Question 1

An argument in a research paper is

Accepted Answer

A)  to be avoided 
B)  regrettable, but sometimes unavoidable 
C)  a set of reasons in support of a position 
D)  an educated guess as to the outcome of the experiment 
A)  to be avoided 
B)  regrettable, but sometimes unavoidable 
C)  a set of reasons in support of a position 
D)  an educated guess as to the outcome of the experiment

Question 2

Which one of the following is not a part of a research paper?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract 
B)  discussion 
C)  bibliography 
D)  authors and their affiliations 
A)  abstract 
B)  discussion 
C)  bibliography 
D)  authors and their affiliations

Question 3

If you were to make an oral presentation at a national psychological convention,how would it be different from a scientific paper?

Accepted Answer

An oral presentation at a national psych

Question 4

Which one of the following is not a part of the methods section of a research report?

Accepted Answer

A)  description of subjects 
B)  description of the materials used in the study 
C)  description of the design of the study 
D)  statement of the expected results of the study 
A)  description of subjects 
B)  description of the materials used in the study 
C)  description of the design of the study 
D)  statement of the expected results of the study

Question 5

Select a research topic of limited scope and write a hypothetical research report.Include the following: a statement of the problem; brief review of the literature; methods section; and data analysis section.Since this is a hypothetical study,you are not expected to actually collect the data or produce any results or conclusions.therefore,the sections dealing with results and conclusions will be missing from your paper.Do a brief review of the literature and limit your review and statement of the problem to two or three typewritten pages.Be brief and concise and pay special attention to the continuity of ideas.Use your mastery of the content of previous chapters from the textbook to present an adequate and correct methodology for doing the research project.Include a reference section.This project suggests a writing task of the scope of a short term paper.

Accepted Answer

Research Topic: The Impact of Social Med

Question 6

When documenting a research paper,the researcher should do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  give credit to ideas that are other people's 
B)  show where important ideas fit into a larger framework 
C)  provide the reader with information about the theory, methods, and data discussed 
D)  document statements that are common knowledge 
A)  give credit to ideas that are other people's 
B)  show where important ideas fit into a larger framework 
C)  provide the reader with information about the theory, methods, and data discussed 
D)  document statements that are common knowledge

Question 7

When documenting a research report,it is important to

Accepted Answer

A)  include both primary and secondary sources of ideas 
B)  document statements that are common knowledge 
C)  document information about the theory, method, and data that the writer discusses 
D)  provide the reader with sources for wider reading on the subject 
A)  include both primary and secondary sources of ideas 
B)  document statements that are common knowledge 
C)  document information about the theory, method, and data that the writer discusses 
D)  provide the reader with sources for wider reading on the subject

Question 8

The methods section of a research paper contains

Accepted Answer

A)  the research design, procedures, and description of subjects and measures 
B)  the literature review and hypotheses 
C)  the definition of terms, literature review, and data analysis procedures 
D)  the research design, tables and figures, and literature review 
A)  the research design, procedures, and description of subjects and measures 
B)  the literature review and hypotheses 
C)  the definition of terms, literature review, and data analysis procedures 
D)  the research design, tables and figures, and literature review

Question 9

The goal of scientific writing is to

Accepted Answer

A)  let the data speak for themselves 
B)  inform 
C)  persuade 
D)  Both b and c are true. 
A)  let the data speak for themselves 
B)  inform 
C)  persuade 
D)  Both b and c are true.

An argument in a research paper is

Which one of the following is not a part of a research paper?

If you were to make an oral presentation at a national psychological convention,how would it be different from a scientific paper?

Which one of the following is not a part of the methods section of a research report?

When documenting a research paper,the researcher should do all of the following except

When documenting a research report,it is important to

The methods section of a research paper contains

The goal of scientific writing is to

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Variables

Tabular and Graphical Description of Data

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, part 1: Observational, archival, and Case-Study Research

Nonexperimental Research, part 2: Survey Research

True Experiments, part 1: Single-Factor Designs

True Experiments, part 2: Factorial Designs

Single-Subject Experiments

Quasi Experiments

Biases and Limitations of Experimental Psychology

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Exam 4: Writing in Psychology

An argument in a research paper is

Which one of the following is not a part of a research paper?

If you were to make an oral presentation at a national psychological convention,how would it be different from a scientific paper?

Which one of the following is not a part of the methods section of a research report?

When documenting a research paper,the researcher should do all of the following except

When documenting a research report,it is important to

The methods section of a research paper contains

The goal of scientific writing is to

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Variables

Tabular and Graphical Description of Data

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, part 1: Observational, archival, and Case-Study Research

Nonexperimental Research, part 2: Survey Research

True Experiments, part 1: Single-Factor Designs

True Experiments, part 2: Factorial Designs

Single-Subject Experiments

Quasi Experiments

Biases and Limitations of Experimental Psychology

Filters