Research Vocabulary Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. This creature has two body parts and eight legs.
2. Consistency of measurement
3. Choose the correct definition of the term:citation
4. A statement that explains or makes generalizations about a set of facts or principles, usually forming a basis for possible experiments to confirm if it is true
5. What do we call a resource which can be interviewed for stories, personal experience, or professional knowledge?
6. A research study where neither the researchers nor the subjects know who have been assigned to which treatment group is called a(n) ..... study
7. Research is .....
8. Which of the following sentences uses the word "credible" correctly?
9. What does a search engine use to find results?
10. What do we call the resource which is an annual publication composed of various lists, charts, and tables full of information on population, past events and weather?
11. A person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
12. Using evidence to support your claim makes your ideas .....
13. We must ..... our article in a credible journal.
14. What is the difference between 'primary' and 'secondary' sources?
15. Explain the term 'sample size' and its importance in research.
16. Which type of question is this an example of:How do you feel about the Buffalo Bills new stadium proposal?
17. What is ChatGPT?
18. Which term refers to the practice of using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution?
19. Done or experienced by everyone.
20. To ..... is to observe, look and break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure.
21. (v) to give a brief statement of the main idea or points of a passage of writing or other source.
22. I ..... a research on the use of mobile phone for learning English
23. Sources that can be trusted are .....
24. An exact copy from a source or author; using the exact words with quotation marks and a citation
25. 1$^{st}$ paragraph of an essay or paper which attracts the reader's attention and gives them the main idea of the paper and tells why the topic is important.
26. What is the question around which the research is centered called?
27. The data that has been collected by someone else but made available for others to use.
28. The framework of research methods and techniques chosen by a researcher.
29. Prejudice in favor/ against something personal and unreasonable judgmental
30. Imagine you're a detective like Sherlock Holmes, and you're trying to solve a mystery with your friends William, Abigail, and Samuel. What role does making inferences play in your detective work?
31. What does an informal inquiry aim to satisfy?
32. To provide a reference to a source
33. To restate something in your own words. According to .....
34. Protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed.
35. A tool to detect unoriginal content in written work (e.g., Turnitin) is called a:
36. What is a deepfake?
37. Materials containing the research findings of someone who lived after the even being studied
38. What is an independent clause?
39. To attend this prestigious clown college, students are measured by only one ..... :they must be able to fit into a very tiny car.
40. Reasoning that moves from particular instance(s) to a general conclusion. The premises do not cause the conclusion, but the preponderance of evidence makes the conclusion likely or probable.
41. Which of the following is an example of an observational study?
42. Formal writing assignment on a specific them that requires the reading and analyzing of primary sources
43. A ..... source gets its information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.
44. Improve by making small changes
45. A story about a personal experience.
46. They ..... test and questionnaire to collect the data.
47. Person in charge such as a boss or manager
48. The process of compiling, analyzing, and interpreting the results of data collection
49. The number in the middle of a group of numbers is called the .....
50. What is a 'hypothesis' and how is it used in research?
51. What is the title of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?
52. Group of words copied from the text
53. Research that derives its data by means of direct observation or experiment, such research is used to answer a question or test a hypothesis
54. An example of a secondary source would be:
55. Imagine Elijah and Zoe are on a treasure hunt in the vast library of knowledge. What would a "Source" represent in their adventure?
56. Which type of Research uses statistical analysis in numbers or numerical comparisons.
57. The word claim has the same meaning with .....
58. Marco failed his essay because it was copied; he broke the school's ..... rules.
59. Intellectual property
60. Which statement best defines a fact?