

read the copyright information

Which of the following refers to how closely a source matches the topic you are researching?

relevance

When including information from a research interview in your speech, include all of the following EXCEPT

the interviewee's full name, what makes the interviewee an expert on the topic, the interviewee's title (include all of these)

Two primary tasks in the opening portion of an interview are

to establish rapport and provide orientation.

In the research interview process, your first step is to select the interviewee(s).

true

It is best to go to an interview with prepared questions.

true

It is important to offer oral citations of your sources in your speech.

true

Research shows that search engine users rarely go past the first page of results and will click on only a few links before giving up.

true

Specialized metasearches and search engines provide access to information that isn't found on standard web pages, but in documents such as theses and dissertations, in specialized databases, in social media and blogs, and in image, audio, and other files.

true

When evaluating your research materials, you need to check the validity of the information.

true

You should choose your keywords carefully and consider alternatives to your original choice in order to produce a range of results.

true

All of the following are search strategies are listed in your textbook EXCEPT

use a variety of keywords, use the advanced search option, search for more than text (all answers)