Chapter 11 Quiz

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. If other researchers use the same methods as a paper but cannot achieve the same results, the paper could be said to lack

Repetition correct incorrect

Replicability correct incorrect

Reliability correct incorrect

Validity correct incorrect

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. One of the most important aspects of the results and discussion section is:

An elaborate interpretation of the findings correct incorrect

A repeat of the literature review correct incorrect

A statement of how a research question was answered correct incorrect

A justification for why either quantitative or qualitative methods were used correct incorrect

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. When presenting the results from the interviews for the qualitative analysis

It is important to include the participants' names correct incorrect

Do not include any background information about the case correct incorrect

Be sure to explain which codes, categories, and themes emerged from content analysis correct incorrect

It is important to explain how process tracing was used to link the independent and dependent variables together correct incorrect

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. Which of the following should not be included in the methods and data section?

The operationalization of the concepts used in the analysis correct incorrect

The source of data analyzed correct incorrect

An explanation of statistical tests performed correct incorrect

An interpretation of the research findings correct incorrect

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. An abstract generally should

Be short correct incorrect

Include an argument for the validity of indicators correct incorrect

Include an argument on how previous scholarship guided the researcher correct incorrect

Not state the research question correct incorrect

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. Where should a research paper's overall conclusion first be seen by a reader?

Conclusions correct incorrect

Introduction correct incorrect

Theory and Hypotheses correct incorrect

Abstract correct incorrect

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. Which section should provide recommendations of how other researchers could improve on research be included?

Methods and Data correct incorrect

Results and Discussion correct incorrect

References correct incorrect

Conclusion correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a likely reason for a negative finding?

Indicators the researcher used were not reliable or valid correct incorrect

The sample was not an appropriate representation of the research population correct incorrect

The literature review was not complete correct incorrect

The theory is incorrect correct incorrect

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. What is meant by the 'frame' of a paper?

The abstract and literature review correct incorrect

The literature review, methods and data, and results and conclusion section correct incorrect

The introduction and conclusion correct incorrect

The abstract, introduction, and conclusion correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the correct order to write a research paper?

Literature review, theory and hypotheses, methods and data, results and discussion, conclusion, introduction, abstract, references correct incorrect

Introduction, theory and hypotheses, literature review, methods and data, results and discussion, conclusion, abstract, references correct incorrect

Methods and data, theory and hypotheses, literature review, results and discussion, conclusion, abstract, references correct incorrect

Abstract, literature review, theory and hypothesis, results and discussion, methods and data, conclusion, references correct incorrect

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. True or False: Correlation in quantitative analysis does not imply causation

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Literature Review:

Is the main focus of a research paper correct incorrect

Is not the main focus of a research paper correct incorrect

Should thoroughly explain the hypotheses and theories correct incorrect

Should explain the results of your own research correct incorrect

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. The methods and data section should:

outline how the researcher answered his or her research question correct incorrect

outline the researcher's theories and hypotheses correct incorrect

outline the researcher's results correct incorrect

outline the researcher's conclusions correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a general outline organized by predetermined sections?

Template correct incorrect

Platform correct incorrect

Sketch correct incorrect

Proposal correct incorrect

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. A significant result should be balanced with its:

Magnitude correct incorrect

Theory correct incorrect

Conclusion correct incorrect

Correlation correct incorrect

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. What is ex post theorizing?

The conclusion of your findings correct incorrect

Creating a theory prior to your research correct incorrect

How your hypothesis related to your theory correct incorrect

The development of new explanations based on what you now understand correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main points you should include in your conclusion?

Reiterating whether or not you were able to support your hypotheses with the data you collected and analyzed with either the quantitative or qualitative analyses correct incorrect

Providing the reader an idea of how the research could have been improved and if new questions based on the research findings have emerged. correct incorrect

Creating a new control variable that will alter the findings in order to conform to your hypothesis correct incorrect

Containing a discussion of how the findings from the research can be generalized to other cases. correct incorrect

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. Which word should you avoid using in your paper?

Prove correct incorrect

Conclude correct incorrect

Generalization correct incorrect

Inconclusive correct incorrect

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. Why is it important to write a strong abstract, introduction, and conclusion?

because these are often the sections that readers study first correct incorrect

because these are the only sections that contain the research question and overall findings of the research project correct incorrect

because these are the shortest sections of the paper correct incorrect

because of replicability correct incorrect

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. An abstract can sometimes look like:

a literature review correct incorrect

a methods and data section correct incorrect

an annotated bibliography correct incorrect

operationalization correct incorrect