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WorksheetsTFL458_final exam
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 51mins
What is the motivation for research?
The statement of the importance of a research study
The researcher’s interest in the study
The general public’s interest in the study
The task that your professor requires in Assignment 1
Something you should think about after you finish your study
A response to which of these questions is closest to motivation for research?
Why should people care?
Why not?
Why do I care?
So when?
Who else?
What are the three steps recommended by Booth, Colomb, & Williams (2003) in order to figure out the “So what” of your research?
Name your topic, add a question, motivate your question
Name your topic, motivate your question, add a question
Motivate your topic, name your question, add a question
Name your question, add a topic, motivate your topic
Relax, get a cookie, get some sleep
When should you start working on the motivation of your research?
As soon as you have a topic/research question
Any time really
Before your defense
After you finish writing the thesis
When your teacher tells you to
According to Chaubey (2018), after reading your positioning statement/paragraph, readers should have a good idea of why the paper is worth writing given what’s already known.
True
False
Positioning allows readers to accurately understand the current state of knowledge, a worthwhile direction in which this could be advanced, the research question that you ask to move in that direction.
True
False
What are the possible ways of positioning research?
as the first paper to show X
as a technique for getting at X
as a theoretical framework for studying X
as the policy implications of documenting X
all answers are correct
IRBs are committees of scientists and non-scientists at the local level that reviews research protocols and consent forms to ensure that the rights and the welfare of research subjects are protected.
True
False
When was the first known consent form used in research?
1900 for the Yellow fever experiments by Walter Reed
1950 for the Red fever experiments by Angus Deaton
1999 for the Purple fever experiments by Milton Friedman
1790 for the Yellow fever experiments by Adam Smith
All answers are correct
What ancient concept does ethical concern relate to?
“Do no harm” attributed to Hippocrates
“Have fun” attributed to Zeus
“Do harm” attributed to Aides
“Do no harm” attributed to the US scientists
“Do no harm” attributed to the Nevada-Semipalatinsk movement
Which of the following is the first internationally known code for research ethics?
The Nurenberg code
The Belmont report
The Coleman report
The FDA report
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following are essential for research to be considered ethical?
Voluntary informed consent
Subjects should be permitted to withdraw at any time
Unnecessary mental and physical suffering should be prevented
A study should be conducted by scientifically qualified professionals
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following is a potentially vulnerable population group?
Children
Prisoners
Elderly people
Disabled people
All answers are correct
When did it become clear that social science research could also do harm to research participants?
After the publication of Stanley Milgram’s study on obedience to authority
After the publication of Walter Reed’s study on the Yellow fever
After the Nazi scientists’ experiments
After the coronavirus started to spread in Europe
All answers are correct
What was unethical about the Tuskegee experiments?
Participants didn’t know their diagnosis
Participants didn’t know they participated in a study
Participants were not offered treatment
The experiments were continued for 40 years
All answers are correct
The word “research” should be included in the script of a consent form.
True
False
Any risks and/or benefits of the study to the participants should not be mentioned in a consent form.
True
False
Which of the following is a possible indicator that a source is reliable?
The source is published by a reputable press
The source underwent peer review by independent experts
The author is a reputable scholar
The source is current
All of the answers are correct
University libraries have assigned librarians for every school that have extensive knowledge in the core disciplines.
True
False
Why is it important to prepare an elevator story about your research before you talk to a librarian or an expert in your field?
This helps them to help you better
To entertain them in an elevator
To find primary sources
To find secondary sources
To find tertiary sources
What should you be following when using people as sources of data?
Research ethics
Research honesty
Elevator story
SDU regulations
The Coleman report
What is a bibliographical trail?
Resources found in the references lists of publications relevant to your topic
Resources found in the introduction sections of publications relevant to your topic
Resources found in the references lists of publications irrelevant to your topic
Resources found in the discussion sections of publications relevant to your topic
Resources found in the methodology sections of publications relevant to your topic
What should you do if you find a paper or book that already did what you were planning to do?
Panic!
Have a cup of tea
Read it attentively and decide whether you can do what they did better or choose another topic
Complain to your advisor
Don’t read it and don’t include it in your literature review
How many sources should you include in your literature review for the diploma work?
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
As many as necessary to provide background for your research
What should you choose carefully when conducting a search in a library database?
Keywords
Internet connection
English spelling
Deadlines for your diploma work
Course syllabus
What are tertiary sources useful for?
To get a brief introduction to your topic
To find reliable information on your topic
To find the most recent information on your topic
To find books
To find articles
What are three uses for sources, according to the “Craft of research” book?
Read for a problem, read for an argument, read for evidence
Read with a problem, read with an argument, read with evidence
Read, understand, disagree
Read, understand, agree
All answers are correct
What are the steps in reading research literature curiously but critically?
Understand, disagree, check for accuracy
Check for accuracy, misunderstand, disagree
Agree, understand, check for accuracy
Disagree, check for accuracy, misunderstand
Misunderstand, agree, understand
Which of the following should be an essential part of your notes that you take when doing your literature review?
A complete bibliographic entry for the source
Quotes
Summaries
Your own thoughts
All answers are correct
Which of the following will help you to get the context right when taking notes during your literature review?
Analyzing conclusions and arguments
Checking the rhetorical importance of claims
Distinguishing a summary from an author’s views
Identifying the cause of disagreements
All answers are correct
Which questions should you ask about your ideas when talking to non-specialists?
Does this make sense?
Can you help me?
What should I do?
Do you speak English?
All answers are correct
Which of the following should you always do when doing a literature review?
Check and recheck your notes
Write your research questions
Read your sources quickly
Find original data that the authors use
Read your sources slowly
When doing a literature review, you should always organize and summarize everything you have in writing.
True
False
Explaining your ideas to non-specialists is useless because they are not experts in your topic.
False
True
When you find sources agreeing on a major claim, you should check whether they also agree on interpretations and how they support that claim.
True
False
When doing a literature review, you should always keep in mind your purpose and research questions.
True
False
Which of the following should authors do in a research report?
Make a claim
Back the claim with reasons based on evidence
Acknowledge and respond to other views
Explain their principles of reasoning (sometimes)
All answers are correct
Which of the following is a question typically asked by readers?
What do you claim?
What reasons support that claim?
What evidence supports those reasons?
Do you acknowledge this alternative/complication/objection and how do you respond?
All answers are correct
Reason is a sentence or two explaining why your readers should accept your claim, it typically starts with because
True
False
Which part of this sentence is a claim? “The emancipation of Russian peasants was an empty gesture because it did not improve the material quality of their daily lives.”
The emancipation of Russian peasants was an empty gesture
because it did not improve the material quality of their daily lives
The entire sentence is a claim
This sentence doesn’t have a claim
A claim is any sentence that asserts something.
False
True
A main claim is the sentence (or more) that your whole report supports (=thesis).
True
False
In research, we support a claim with reason, then we support that reason with evidence.
False
True
As an author, you should anticipate as many questions as you can and acknowledge but not respond to the most important ones.
False
True
A warrant is a general principle that shows why you believe your particular reason is relevant to your particular claim and that you are justified to connect them
False
True
What do we call an image of yourself that you project through your argument?
Positionality
Ethics
Ethos
Trust
None of these are correct
Two styles of purposeful drafting are “quick and dirty” and “slow and clean”.
True
False
Which of the following advice should you follow in writing your research report?
Don’t organize your report around your assignment
Don’t just summarize sources (avoid “quilting”, add analysis instead)
Don’t structure the report around the topics of your data (instead, add analytical categories)
Don’t structure your report around a story of your research
All these pieces of advice are correct
Where do you present your main claim if you choose the “point-first structure” for your research report?
Introduction
Literature review
Methodology and data
Results
Conclusion
Which of the following is the possible order for the reasons and evidence in the body of your research report?
old to new
shorter & simpler to longer & more complex
uncontested to more contested
chronological order
all these options are possible
Plagiarism is when, intentionally or not, you use someone else’s words or ideas but fail to credit that person, leading your readers to think that those words are yours
True
False
A paraphrase that’s too close is not considered plagiarism as long as you credit the source.
True
False
What comes after you finish your first draft of your research report (thesis, dissertation, or article)?
You finished your work! Now relax.
You will now be revising, revising, and then revising some more.
You can submit your work to your advisor.
You should submit your work to an academic journal.
There is no correct answer here.
Which of the following does inadvertent plagiarism often stem from?
Careless note-taking
Careful note-taking
Critical thinking
Uncritical thinking
All answers are correct here
Planned drafting is better than exploratory revising.
True
False
What question should you keep in mind when drafting your research report?
What must my readers know before they can understand what comes next?
What are the main definitions I will use?
When will I finish this thesis/dissertation?
How do other people finish their research on time?
How will I collect data for my research?
If two people independently discover something or write similar things, who get the credit for authorship?
The person who published first.
Both authors.
The person who published the second.
The person who is older.
The person from a more respected institution.
Which of the following is a legitimate barrier to writing productively?
I need to do some more analyses first
I can’t find time to write
I’m waiting until I feel like writing
None of these answer choices is a legitimate barrier
What should you do if you can’t find time to write?
Make a writing schedule and stick to it
Don’t binge write
Ruthlessly defend your writing time
All answers are correct
What should you do if you need to do more analyses before you write?
Do your analyses during the time you allocated for writing in your schedule
Keep doing analyses until you have all of them done
Stop doing analyses and start writing
All answers are correct
What should you do if you need some new equipment for your writing?
Write with the resources you have
Ask for an extension of the deadline from the thesis committee
Don’t write until you buy that new equipment
All answers are correct
What should you do if you can’t start until you have an inspiration for writing?
Wait till your inspiration arrives
Make a writing schedule and stick to it
Go get yourself a cup of tea or coffee
All answers are correct
Great poets, novelists, and researchers wait for inspiration and then write their masterpieces.
True
False
Clear writing goals are motivating, they enable to plan, carry out actions, and feel proud when goals are accomplished.
True
False
Which of the following is a motivational tool that can be used to write productively?
Setting goals
Setting priorities
Monitoring progress
All answers are correct
Which of the following explains what a dispositional fallacy is?
The tendency to think that a description of behavior can explain the described behavior
The tendency of perception to be affected by recurring thoughts
The tendency to misinterpret statistical experiments involving conditional probabilities
When given a choice between several options, the tendency to favor the default one
The neglect of the duration of an episode in determining its value
Writer’s block does not exist.
True
False
Which of the following is commonly found in problem statements of research studies?
A brief history of the issue at hand
A recent increase in the issue
Dissatisfaction with the current knowledge
An identification of a specific set of factors
All answers are correct
Which of the following characteristics should your research aim have?
It should follow as a logical consequence of the problem statement
It should be singular
The conclusions in your last chapter must respond to this aim
The research aim should have all the characteristics listed here
The answer to which of the following questions describes the potential impact of your study?
Where do you think your study will make the most difference to current thinking?
What methods have you used?
What did you do very well in your study?
How do you interpret your findings?
Which of the following approaches could be used to establish the significance of your study?
Show that the study advances knowledge in the field
Show that the study may contribute to the solution of a practical problem
Highlight that the study demonstrates a novel use of a procedure or technique
Explain that the study contributes to part of a programmatic research effort
All answers are correct
What should you present in the “roadmap paragraph/s”?
An annotated version of the table of contents
A map
A road
An introduction to your study
The first draft of the intro chapter often is only a summary of your first go at understanding the literature.
True
False
Which of the following is an important component of an introduction section/chapter?
Establishing a context
Stating the problem, motivating the study
Aim and the scope of the study
Significance of the study
All answers are correct
When writing the problem statement, what questions should you keep in mind?
Is the problem still relevant?
Is it sufficiently narrow?
How does the problem foreshadow your approach to the study?
All answers are correct
Which of the following should the background chapters include?
Historical, geographical, and other descriptions of your study area.
Definitions and usages of words and expressions as appropriate to your thesis.
Existing theory and practice for your research topic.
What other researchers have done.
All answers are correct.
The conclusions to the background chapters should lead clearly to the research hypotheses or research questions that you pursue in your work.
True
False
Which of the following should NOT be part of the background chapters?
Your own contribution to thinking on the theory
All the arguments that are in the literature, and some tentative judgments on where you stand
Everything necessary to justify the conclusions or summaries to the chapters
All necessary definitions and ways that you use words or ideas in your own work
All the necessary geography, context, and history
In research writing, if you want a polished final draft, you must start early and keep up the pace.
True
False
How many sources should you review for your background (literature review) chapter?
5 is enough
10 is OK
As many as my team members think is enough
As many as is necessary to provide sufficient background for my research
All answers are correct
In addition to providing all background material needed for your research, what is another function of the background chapters?
Provide a stepping-off point for your research
Meet the word limit requirement for the diploma work
Improve my reading and summarizing skills
Make me an expert in my field
When writing your background chapters, it is better to use the style and referencing that you intend to use in the final research report.
True
False
Which of the following software packages can help you write your background chapters by organizing your bibliographic sources?
Mendeley
Stata
Python
R
LaTex
In your background chapters, you should include the descriptive material that will never be used later in the thesis.
True
False
In the social sciences or humanities it is never necessary to describe both the research program and the stance you have adopted as a researcher.
True
False
To position your work, you must understand where your work lies on the dimensions that are appropriate to your discipline: theoretical or applied, study or case study, and so on.
True
False
Which of the following does positioning your work require?
Justification
Honesty
Approval from your advisor
Theoretical training
Research methods training
In the “Methodology” chapter, you should discuss the range of research methods that could be used to test your hypotheses or answer your questions.
Yes
No
Even if the method you use is standard in the discipline, you should ...
Justify your methodological choice
Provide a detailed explanation of the method
Be hesitant regarding its use
Worry whether it is an appropriate method
Experimental research requires advanced statistical and research methods training because it requires that you should randomly assign participants to the treatment and control groups.
True
False
I disagree because I was told that I don’t need random assignment in experiments
I disagree because I don’t know what random assignment is
It is ethical to use a research method for which you don’t have sufficient training.
True
False
Your research method should be explained before you present your results.
True
False
It depends on the kind of research method used
It depends on how creative I am
Your research report should tell a coherent story.
No because it is research writing
Yes, all kinds of writing should tell a story
No because this is ridiculous
Yes, but it depends on the type of research
Data should be described in detail in your thesis/dissertation/article.
True
False
Criteria for inclusion and exclusion of data and results should be:
Clear and independent of what the data shows
Such that the data and results support your hypotheses
Arbitrary
Complicated - because it’s research after all!
In writing your research results you should:
Make sure you have used the right kind of analysis mechanism for your data
Understand your variables
Build a clear argument from data to knowledge
All answers are correct
Where can you put the raw indigested data from your research?
In the body of your research report
Appendix (possibly online)
Hide it from everyone
All answers are correct
What should you do about the shortcoming and limitations of your research?
Don’t mention them and hope that others won’t notice them
Openly discuss them in your research report
Discuss them with your advisor but don’t write anything about them
Stress out because they make your research so bad
Graphs and tables you include in your research report should be:
Well-designed
Have clear and self-contained captions
According to the examples from the best research writing in your field
Tell the story of your research even if the readers don’t even read the full text
All answers are correct
Which of the following can help you produce beautiful graphs?
Excel
Stata
All answers are correct
R
Python
You should explain in detail where the data you use comes from.
True
False
