RM - WEEK 3

What is the purpose of a literature review?

• To analyze data

• To conduct primary research

• To provide background and context for the research problem

• To summarize the research findings

Which type of source provides original materials and first-hand accounts of events or topics?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Books

• Unpublished resources

What is the most commonly used citation style in the social sciences?

• Harvard

• Chicago

• APA

• MLA

What does APA Style use to regulate stylistics, in-text citations, and references?

• APA Style 7th Edition

• APA Citation Manual

• APA Style Guide

• APA Formatting Rules

How should reference entries be ordered in the References section?

• By the title of the work

• By the date of publication

• Alphabetically by the surname of the first author

• By the length of the work

What should be included in parenthesis when providing in-text citations for quotations?

• Author's name and page number

• Author's name and date of publication

• Title of the work and page number

• Publication year and journal name

How should works with six or more authors be cited in-text?

• Only cite the first and last authors

• List all authors' names

• Include the most recent author's name

• Use the first author's name followed by 'et al.'

What should be centered at the top of the References page?

• References title

• Author's name

• Publication year

• Title of the work

When citing two works by the same author published in the same year, what should be added to differentiate them?

• Different authors

• Lower-case letters after the year of publication

• Different titles

• Different page numbers

What symbols can be used for phrase searching in information retrieval?

• Forward slash, backslash, pipe

• Percentage sign, ampersand, tilde

• Plus symbol, exclamation mark, hashtag

• Asterisk, question mark, dollar sign