Research Vocabulary Quiz 16 (60 MCQs)

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1. Give a brief statement of the main points of (something).
2. What does 'pollution' refer to?
3. What is "inductive reasoning" ?
4. The unattributed use of a source of information that is not considered common knowledge
5. The author's or article's information inside your paper, all of this information will be in parenthesis ( ) at the end of the sentence
6. When you ..... , you use your own words to restate a source's main idea, its key supporting points, and possibly and example or two.
7. What is the document that shows all of the sources of a paper or a project?
8. An idea or feeling that a word evokes along with its literal defintion.
9. The EXACT words of someone else, must ALWAYS be put into quotation marks (" ") and cited
10. What does reading upstream involve?
11. Any person, object, practice, or process that is observed for research purposes
12. (n) a phrase that introduces a quote, paraphrase, or summary and which identifies the source of the information or quote
13. Arguments consisting of multiple claims formed to build premises that lead to a major thesis.
14. The data that is collected directly from the data source
15. Fewer than 40 hours per week
16. A marketing team is planning a campaign and needs to decide whether to use surveys or focus groups. What should they consider when making this decision?
17. The difference between the lowest and highest points in a group is known as the .....
18. Fill in the blank: ..... is a quote or reference that tells people where you got your information from.
19. The goals to be achieved by conducting research
20. What is an electronic link that allows a computer to move directly from a marked place; points to a specific element within a document or slide.
21. Copying or using someone else's words without citing your source
22. The students has collected information from their teachers.
23. What do we call a resource found at the back of a textbook which includes an alphabetical list of terms and definitions specific to the book?
24. A business wants to understand why customers prefer one brand over another. Which research method should they use?
25. A ..... is a statement that demonstrates what a writer intends to support and/or prove. Serves a clear roadmap for the direction of the paper.
26. The outcomes of a research project
27. Procedures for making empirical observations and measurements
28. What is the term for the following definition? The process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information about a market, including customers, competitors, and industry trends.
29. We need to validate our product to ..... before we do treatment
30. What is "media" ?
31. A piece of writing appearing in a newspaper
32. What are some consequences of plagiarism?
33. What is the term for the process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information about a market?
34. John exhibits his true feelings for Sarah when she finds him "waiting at her door with her favorite flowers and a sorrowful expression on his face" (Doe 75).
35. Individual facts, statistics, or items of information:
36. Why is it important to include a bibliography in research?
37. Scholarly articles are .....
38. What does the term "accurate" mean?
39. Choose the term to match this definition:a brief statement or account of the main points of something.
40. What is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, or review called?
41. In a market research study, a question that is asking for an answer about a reaction, perception, or feeling is classified as what type of data?
42. ..... are digital or physical cards that are used to document and organize your source information.
43. The researcher ..... the product to validators before try out it to the students
44. You're thinking about getting a pet hamster but want to learn more about them first. What source do you use?
45. What type of research studies how people feel about advertisements and media?
46. A choice of employment that is usually a starter. Not long term
47. The action or process of observing something or someone
48. Valarie needed to use ..... within her essay so that his argument is supported through facts, details, and quotations from credible sources.
49. What do we call a resource that is a text written to an individual or to a group of people, and which can be personal, formal, or written for business?
50. A specific condition applied to the individuals in an experiment
51. Something that is achieved after a lot of work or effort
52. What is a safe database you can use for research?
53. To quote a passge, book, author, etc. as an authority
54. A genre based on facts
55. What is the term for the following definition? Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.
56. What do you call a reference book that has information on a wide variety of subjects?
57. Naturalistic observation
58. Seeks to understand the world view of a cultural group
59. To ..... is to give a valid reason or evidence to support an answer or conclusion.
60. What does the term "diverse" mean?