This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Examine in detail A) Analyze. B) Bibliography. C) Cite. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyze. 2. Facts or information that is proof whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. A) Paraphrase. B) Body. C) Evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 3. What is a non-representative sample? A) A sample that does not reflect the makeup of the population (a biased sample). B) A sample that includes every member of the population. C) A sample that is chosen randomly from the population. D) A sample that reflects the makeup of the population accurately. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sample that does not reflect the makeup of the population (a biased sample). 4. Separating out the effects of particular factors so they do not influence/affect the results/outcome of the research A) Controlling the factors. B) Research question. C) Measurement; measure. D) Method, procedure, steps taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlling the factors. 5. To give credit to someone else's words and/or ideas (a) A) A. Cite. B) Credible. C) Research. D) Synthesize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Cite. 6. What is a written reference to a source that provides information about the original author, title, and publication date and are used to credit the original author. A) Credible. B) Information. C) Resources. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citation. 7. Citations to original sources that appear in the text of a paper A) Parenthetical citation. B) Works Cited page. C) Citation. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parenthetical citation. 8. In an observational research study, subjects are assigned to treatment groups at random A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. A company divides its market based on customers' hobbies and interests. What type of segmentation is this? A) Demographic. B) Psychographic. C) Behavioral. D) Geographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychographic. 10. A ..... source is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event. A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) Quaternary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 11. Which segmentation focuses on consumers' actions, such as purchasing habits? A) Psychographic. B) Behavioral. C) Geographic. D) Attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavioral. 12. A research method best suited for examining causal relationships in which some variable or group of variables is systematically manipulated to examine its effect on an outcome. A) Evaluation. B) Subjective observation. C) Interview. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experiment. 13. The area where organisms interact. A) Ecosystem. B) Climate. C) Border. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 14. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The scientist conducted a thorough ..... to gather data for the study. A) Analysis. B) Hypothesis. C) Research. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Research. 15. If a company wants to know which TV channels their target audience watches, which type of research should they conduct? A) Product Research. B) Media Research. C) Focus Groups. D) Demographic Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Media Research. 16. MLA stands for what? A) Many Liars Anonymous. B) Modern Language Association. C) My Library's Awesome. D) Multiple Large Aardvarks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modern Language Association. 17. To put together information from different places A) Review. B) Sources. C) Synthesize. D) Topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthesize. 18. Farm, desert, rain forest are all examples of ..... A) Habitats. B) Diets. C) Species. D) Life cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitats. 19. If something is relevant, it is? A) Talking about an opinion. B) Related to the topic. C) Not related to the topic. D) A description using vivid words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Related to the topic. 20. What is "debriefing" in a psychological experiment? A) A process where the participants are informed about the purpose of the experiment after it is completed. B) A process where the participants are given a brief summary of the experiment before it starts. C) A process where the participants are given a break during the experiment. D) A process where the participants are asked to give feedback about the experiment before it starts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A process where the participants are informed about the purpose of the experiment after it is completed. 21. Which word means writing the source of your information? A) Paraphrase. B) Quote. C) Summarize. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cite. 22. Databases are ..... A) An article with a strong basis of information. B) An article with a lot of data. C) A collection of reliable sources. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A collection of reliable sources. 23. Paraphrasing is ..... A) Restating the author's ideas in your own words and giving credit. B) Using the author's exact words and giving credit. C) Restating the author's ideas but not giving credit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restating the author's ideas in your own words and giving credit. 24. What are secondary sources? A) Documents about an event that come from people who were not present during the event. B) The ability of a computer program to complete tasks. C) A type of AI that generates conversation. D) The subject or focus of a piece of writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Documents about an event that come from people who were not present during the event. 25. The overall quality of a source. Is the information provided fair and balanced? A) Reliabilty. B) Relevance. C) Accuracy. D) Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reliabilty. 26. What do we call a resource that provides detailed information on a particular subject or person? A) Magazine. B) Newspaper. C) Textbook. D) Keyword. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magazine. 27. Words that have almost the same meanings A) Synonyms. B) Thesaurus. C) Atlas. D) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonyms. 28. A website that looks through millions of files for something is called a ..... A) Generalize. B) Range. C) URL. D) Search engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Search engine. 29. Fill in the blank: ..... is when smart people check someone's work to make sure it is good and true. A) Peer review. B) Self study. C) Group project. D) Brainstorming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peer review. 30. A hook is used for A) Catching the readers attention. B) To distract the reader. C) Catching a big fish at the lake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catching the readers attention. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesResearch Vocabulary Quiz 1Research Vocabulary Quiz 2Research Vocabulary Quiz 3Research Vocabulary Quiz 4Research Vocabulary Quiz 5Research Vocabulary Quiz 6Research Vocabulary Quiz 7Research Vocabulary Quiz 8Research Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books