PSYC 515 Quiz Scientific Writing Concepts
PSYC 515 Quiz: Scientific Writing Concepts
Covers the Learn material from Module 4: Week 4.
- I have read and understand the Academic Honor policy as outlined in
the Online Honor Code for Liberty University Online. I agree to abide by this policy and that the work submitted herein is my own. - The research design should be described in which section of a manuscript?
- Which level of heading is used for “Results”?
- A Reference List:
- According to Section 6 of the Publication Manual, when beginning a sentence with a number, one should:
- As covered in the 7th edition of the Publication Manual, which of the following is a strategy to improve one’s scientific writing?
- Which section of a manuscript details how the study was conducted, including conceptual and operational definitions of the variables used in the study?
- As covered in the 7th edition of the Publication Manual, which term refers to using more words than necessary?
- Which level of heading is flush left, boldface, uppercase and lowercase?
- As covered in the 7th edition of the Publication Manual, which term refers to using multiple words with the same meaning?
- According to Section 6 of the Publication Manual, when reporting p values, one should typically:
- Researchers do not claim the words and ideas of another as their own; they give credit where credit is due. To violate this principle is known as:
- Which section of a manuscript involves the examination and interpretation of results with inferences and conclusions?
- What type of article is a report of original research that typically include an introduction, method, results, and discussion?
- Which level of heading is typically used for the section “Participants”?
- Which level of heading is used for the Procedure subsection?
- What term specifically refers to the practice of presenting one’s own previously published work as though it were new?
- The correct format for the running head is:
- Which subheading should you go to within a Method section to find: how data was scored / quantified and what statistical test was used?
- Which of the following is the recommended format to report use of SPSS software (we’ll pretend it is version 29) in the method section of a quantitative research paper (according to this week’s assigned readings and presentation?)
- Which subheading should you go to within a Method section to find: the sampling procedure and number of participants?
- Which subheading should you go to within a Method section to find: details about the scale used to measure “happiness”?
- When writing a research paper in APA format, what level of heading should be used for the subsection “Materials”?
- Which subsection of the Method section includes a summary of where the study took place and also describes the experience of the participants in a detailed and organized manner?
- Which of the following would be an appropriate running head for a research study on anxiety in first year medical students?
- Which of the following is the most appropriate way to cite an article?