Quiz: How Information is Created

True or False: Trade journals are industry publications that rarely include research findings but contain technical language and jargon. Group of answer choices True False

True

Which of the following statements about active reading and writing are accurate? (Check all that apply.) Group of answer choices • Annotating a text can help you focus on it as you read and remember your ideas about it better later. • Annotating a text could mean highlighting arguments, underlining topic sentences, or summarizing main ideas in the margins. • Only the writer is responsible for getting the meaning of a text across. • It is not useful to take notes on a text if you understand it well the first time you read it. • Active reading requires you to think about what you're reading.

• Annotating a text can help you focus on it as you read and remember your ideas about it better later. •Annotating a text could mean highlighting arguments, underlining topic sentences, or summarizing main ideas in the margins. • Active reading requires you to think about what you're reading.

Which of the following are characteristics of popular or everyday sources? (Check all that apply.) Group of answer choices • An editor always reviews the source before it is published • The author must be an expert on the topic • The intended audience is anyone interested in the topic. • They may include advertisements • They may include color photographs or illustrations • They always include references and citations

• They may include advertisements • They may include color photographs or illustrations • The intended audience is anyone interested in the topic.

Which of the following is an example of primary research? Group of answer choices A report stating the government's position on climate change A journal article reporting the results of a new study on climate change A journal article reviewing the most significant research on climate change from the past year A book summarizing current thinking about climate change

A journal article reporting the results of a new study on climate change

Dictionaries, thesauri, and encyclopedias are considered what type of resource? Group of answer choices Periodicals Reference works Guides Monographs

Reference works

Select the appropriate source type based on each description. Group of answer choices A scholarly analysis of Frida Kahlo's self-portraits [ Choose ] An encyclopedia entry about solar-powered vehicles [ Choose ] A photo of the Santa Barbara Channel from before the construction of the oil platforms [ Choose ] A book review of a best-selling novel published in 2018 [ Choose ] An interview with a novelist about her creative process [ Choose ] A research study examining the amount of tar on Santa Barbara beaches [ Choose ] An environmental dictionary's definitions of "tar" and "oil" [ Choose ] A book about the history of oil drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel [ Choose ]

Secondary Tertiary Primary Secondary Primary Primary Tertiary Secondary

Encyclopedias can cover either general or more specific subjects, such as economics, history, science, or literature. Group of answer choices True False

True

Consider the peer-review process, and fill in the blanks in the following sentences. Once an author submits his or her paper to a journal, [ Select ] ["members of the public", "graduate students", "editors"] evaluate the paper. If they determine that it may be a good candidate for publication, the paper is sent to several experts, or [ Select ] ["advertisers", "peers", "members of the public"] , for review. If an editor agrees with their recommendation to [ Select ] ["throw out", "publish", "conduct research for"] the paper, the editor and author work together to revise the paper for publication, usually based on feedback from the referees.

editors peers publish

Which of the following sources are considered periodicals? (Check all that apply.) Group of answer choices • A scholarly journal • A magazine • A textbook • A work of fiction • A newspaper

• A scholarly journal • A magazine • A newspaper

Which of the following statements accurately describe peer-reviewed journal articles and their use? (Check all that applterm-5y.) Group of answer choices • Peer-reviewed articles always present the results of original research. • The conclusions authors make in peer-reviewed articles are always accurate. • Peer-reviewed articles are the only place where research is presented. • Using peer-reviewed articles can add credibility to your arguments. • Peer-reviewed articles help to build your knowledge base in a particular field.

• Using peer-reviewed articles can add credibility to your arguments. • Peer-reviewed articles help to build your knowledge base in a particular field.