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COM 207 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE Question 1 What database is featured as a "top resource" on the Communication Lib Guide? • Proquest • Communication and Mass Media Complete • Academic Search Premier • All of the abo ...

COM 207 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE Question 1 What database is featured as a "top resource" on the Communication Lib Guide? • Proquest • Communication and Mass Media Complete • Academic Search Premier • All of the above Question 2 Google sources are compared to your ASU virtual library resources. • not as up-to-date • not necessarily authoritative • harder to search Question 3 Full text sources you find through a Google search may charge a fee to access the article, but through the ASU virtual library the same resources are • all free. • much less expensive. • about half as expensive. • free in most cases. Question 4 All of these are drawn from the same material. Which use constitutes plagiarism? • Robert Harbison (1970) describes the English reverence for home "that has not changed much to American eyes in a hundred years" (p. 25). • The stories of Sherlock Holmes celebrate the notion of home, reassuring us that our lives are not boring (Harbison, 1970, pp. 25-26). • Harbison (1970) believes that the stories of Sherlock Holmes celebrate the notion of home, reassuring us that our lives are not boring (pp. 25-26). • The stories of Sherlock Holmes celebrate the notion of home, reassuring us that our lives are not boring. Question 5 Citation is required only when you reproduce a person's exact words, not when you paraphrase or summarize them. • True • False Question 6 This is the original source material: If one were going to be limited to a single method, then certainly the verbal report from a respondent would be the choice. With no other device can an investigator swing his attention into so many different areas of substantive content, often simultaneously, and also gather intelligence on the extent to which his findings are hampered by population restrictions. This is the student's use of the material: In gathering verbal reports from subjects the investigator can swing his attention into many different areas of substantive content, and gather intelligence on the extent to which his findings are hampered by population restrictions. Which of the following is true regarding the student's use of the material? • It is acceptable. • It is acceptable if the source is included on the reference list. • It is acceptable if the following author citation is included: (Webb, Campbell, Schwartz, & Sechrest, 1966). • It is not an acceptable paraphrase. Question 7 Which statement is TRUE regarding scholarly peer-reviewed and refereed journals? • In both, most articles are selected for publication by an expert editor. • Peer-reviewed journals use expert panels to judge articles, but in refereed journals most articles are selected by an expert editor. • Refereed journals use expert panels to judge articles, but in peer-reviewed journals most articles are selected by an expert editor. • In both, most articles are selected for publication by panels of experts in the related field. Question 8 All of the following are TRUE regarding empirical articles EXCEPT • Written by scholars for the general public. • Intended to share new/original evidence. • Published in scholarly journals. • They are also called primary research articles. Question 9 Which of the following is NOT a common research method in quantitative studies? • Surveys • Experiments • Quasi-experiments • Ethnography Question 10 Which of the following is NOT a common research method in qualitative studies? • Content analysis • Surveys • Narrative • Interviews Question 11 Keywords are needed in research to help you • find resources through online databases. • think of a good title for your research paper. • avoid plagiarism. Question 12 Which of the following is NOT one of the recommended criteria for evaluating research sources? • Which search engine was used to locate the source? • What are the author's credentials? • Who is the publisher? • Is the information up to date? Question 13 Qualitative studies use , while quantitative studies use . • analysis and interpretation; instruments and measures • instruments and measures; analysis and interpretation • analysis and measures; instruments and interpretation • instruments and interpretation; analysis and measures Question 14 All of the following are recommended ways to limit a database search so you only access primary/empirical articles EXCEPT • check the "peer reviewed" box. • include "study or results" as a keyword. • include some other term as a keyword that is commonly found in research articles. • use Google Scholar as your primary database.