Research Methods Quiz

The ______ is a necessary part of a research that allows the readers to gain familiarity with the type of research that has already been conducted in the field.

• literature review

• reference

• introduction

• organizing

What is one downside of using Google Scholar to find articles and other resources?

• It may cost money

• It is not user-friendly

• It is time-consuming

Which of the following is the largest database in the public health and medical areas?

• PsycInfo

• Interlibrary

• ERIC

• PubMed

"The mode of thinking about any subject, content, or problem—in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them" is a definition of ______.

• meta-analyses

• systematic review

• active reading

• critical thinking

The hypotheses and research questions of your study should be included ______ your literature review.

• in the middle of

• at the beginning of

• at the end of

• any place in

A narrative literature review will often provide which of the following?

• information on one or two studies and will summarize the conclusions of another study

• all the methodologies of all the studies, conclusions, and discussions

• the data from all studies

• detailed information about the studies

Your school library is your best friend and the most valuable asset.

• True

• False

ERIC was built to help university libraries worldwide digitize their journals and books.

• True

• False

PubMed includes more than 24 million citations.

• True

• False

Most databases have similar search engines, like Google Scholar, EBSCOHOST or PROQUEST.

• True

• False