Quiz 2- Ch 2

if you conduct a keyword search on your topic and obtain zero results, you can be quite sure that no prior research has been conducted on your topic (T/F)

False

if you find an article in an academic journal, you can be certain that it is a primary research source (T/F)

False

a meta-analysis is a secondary source (T/F)

True

an example of a secondary research source in the social and behavioral sciences is

a review of past research

internal validity is the extent to which

a study demonstrates a causal relation between your variables

the most rigorous peer review process is most likely to be found in

academic journals

scholarly works

aim to advance knowledge and scientific study in a field written by experts cite other scholarly sources ARE NOT: written for the general public

the most recent research is most likely to be found in

conference papers or posters

a research study is conducted about the effectiveness of a new drug in treating depression. if all the participants in the study were males, the study may have limited

external validity

most primary research articles are organized in a similar way, with the shape of the article best described as

hourglass

a research study is conducted about the effectiveness of a new drug in treating depression. if all participants in the study take the new drug (no comparison group) the study has limited

internal validity

the hypothesis can usually be found at the end of the

introduction

the rationale for the study is provided in the _____ of a primary research article

introduction

the main difference between a primary research article and a lit review

lit review doesn't include results of original research

what section of primary research would this belong: "the items were rated in a 5-pt Likert-type scale from rarely to usually and had demonstrated internal consistency (a=.88)

method

a research study is conducted about the effectiveness of a new drug in treating depression. If the study includes only 10 participants, the study may have limited

power

specific info about the outcome of statistical analyses would be reported in the _____ of a primary research article

results section

external validity is the extent to which

the results of one study might generalize to other settings, samples, or procedures