Exam Questions [MC]
When searching in databases, you are searching: Ⓐ. The full text of all articles Ⓑ. The metadata of all articles Ⓒ. Keywords in the article abstract Ⓓ. Subject terms provided by the authors of articles
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What term describes the difficulty discerning the original information container, format or information type-blog, book, pamphlet, government document, chapter, magazine, newspaper, journal, or section of the newspaper or magazine or journal-once publishing cues are removed and every source looks like a digital page or a printout? Ⓐ. Herding phenomenon Ⓑ. Container Collapse Ⓒ. Information ineffectuality Ⓓ. Echo chamber
, format or information type-blog, book, pamphlet, government document, chapter, magazine, newspaper, journal, or section of the newspaper or magazine or journal-once publishing cues are removed and every source looks like a digital page or a printout? B
A theory that has recently been developed to address the intake of too much data due to the widespread use of digital devices, massive amounts of new information, and the ability to transmit this information so quickly is known as: Ⓐ. Information Overload Ⓑ. Herding phenomenon Ⓒ. Container Collapse Ⓓ. Information ineffectuality
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Authority can be evaluated by looking at which of the following: Ⓐ. Author's credibility Ⓑ. Currency of information Ⓒ. Type of source Ⓓ. Intended audience
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Facts... Ⓐ. can be proven to have happened or exist. Ⓑ. are statements and judgments. Ⓒ. may or may not be true. Ⓓ. are written to look like opinion.
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You have been assigned to write a paper comparing and contrasting the psychologists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. In an online database, which search would retrieve items discussing both psychologists? Ⓐ. Jung AND Freud Ⓑ. Jung OR Freud Ⓒ. Jung NOT Freud Ⓓ. Carl NOT Emma Jung
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You need to read the novel The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence for a class, but the book is currently checked out from your college library. You don't have the money to buy it from the bookstore, so how can you get a copy from the library? Ⓐ. Interlibrary loan Ⓑ. Wait until the book becomes available Ⓒ. Borrow money from a friend to buy it Ⓓ. Ask the library to buy another copy for you
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Which is an example of a tertiary source? Ⓐ. Bibliography Ⓑ. Review Article Ⓒ. Encyclopedia Ⓓ. Library Catalog
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You are assigned a research paper on the manhattan project. You know this was a project during world war II, but not much else. What would be the one source you could consult to get comprehensive background information? Ⓐ. Google Scholar Ⓑ. 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦 Ⓒ. 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘐: 𝘈 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 Ⓓ. JSTOR
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You are researching child safety seats. You have found several sources. Which would be the most trustworthy because of the likelihood of having objective information? Ⓐ. report from the car seat manufacturer Ⓑ. a friend with a young child Ⓒ. article in Consumer Reports Ⓓ. blog post by a parenting expert
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You need to find information on what happened in Congress last week. The best source for this type of information is: Ⓐ. Academic journal Ⓑ. Course textbook Ⓒ. News magazine Ⓓ. Social Media
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The diagram pictured below would retrieve what kind of results? [ https://i.imgur.com/QlnflCW.jpg ] Ⓐ. Information about poverty and crime, but not gender Ⓑ. Information about poverty, but not crime and gender Ⓒ. Information about poverty or crime or gender Ⓓ. Information about poverty, crime, and gender
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Which statement is NOT an aspect of information literacy? Ⓐ. Recognizing when information is needed Ⓑ. Having the ability to locate information Ⓒ. Having the ability to evaluate information Ⓓ. Having the ability to effectively use computers
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The rise of the ____ has required consumers of information to become their own gatekeepers of information due to the lack of external quality control. Ⓐ. World Wide Web Ⓑ. Printing press Ⓒ. Newspaper industry Ⓓ. Scholarly journals
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Understanding how information is communicated over time once an event occurs is know as the: Ⓐ. Information Cycle Ⓑ. Herding Phenomenon Ⓒ. News Cycle Ⓓ. Information Overload
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What is an example of using a newspaper article for information? Ⓐ. It is up-to-date as it covers current news and events. Ⓑ. It synthesizes research and information. Ⓒ. They take a long time to research and write. Ⓓ. It is detailed and specific.
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What is contained in a database thesaurus? Ⓐ. Controlled Vocabulary Ⓑ. Directory of periodicals Ⓒ. Database dictionary Ⓓ. Tagged articles
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What is meant by "Scholarship is a Conversation"? Ⓐ. Research in scholarly and professional fields is a discursive practice in which ideas are formulated, debated, and weighed against one another over extended periods of time. Ⓑ. Research is a problem-addressing exercise that requires you to go from issue to potential resolution. Ⓒ. Knowing the various parameters of information value is important to being able to do research with your eyes open. Ⓓ. Creating a piece of information is a process: it takes time, has stages, and it often requires several versions to get it right.
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When evaluating a website for credentials, what is one thing you would look for? Ⓐ. It has an author or sponsor listed Ⓑ. It has advertising Ⓒ. Revision dates are listed Ⓓ. Various points of view are expressed
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When evaluating multimedia, you should also take which of the following into consideration: Ⓐ. Accessibility Ⓑ. Capacity Ⓒ. Facility Ⓓ. Stability
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Which of the following is a primary source? Ⓐ. Interview Ⓑ. Biography Ⓒ. Documentary Ⓓ. Encyclopedia
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Which topic requires a more current source of information? Ⓐ. Marketing statistics on PlayStation games Ⓑ. An analysis of the 2000 presidential election recount Ⓒ. Critique of Shakespeare's sonnets
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Why would the following research question be considered ineffective? "What led to the financial meltdown of 2008 and were the government measures to solve it effective?" Ⓐ. It is asking two questions instead of one Ⓑ. It cannot be answered with verifiable facts Ⓒ. It is unable to be researched Ⓓ. It is open-ended
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Wikipedia is best used to... Ⓐ. Gather background information Ⓑ. Find script for your speech Ⓒ. Find information for your research paper Ⓓ. Cite in your research project
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You are researching the dramatic decline in honey bee populations since 2007. An article written in 2012 suggests widespread pesticide overuse is responsible for bee population decline. Another article, written in 2017, concludes the proliferation of wireless communication devices and transmission towers to be the cause. In this case, should you: Ⓐ. Consider that both may have valid conclusions Ⓑ. Use the 2012 article because pesticide overuse seems like a more likely cause for the decline Ⓒ. Use the 2017 article because it is more recent research Ⓓ. Use neither article and keep researching
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You are writing a paper about gun violence and you use information from the National Rifle Association (NRA) website. In this case, which of the following website evaluation criteria is most important to consider? Ⓐ. Accuracy, bias, objectivity Ⓑ. Accuracy, functionality, relevance Ⓒ. Accuracy, objectivity, website domain (.com, .org, .edu, .net) Ⓓ. Accuracy, currency, accessibility
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A periodical intended for a specific industry or business, usually publishedby an association is a: Ⓐ. Popular press publication Ⓑ. Trade publication Ⓒ. Scholarly publication Ⓓ. Business Newspaper
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Fake news is... Ⓐ. Information published with inherent bias. Ⓑ. Information published with the intent to mislead in order to gain financially or politically. Ⓒ. Political speech that lies or deliberately misleads. Ⓓ. Information that a news agency mistakenly publishes that is wrong
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For a paper on drinking and post-secondary students, which of the following would be the best source for authoritative information on the medical effects of alcohol use? Ⓐ. American Mental Health Counselors Association - www.amhca.org Ⓑ. National Institutes of Health - www.nih.gov Ⓒ. Mothers Against Drunk Driving - www.madd.org Ⓓ. The Washington Post - www.washingtonpost.com
B
For your sociology assignment, you need to find information about the restricting of abortion clinics in Texas. Looking at the example in the box below from a periodical database, which of the subjects listed should you click on to find related information about the legal status of abortion clinics? _______________________________________________________________________ | Decision Allows Abortion Law, Forcing 13 Texas | | Clinics to Close. (cover story) | | Source: New York Times. 10/3/2014, Vol. 164 | | Issue 56643, pA1-A18. 2p. | |------------------------------------------------------| Ⓐ. ABORTION -- Law & legislation Ⓑ. ABORTION clinics -- Law & legislation Ⓒ. PRO-life movement Ⓓ. TEXAS -- Politics & government -- 21st century
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In what part of the information cycle would you expect to find eyewitness accounts? Ⓐ. Months after a newsworthy event happens Ⓑ. The day a newsworthy event happens Ⓒ. Weeks after a newsworthy event happens Ⓓ. Several years after a newsworthy event
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Metadata... Ⓐ. Is the same thing as subject terms. Ⓑ. Helps describe information in a way that's easily searchable. Ⓒ. Is a classification system. Ⓓ. Is used for Google searches.
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Reading an information source that represents a set of values related to an issue that are different from your own, can assist you to: Ⓐ. Allows you to disregard any information that is contrary to your pre-judgement of the issue. Ⓑ. Gain information that you hadn't previously considered and prepare you to address criticisms of your own stance. Ⓒ. Persuade you to change your stance on the issue.
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Scope, when evaluating content, refers to: Ⓐ. what the information is about Ⓑ. how broad or narrow the topic is Ⓒ. who wrote the article or information Ⓓ. if the information is biased or objective
B
The items in an academic library are typically arranged using which classification system? Ⓐ. Dewey Decimal Classification Ⓑ. Library of Congress Classification Ⓒ. Cutter Expansive Classification Ⓓ. Universal Decimal Classification
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This is defined as a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed, and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information Ⓐ. Information Overload Ⓑ. Information Literacy Ⓒ. Information Ineffectuality Ⓓ. Container Collapse
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What does the term currency mean, when evaluating a website? Ⓐ. The money spent to produce it. Ⓑ. The timeliness of the information. Ⓒ. The host or producer of the website. Ⓓ. The evidence of bias.
B
What is "peer review?" Ⓐ. An alternative way of publishing an article without having to submit it to a professional editor Ⓑ. A process for ensuring that academic articles have been examined by other experts in the field before publication Ⓒ. A process for guaranteeing that the research described in articles is completely accurate and indisputable Ⓓ. An article written by two or more specialists in a discipline
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What is an example of a benefit of using a scholarly journal to find information? Ⓐ. They take months or years to write. Ⓑ. The articles are peer-reviewed. Ⓒ. The articles are typically short. Ⓓ. It is intended for those in a particular industry or trade.
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What is an example of a limitation of a book? Ⓐ. They are common and convenient sources. Ⓑ. Due to the length of time it takes to write and research, it may be outdated. Ⓒ. Most are available only in print. Ⓓ. They are detailed and specific.
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What term describes the difficulty discerning the original information container, format or information type-blog, book, pamphlet, government document, chapter, magazine, newspaper, journal, or section of the newspaper or magazine or journal-once publishing cues are removed and every source looks like a digital page or a printout? Ⓐ. Herding phenomenon Ⓑ. Container Collapse Ⓒ. Information Ineffectuality Ⓓ. Echo Chamber
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When developing a search strategy for the topic "How can media literacy in teens be taught in order to mitigate the media's negative effects on body image?" what keywords would be most useful? Ⓐ. Media literacy, mitigate, negative Ⓑ. Media literacy, teens, body image Ⓒ. Media, negative, effects, body Ⓓ. Media literacy, taught, image
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When evaluating a website's currency, look for... Ⓐ. publication sponsor. Ⓑ. date of last revision. Ⓒ. cost of website hosting. Ⓓ. purpose and scope.
B
When searching in a library database, what words would "stress*" find, in addition to "stress" ? Ⓐ. distressed, distressful, stressful Ⓑ. stressed, stressing, stress-related Ⓒ. tension, pressure, strain Ⓓ. emphasis, importance, weight
B
Which of the following is the best piece of information to use in helping you evaluate the quality of a video you find on YouTube? Ⓐ. Number of views Ⓑ. Source of the video Ⓒ. Viewer comments Ⓓ. The date the video was uploaded
B
Which search below would return the greatest number of results in an online database? Ⓐ. spousal abuse AND victims of violence Ⓑ. spousal abuse OR victims of violence Ⓒ. spousal abuse NOT victims of violence Ⓓ. EITHER spousal abuse OR victims of violence
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Who or what type of resource would be the best to consult when finding statistics to persuade people to wear seatbelts for a speech you're doing? Ⓐ. An emergency room doctor Ⓑ. Government statistical database Ⓒ. A website promoting the wearing of seatbelts Ⓓ. A book on the habits of drivers
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Why is it important to understand why a piece of information was created? Ⓐ. to know how current and relevant the information is Ⓑ. to understand the author's purpose and possible bias for creating information Ⓒ. in order to properly evaluate the information source's format Ⓓ. to be able to differentiate between scholarly and popular periodical articles
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You are doing research on declared religious affiliation among college students. Your professor suggests you read work by a specific long-standing expert in the area to inform your research. After doing this, you also come across a current scholarly article by a different scholar which contradicts some of the expert's claims. Should you: Ⓐ. Consider the long-standing expert's work to be outdated and proven incorrect Ⓑ. Incorporate the current scholarly article into your research along with the long-standing expert's work Ⓒ. Ignore the current scholarly article because the long-standing expert is an established authority in this area Ⓓ. Continue to search for information that agrees with the long-standing expert
B
You are searching for articles on gender discrimination in the workplace. You searched a library database using the keywords gender, discrimination, and workplace, but got too many results. How would you refine your keywords to get fewer results? Ⓐ. Use broader terms for workplace Ⓑ. Use narrower terms for discrimination Ⓒ. Use synonyms for gender Ⓓ. Use broader terms for discrimination
B
You are writing an article about binge drinking for the campus newspaper. You have found several sources, but you want to make sure you have the most accurate information. Which would be the least credible source? Ⓐ. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - "Fact Sheet on Binge Drinking" Ⓑ. An article from Men's Fitness titled "Are You a Binge Drinker? 6 Signs You're Overdoing It" Ⓒ. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - "Drinking Levels Defined" Ⓓ. An article from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology titled "Binge Drinking Impairs Vascular Function in Young Adults"
B
You have to write a research paper on the broad topic of stress and post-secondary students. You want to narrow that topic down to the relationship between stress and academic performance. The research question that best reflects this narrowed focus is: Ⓐ. How does stress affect students' experience of post-secondary education? Ⓑ. How is the academic performance of post-secondary students affected by stress? Ⓒ. What factors determine the academic performance of post-secondary students? Ⓓ. How does stress affect sleep habits of post secondary students?
B
You need to find examples of what average Americans were reading during the African-American Civil Rights movement (1954-1968). What would be the best source of information? Ⓐ. Hearings of the House Committee on the Civil Rights Bill Ⓑ. Articles in magazines like Life or The Atlantic Ⓒ. A biography of Rosa Parks Ⓓ. Articles from the database America: History and Life
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A subject search is different from a general keyword search in that a subject search: Ⓐ. searches the whole metadata record Ⓑ. searches the entire document Ⓒ. searches metadata associated with subject terms, not the whole record Ⓓ. searches the database thesaurus
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Based on the screenshot below, why did this search fail? [ https://i.imgur.com/YOyALt5.jpg ] Ⓐ. The search was done in an inappropriate database Ⓑ. The search was misspelled Ⓒ. The search was too specific Ⓓ. The search doesn't use Boolean operators
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If you are doing research on a brand-new technology, the best place to find information is: Ⓐ. a book. Ⓑ. a journal article. Ⓒ. the company's website. Ⓓ. a popular magazine.
C
If you want to get information about an event right after it occurs, which of the following sources would you use? Ⓐ. Encyclopedia Ⓑ. Scholarly journal article Ⓒ. Newspaper Ⓓ. Popular periodical
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Library literacy involves knowledge and skills in all EXCEPT: Ⓐ. Books and periodicals Ⓑ. Databases Ⓒ. Computer Software Ⓓ. Reference materials
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One drawback to using a secondary source is that: Ⓐ. It references the original source Ⓑ. It is more widely available Ⓒ. It may have misinterpreted the original source Ⓓ. It is easier to use
C
Professional indexers use standardized subject headings to aid in your searching of catalogs and databases. Entering your search statement using these subject headings will help you: Ⓐ. Search for information about a specific person, for example Einstein. Ⓑ. Browse through possible sources for a good research topic. Ⓒ. Find all relevant sources no matter what subject term an author uses. Ⓓ. to understand the author's purpose and reasons for creating information
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Read the following blurb, then choose what type of publication it is describing. "𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 is a premier news magazine and website that has been bringing high-quality journalism to readers around the globe for over 80 years. Newsweek provides the latest news, in-depth analysis and ideas about international issues, technology, business, culture and politics." Ⓐ. Book Ⓑ. Trade periodical Ⓒ. Popular periodical Ⓓ. Scholarly periodical
C
The primary role of most Academic Librarians is to: Ⓐ. Make sure books are shelved and the building is open Ⓑ. Conduct research and teach classes Ⓒ. Provide instruction and research assistance to students and faculty Ⓓ. Staff the circulation desk
C
What results would the following Boolean search return in a database? obesity AND (children NOT (teenagers OR teens OR young adults)) Ⓐ. articles on teenage obesity Ⓑ. articles on child and teenage obesity Ⓒ. articles on child obesity, but not teenage obesity Ⓓ. articles on child or teenage obesity
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When using Google to search for information, how can you make sure you retrieve only government websites? Ⓐ. Use "government" as one of the search terms Ⓑ. Use the advanced search options to filter your results by file type Ⓒ. Use the site: operator to search a specific domain or site Ⓓ. There is no way to narrow a Google search
C
Which type of information source does this describe: those that are closest to the actual event, time period or individual in question. The information in these sources has not been edited, interpreted, condensed, or evaluated Ⓐ. Tertiary Ⓑ. Secondary Ⓒ. Primary Ⓓ. Persuasive
C
You are writing an argumentative paper on school uniforms. Which of the following sources would provide the best evidence for your argument that school uniforms prevent bullying in schools? Ⓐ. A documentary featuring interviews with students in a school where bullying is a problem Ⓑ. A poll of student opinions on the impact of school uniforms on bullying Ⓒ. A study comparing disciplinary records and school police data at a school where uniforms are required with a school where they are not required Ⓓ. A journal article discussing bullying in elementary schools
C
You have been assigned a paper on climate change mitigation methods in North America. You have decided to focus on the use of nuclear power as a possible alternative energy source in the United States. What group of keywords best describes this particular topic? Ⓐ. Climate change, limitations, nuclear power Ⓑ. Effects, limitations, nuclear power Ⓒ. United States, climate change, nuclear power Ⓓ. Possible, energy source, nuclear power
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You have been assigned to find a primary source on the civil rights movement. Which of the following is a primary source? Ⓐ. Dyson, Michael Eric. I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr. New York : Free Press, 2000. Ⓑ. Frady, Marshall. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Penguin Group, 2002. A Penguin Life; Penguin Lives Series. Ⓒ. King, Martin Luther Jr, et al. The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992. Ⓓ. Schulke, Flip, and Flip Schulke. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Documentary, Montgomery to Memphis. 1st ed. ed. New York : Norton, 1976.
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What is the purpose of the Subject Headings found in library database records? Ⓐ. They allow librarians to keep track of how many articles the library has on a topic Ⓑ. They are tags added by database users so that they can find the articles again in future searches Ⓒ. They make it easier for people to find other articles on the same topic by using a standardized way to describe what the article is about Ⓓ. They allow for the browsing of possible sources
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Generally speaking, which of the following sources would NOT be an appropriate source for a first-year psychology paper on learning and memory? Ⓐ. Fitzgerald, L.D., & Walker, A. (2005). Learning. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development (pp. 781-787). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Ⓑ. Klingberg, T. (2013). The learning brain: Memory and brain development in children. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ⓒ. Learning and memory. (2012). Retrieved September 6, 2013 from http://www.brainfacts.org/sensing-thinking-behaving/learning-and-memory/ Ⓓ. Andrews, J. J., & Rapp, D. N. (2015). Benefits, costs, and challenges of collaboration for learning and memory. Translational Issues In Psychological Science, 1(2), 182-191. doi:10.1037/tps0000025
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You are assigned to research an aspect of the topic "censorship." Which of the following would be an appropriate research question? Ⓐ. What are the most frequently banned books? Ⓑ. Should parents censor literature for children in schools? Ⓒ. Do librarians self-censor? Ⓓ. How has censorship in the movies been harmful to minority populations?
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