Test 1 CH 3

The statistical significance of findings is largely irrelevant in the decision to publish a paper.

False

The index that is similar to the Psychological Abstracts is the

Permuterm Subject Index.

General Internet search engines (e.g., Yahoo!, Alta Vista, Google) can provide a treasure trove of information on a given topic. However, you should be careful when using such sources because

anyone can publish anything on the Internet, and there is no guarantee that the information you obtain will meet scientific standards.

When evaluating a results section, you should determine whether the

appropriate statistics were applied.

The most up-to-the-minute information about research can be obtained

at a professional convention or meeting.

Your primary concern when reading a discussion section is whether the

author's conclusions follow from the data reported.

Making a photocopy of a published article is

legal but unethical.

Findings that do not make sense within the currently accepted framework are

looked on with suspicion.

According to the text, the best way to deal with research fraud is to

make maximum use of the review process.

A disadvantage of publishing multiple experiments in a single paper is that

none of the above

If the policy of a journal is to not send articles out for review prior to publication, that journal is

nonrefereed.

Peters and Ceci (1982) found that, when previously published articles were retyped as manuscripts and resubmitted to the journal that originally published them,

only 3 of 12 papers were identified as resubmissions and rejected for that reason.

You are looking at a periodical that has a slick, attractive appearance with many photographs. Sources are rarely, if ever, cited, and the relatively short articles are written in simple language. You are looking at a ________ periodical.

popular

The "file drawer phenomenon" relates to the problem of

published research appearing more reliable than it actually is.

The most up-to-date published information about research in a given area can be found in a(n)

scientific journal.

A ________ source summarizes information from sources of original research reports.

secondary

If you wanted to look up research on a particular topic in the Psychological Abstracts, you would use the

subject index.

In most cases, reviewers are

unaware of who conducted the research being reviewed.

According to the text, you can narrow your PsycINFO search by

using the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.

You detect some research fraud in your laboratory. You decide to blow the whistle and turn the offender in. According to the text, you will probably be

vilified and your own credibility called into question.

When reading the introduction to a paper, you should pay special attention to

whether the literature was reviewed adequately.

According to the text, using PsycINFO to perform a literature search has which of the following advantages?

A) PsycINFO indexes over 1,800 scientific journals and book chapters. B) Using PsycINFO makes previously tedious, time-consuming work easier and faster.

An advantage of a poster session over a paper session is that the poster session

A) allows the author to present more details of a study. B) allows you to talk directly to the researcher about the research.

When reading a discussion section, you should determine whether the

A) author made assertions that went far beyond the data reported. B) findings reported fit with previous research and theory.

According to the text, the basic strategy for conducting library research involves

A) finding research articles relevant to your research interest. B) using the reference sections from articles you read to track down other articles. C) using one of the indexes in the library to identify current articles.

Critically reading and analyzing research literature involves a(n)

A) initial appraisal. B) careful analysis of content.

According to the text, reviewing the literature is important because

A) it can prevent you from reinventing the wheel. B) published research can give you ideas about which variables are important. C) published research can guide your decisions about methods to use when conducting research.

According to the text, hypothesis development is important because

A) it drives other decisions concerning how variables are to be measured and manipulated in your research. B) poorly conceptualized hypotheses may lead to invalid results.

In the method section of a paper, you will find a description of the

A) subjects used in the study reported. B) equipment used to conduct the study reported. C) procedures followed to conduct the study reported.

According to the text, values in science can affect

A) the questions that are addressed or ignored. B) how data are interpreted. C) the actual practice of science.

Which of the following would you find to be part of a full PsycINFO citation?

A) the title of an article B) a list of key phrases and a descriptor list C) bibliographic information (e.g., title, author, journal)

When determining whether to accept or reject a paper for publication, editors and reviewers

A) usually insist that a research paper report a series of experiments or at least a parametric study involving several levels of two or more variables. B) assess the degree to which the findings in the paper contribute to the advancement of knowledge. C) assess the consistency of the findings with previous knowledge.

A disadvantage of using PsycARTICLES exclusively when doing a literature search is that

B) you can only obtain journal articles the were published since 1988. C) you can only obtain articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association.

A critical question you should ask yourself when evaluating a method section is

Does the method used allow for an unambiguous test of the stated hypotheses?

A list of the equipment used in an experiment is usually found in the introduction to a research report.

False

A secondary source is as good as a primary source for obtaining information about research.

False

Despite all its problems, peer review is a highly reliable process.

False

Generally, research that has received funding from a granting agency is better than research that has not.

False

If you are not sure about which keyword to look up in the Psychological Abstracts, you should use the Social Science Citations Index.

False

An editor of a journal can significantly affect the character of a research field by publishing a new editorial policy.

True

Primary sources provide the best source of full reports of research.

True

PsycARTICLES allows you to obtain full copies of articles published in the journals of the American Psychological Association since 1988.

True

Research fraud can arise from scientific elitism.

True

The "file drawer phenomenon" refers to the fact that many studies that fail to obtain significant results are never published, making published findings less reliable than they seem.

True

The review process that books undergo may not be as rigorous as the review process that journal articles undergo.

True

When an allegation of research fraud is made, it should be based on hard evidence and investigated by an independent fact-finding body.

True

You should adopt a(n) ________ point of view when reading research literature.

consumer's

According to the text, the most serious form of fraud in research is

the outright fabrication of data.

Although books can be good sources for a literature review, the material in them should be considered with caution because

the review process that books undergo may not be as rigorous as the process that articles in scientific journals undergo.