PSYC 515 Quiz Consuming Research
PSYC 515 Quiz Consuming Research Concepts
Covers the Learn material from Module 6: Week 6.
- 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. - Which of the following is defined as a “tentative and testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables”?
- Which of the following best represents potential sources of researcher bias?
- In the scientific context, which of the following uses empirical observations to construct broad generalizations / theories?
- Scientists should evaluate claims by beginning with the assumption that:
- According to APA (2003), two tools that lie at the heart of sound research methods are:
- Which of the following claims is most supported by scientific research?
- Which of the following is exclusively required if a researcher wants to make a causal claim?
- A scientific hypothesis should be:
- Using only college students as participants but wanting to make generalizations about the entire 18 — 23 year old population (not just students) is problematic due to lack of:
- Which of the following have since been discredited due to scientific research?
- A Discussion section:
- APA guidelines suggest the following when formatting axis labels of a figure:
- Number all tables and figures with Arabic numerals
- Which of the following best describes where a Results section is placed in a quantitative research paper?
- Which of the following is a properly formatted “call-out†using current APA conventions?
- A figure may be a:
- Number all tables and figures with Arabic numerals
- Who is responsible for the quality and content of a journal?
- Which of the following best describes if a submitted manuscript has so many formatting flaws that it is rejected?
- Which section would you read in a quantitative research paper to find out the author’s interpretations and generalizations of their results to the broader scientific community?
- In general, the review process takes approximately how long?
- A common formatting issue (violates APA guidelines) with SPSS-created figures is:
- When reviewing a submission, editors may generally choose one of three actions. Which of the following is NOT one of these actions?
- A manuscript that has been rejected by a journal