Researching Strategies PART ONE

How many steps make up the research process?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

Which of the following is NOT used to locate book sources?

• Library catalog

• Library

• Database

• Online journal

Which of the following identifies where a book can be found in a library?

• Library call number

• Alphabetical order

• Database ID number

• Index number

Websites ending in .edu indicate which of the following?

• The site is an educational institution

• The site is a government institution

• The site is a non-profit organization

• The site is only meant to be used in educational publications

Which of the following is defined as using the ideas or words of another without properly crediting the source?

• Copyright

• Patent

• Plagiarism

• Intellectual property

Which of the following is NOT an acceptable source?

• Primary sources

• Scholarly sources

• Government agencies

• Fashion magazines

Which of the following is NOT a method of obtaining primary sources?

• Observational study

• Experimental research

• Scholarly journal

• Normative survey research

A customer satisfaction survey is an example of which of the following?

• Observational study

• Experimental research

• Scholarly journal

• Normative survey research

Which of the following requires the researcher to observe and statistically analyze a specific phenomenon?

• Observational studies

• Experimental research projects

• Scholarly journals

• Normative survey research projects

Which of the following is a summary of an article in a scholarly journal?

• Abstract

• Patent

• Outline

• Report