Question 1

Which of the following is not an important consideration in evaluating the quality of information on the World Wide Web?

Accepted Answer

A)  currency 
B)  authority of the author or sponsor 
C)  accuracy 
D)  effective use of graphics on the site 
A)  currency 
B)  authority of the author or sponsor 
C)  accuracy 
D)  effective use of graphics on the site

Question 2

When executing a keyword search in an online database, you want articles dealing with alcohol-related deaths without articles dealing with traffic accidents.You would connect keywords representing alcohol-related deaths and traffic accidents with

Accepted Answer

A)  and. 
B)  or. 
C)  not. 
A)  and. 
B)  or. 
C)  not.

Question 3

Where could one locate dissertations related to one's topic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dissertation Abstracts 
B)  Education Abstracts 
C)  Mental Measurements Yearbook 
D)  Review of Educational Research 
A)  Dissertation Abstracts 
B)  Education Abstracts 
C)  Mental Measurements Yearbook 
D)  Review of Educational Research

Question 4

If researchers find a useful article written in 1975 and want to see which other researchers have made reference to this work in subsequent years, they should consult

Accepted Answer

A)  Education Abstracts. 
B)  Psychological Abstracts. 
C)  Social Science Citation Index or Web of Knowledge. 
D)  Social Science Index 
A)  Education Abstracts. 
B)  Psychological Abstracts. 
C)  Social Science Citation Index or Web of Knowledge. 
D)  Social Science Index

Question 5

When searching a database such as ERIC or PsycINFO, a good place to start is

Accepted Answer

A)  determining key words. 
B)  searching the thesaurus. 
C)  reading abstracts. 
D)  using interlibrary loan. 
A)  determining key words. 
B)  searching the thesaurus. 
C)  reading abstracts. 
D)  using interlibrary loan.

Question 6

_____ enables one to locate later works that refer to a previous study.

Accepted Answer

A)  PsycInfo 
B)  ERIC database 
C)  Social Sciences Citation Index 
D)  Tests in Print 
E)  Google Scholar 
A)  PsycInfo 
B)  ERIC database 
C)  Social Sciences Citation Index 
D)  Tests in Print 
E)  Google Scholar

Question 7

The best source of non-journal material is

Accepted Answer

A)  PsycInfo. 
B)  ERIC database. 
C)  Social Sciences Citation Index. 
D)  Tests in Print. 
E)  Google Scholar. 
A)  PsycInfo. 
B)  ERIC database. 
C)  Social Sciences Citation Index. 
D)  Tests in Print. 
E)  Google Scholar.

Question 8

A survey of the literature and research concerning the question one wants to investigate should be done

Accepted Answer

A)  before conducting the study. 
B)  while conducting the study. 
C)  after conducting the study 
D)  Any of these answers. 
A)  before conducting the study. 
B)  while conducting the study. 
C)  after conducting the study 
D)  Any of these answers.

Question 9

An annotation is a

Accepted Answer

A)  brief description of an article. 
B)  critical review of a published test. 
C)  deliberately limited thesaurus used for classifying studies. 
D)  descriptive word or phrase used for retrieving information. 
E)  detailed abstract of a research study. 
A)  brief description of an article. 
B)  critical review of a published test. 
C)  deliberately limited thesaurus used for classifying studies. 
D)  descriptive word or phrase used for retrieving information. 
E)  detailed abstract of a research study.

Question 10

Which could be used to locate relevant journal articles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research 
B)  Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography 
C)  Test Critiques 
D)  Review of Educational Research 
A)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research 
B)  Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography 
C)  Test Critiques 
D)  Review of Educational Research

Question 11

Which of the following statements is not true of World Cat?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can be an excellent tool for interlibrary loan information. 
B)  It provides abstracts of articles and books. 
C)  It does not use a controlled vocabulary. 
D)  Both b and C 
A)  It can be an excellent tool for interlibrary loan information. 
B)  It provides abstracts of articles and books. 
C)  It does not use a controlled vocabulary. 
D)  Both b and C

Question 12

To find all materials indexed by a given resource that deal either with handicapped persons, or motor performance, you would execute the following Boolean search

Accepted Answer

A)  handicapped and motor performance. 
B)  handicapped or motor performance. 
C)  handicapped, not motor performance. 
D)  None of these answers. 
A)  handicapped and motor performance. 
B)  handicapped or motor performance. 
C)  handicapped, not motor performance. 
D)  None of these answers.

Question 13

To decide when to stop collecting material in a literature review, one should

Accepted Answer

A)  continue until no more material can be found. 
B)  determine if there is an appropriate proportion of information from both journal and book sources. 
C)  examine the foundation laid by the review for one's question. 
D)  observe the number of sources retrieved. 
A)  continue until no more material can be found. 
B)  determine if there is an appropriate proportion of information from both journal and book sources. 
C)  examine the foundation laid by the review for one's question. 
D)  observe the number of sources retrieved.

Question 14

What percentage of the global population has internet access?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  15 
C)  80 
D)  85 
A)  10 
B)  15 
C)  80 
D)  85

Question 15

If an author is affiliated with a particular organization, you could search for other material from that organization in which volume of the Social Science Citation Index?

Accepted Answer

A)  Citation Index 
B)  Corporate Address Index 
C)  Permuterm Subject Index 
D)  Source Index 
E)  None of these answers. 
A)  Citation Index 
B)  Corporate Address Index 
C)  Permuterm Subject Index 
D)  Source Index 
E)  None of these answers.

Question 16

Education Abstracts is useful primarily for locating

Accepted Answer

A)  books. 
B)  dissertations. 
C)  government documents. 
D)  journal articles. 
E)  tests. 
A)  books. 
B)  dissertations. 
C)  government documents. 
D)  journal articles. 
E)  tests.

Question 17

_____ typically features information on state of the art or current hot topics.

Accepted Answer

A)  Encyclopedias 
B)  Handbooks 
C)  Dictionaries 
D)  Both a and 
A)  Encyclopedias 
B)  Handbooks 
C)  Dictionaries 
D)  Both a and

Question 18

To find what journal articles have referenced a particular author, you would use

Accepted Answer

A)  ERIC. 
B)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 
C)  Sociological Abstracts. 
D)  PsycInfo. 
E)  Social Sciences Citation Index. 
A)  ERIC. 
B)  Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 
C)  Sociological Abstracts. 
D)  PsycInfo. 
E)  Social Sciences Citation Index.

Question 19

To locate a test, whose website would be a good place to search?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buros Institute 
B)  Maddox's Tests 
C)  Keyser & Sweetlands 
D)  Compton's guide 
A)  Buros Institute 
B)  Maddox's Tests 
C)  Keyser & Sweetlands 
D)  Compton's guide

Question 20

To find a doctoral dissertation, which is most appropriate to search?

Accepted Answer

A)  ERIC 
B)  Dissertation Abstracts International 
C)  PsycINFO 
D)  PsycArticles 
A)  ERIC 
B)  Dissertation Abstracts International 
C)  PsycINFO 
D)  PsycArticles

Exam 4: Reviewing the Literature

Which of the following is not an important consideration in evaluating the quality of information on the World Wide Web?

When executing a keyword search in an online database, you want articles dealing with alcohol-related deaths without articles dealing with traffic accidents.You would connect keywords representing alcohol-related deaths and traffic accidents with

Where could one locate dissertations related to one's topic?

If researchers find a useful article written in 1975 and want to see which other researchers have made reference to this work in subsequent years, they should consult

When searching a database such as ERIC or PsycINFO, a good place to start is

_____ enables one to locate later works that refer to a previous study.

The best source of non-journal material is

A survey of the literature and research concerning the question one wants to investigate should be done

An annotation is a

Which could be used to locate relevant journal articles?

Which of the following statements is not true of World Cat?

To find all materials indexed by a given resource that deal either with handicapped persons, or motor performance, you would execute the following Boolean search

To decide when to stop collecting material in a literature review, one should

What percentage of the global population has internet access?

If an author is affiliated with a particular organization, you could search for other material from that organization in which volume of the Social Science Citation Index?

Education Abstracts is useful primarily for locating

_____ typically features information on state of the art or current hot topics.

To find what journal articles have referenced a particular author, you would use

To locate a test, whose website would be a good place to search?

To find a doctoral dissertation, which is most appropriate to search?

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