A research strategy:
a. is only necessary if your instructor requires it
b. helps you choose and define your topic
c. is used to determine the number of pages of a research paper
d. all the choices
You want to do a research paper on human cloning. Which of the questions below would be a research topic?
a. Who was the first scientist to successfully perform cloning?
b. Is human cloning ethical?
c. What is human cloning?
Which type of assignment involves restating and presenting facts, data, theories, and other information with no interpretation?
a. thesis
b. report
c. research paper
What are the main concepts (keywords) in this statement? STATEMENT: This paper examines whether violence on television programs affects the behavior of children.
a. examines, violence, television
b. violence, television, children’s behavior
c. influence, violence, television programs
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What are the main concepts (keywords) in the following statement? STATEMENT: This paper examines whether hate sites on the internet should be censored.
a. whether, hate sites, internet, censored
b. paper, examines, hate sites, internet
c. examines, hate, sites, internet, censored
d. hate sites, internet, censored
Question 6: (1 point)
You are writing a paper about the impact of Title IX on college women’s sports. (Title IX is a law passed in 1972 that prohibits discrimination in education.) Searching for material on Title IX, you have found too much information. Which set of words will narrow your search the most, giving you the fewest results on your topic?
a. sports, education, discrimination
b. college, discrimination, women
c. women, discrimination, college, sports
d. women, college, sports
Your instructor just assigned you to record the daily changes in stock prices over the next month for a particular company’s stock that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Which one of the following is the most important aspect to consider as you gather information?
a. how current your information source is
b. the point of view of your information source
c. the format of your information source
Question 8: (1 point)
The first assignment for your medical psychology class is to discuss your opinion, backed up by research, of the usefulness of using the drug Ritalin to treat Attention Deficit Disorder in children. You have found a well-researched article in a professional journal on your topic. In this case, is it necessary to be aware of the author’s point of view on the issue?
a. Yes
b. No
Question 9: (1 point)
While working on a presentation for a class, you discover that valid information is not only found in books but in a variety of other formats. Which one source listed below is a visual/graphic format?
a. cassettes
b. books
c. maps
d. journal articles
Question 10: (1 point)
Which of the following sources of information is most likely to give you the most current and most accurate information about your topic?
a. a recent article from a scholarly journal
b. a book about the topic
c. an article from an encyclopedia

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