This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 47 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The person or company that you work for is your A) Employee. B) Employer. C) Position. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employer. 2. To determine the effectiveness of a new pain reliever, a researcher divides a random sample of patients into two groups:one group is assigned to take the new drug and the second group takes a placebo. What is the independent variable? A) New Pain Reliever. B) Whether pain is relieved or not. C) Placebo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Pain Reliever. 3. I found three different ..... including a book and two websites. A) Sources. B) Research. C) Website. D) Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sources. 4. Mammals, birds, and reptiles are all classified as vertebrates. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. An agriculturist wants to determine the effect of fertilizer type on the yield of tomatoes. There are four types of fertilizer under study. She plants tomatoes on five plots of land, one plot receives no fertilizer. Each plot is treated identically except for receiving a different type of fertilizer. What are the experimental units? A) Tomato plants. B) Plots of Land. C) Types of fertilizer. D) Yield of tomatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tomato plants. 6. ..... is a research strategy that focuses on quantifying the collection and analysis of data. It includes measurements and the statistical, mathematical, or numerical analysis of data. A) Experimental research. B) Quantitative research. C) Qualitative research. D) No idea!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative research. 7. This creature has fur or hair. It also feeds milk to its young. A) Insects. B) Amphibian. C) Reptile. D) Mammal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mammal. 8. The action of mentioning or alluding to something. A) Research. B) Research Analysis. C) Reference. D) Research Objectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reference. 9. Data that demand rebuttal or concession and refute or limit the claim. A) Qualifiers:. B) Simple argument:. C) Warrant:. D) Premise:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualifiers:. 10. This is the process of collecting, recording, analyzing, and presenting data related to marketing goods and services. A) Marketing. B) Target Market. C) Market Research. D) Test Market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Market Research. 11. What is a "dependent variable" in psychological research? A) A variable that is manipulated by the researcher. B) A variable that is measured in a study. C) A variable that is not affected by other variables. D) A variable that is constant in a study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A variable that is measured in a study. 12. What does it mean for a source to be credible? A) A credible source is trustworthy, reliable, accurate, unbiased, and supported by evidence and research. B) A credible source is biased and unreliable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A credible source is trustworthy, reliable, accurate, unbiased, and supported by evidence and research. 13. A reference to a source that provides enough information to allow a reader to retrieve it A) Citation. B) Central Idea. C) Periodical. D) Supporting Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citation. 14. Translate the following word to Spanish:climate A) El clima. B) La clima. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) El clima. 15. Why is it important to use credible sources in research? A) To confuse readers. B) To ensure accuracy, reliability, and validity of information. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ensure accuracy, reliability, and validity of information. 16. ..... means to quote a passage, book, author, etc; to refer to an example. A) Elaborate. B) Cite. C) Refute. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cite. 17. Which word means a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information? A) Main idea. B) Details. C) Summarize. D) Infographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infographic. 18. The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. A) Copyright. B) Author. C) Rough draft. D) Publication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copyright. 19. Imagine Priya and James are on a treasure hunt. They come across an ancient scroll that hints at where the treasure might be hidden. In research terms, what does this 'hint' or 'educated guess' based on clues refer to? A) The final answer after gathering evidence. B) Your educated guess based on clues. C) The information collected during research. D) The most important message in a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your educated guess based on clues. 20. A group of words grouped in "quotation marks, " telling the database they must occur in the same order in all sources. A) Wild card. B) Boolean operators. C) Phrase searches. D) Reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase searches. 21. Positive correlation A) A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in tandem. B) A relationship where one variable increases while the other decreases. C) A relationship that shows no consistent pattern between two variables. D) A relationship that is only applicable in linear equations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in tandem. 22. A symbol used to represent a missing word or part of a word in a search. A) Boolean operators. B) Wild card. C) Phrase searching. D) Accuracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wild card. 23. The author ..... how the hero would ..... the evil plot. A) Flashbacked, imagery. B) Inferenced, irony. C) Foreshadowed, foil. D) Interweaved, genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowed, foil. 24. The transmission of physical or mental characteristics from parents to their offspring A) Heredity. B) Influence. C) Personality. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heredity. 25. Domain Extension A) The suffix at the end of a web address, such as .edu or .gov. B) A person or company whose business is the publishing of books, newspapers, online articles, computer software, etc. C) Believable; reliable. D) Anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The suffix at the end of a web address, such as .edu or .gov. 26. Which is a evidence of a "good student" ? A) A student who sleeps in class. B) A student who never does their work. C) A student who studies for their classes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A student who studies for their classes. 27. VOCABULARY3. A) BURGLAR. B) WITNESS. C) FELON. D) ARRESTED. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WITNESS. 28. He ..... why the students unmotivated to the lesson A) Develop. B) Make. C) Invesigate. D) Apply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invesigate. 29. A source that comments on, analyzes, or otherwise relies on primary sources. An article in a newspaper, that reports on a scientific discovery or a book that analyzes a writer's work ..... A) Primary source. B) Secondary source. C) Thesis. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary source. 30. Research Step #3:Analyzing means ..... A) Collecting information. B) Showing how information connects. C) Creating a format to show research. D) Putting information in order (like an outline). 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