Question 1

What is an organized examination of published scholarly work related to a specific research question?

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Literature review

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Research digest

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Critical summary

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Academic survey

Question 2

Which term describes the act of presenting another person’s ideas or words as your own without proper acknowledgment?

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Plagiarism

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Paraphrasing

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Summarizing

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Citing

Question 3

A literature review is best defined as:

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An organized process of analyzing and synthesizing published studies related to a research problem.

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A list of references compiled from various sources.

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Conducting a broad online search to collect any available information on a topic.

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Simply reading a few published articles without further analysis.

Question 4

Why should a researcher perform a literature review before beginning a new study?

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To gain a thorough understanding of the existing research and identify gaps.

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Because it is a formal requirement regardless of its usefulness.

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In order to replicate previous studies exactly as they were done.

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To generate a large number of citations for the reference list.

Question 5

What is the primary difference between a 'literature review' and a 'review of literature on a topic'?

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A review of literature on a topic focuses on discussing influential works to stimulate debate, while a literature review is a systematic analysis that also develops the researcher’s understanding and skills.

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There is no difference; both terms describe the same process.

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A literature review focuses on discussing influential works to stimulate debate, whereas a review of literature on a topic is merely a personal summary of existing works.

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A literature review compiles published articles for background information, while a review of literature on a topic provides a critical evaluation of theoretical masterpieces.

Question 6

If you are investigating a very specific issue such as 'Digital advertising tactics for small businesses' but you search using a broad term like 'Marketing strategies,' you will most likely retrieve:

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A large number of irrelevant articles

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A large number of highly focused articles

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Only a few irrelevant articles

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Only a few relevant articles

Question 7

What is an essential practice when conducting a literature review?

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Keeping detailed bibliographic records for every source used

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Ignoring source information as long as you understand the content

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Reading selectively without noting publication details

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Trying to read every single publication on the topic

Question 8

Consider the in-text citation: 'Effective teamwork drives innovation' (Jones, 2018, p. 52). What does 'p. 52' indicate?

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The page number in the source where the idea is located

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The publication year of the source

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The number of studies cited on that page

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The chapter number where the idea is discussed

Question 9

If a research paper includes an in-text citation like (Lee, 2019) but fails to list the source in the bibliography, what is the most likely consequence?

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The paper may be accused of plagiarism.

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The overall argument will seem more concise.

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The credibility of the argument will be enhanced.

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The omitted citation will be automatically inferred by the reader.

Question 10

What is a survey of scholarly sources on a specific topic called?

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Literature review

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Statistical review

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Ordinary review

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Definition review

Question 11

What does it mean to present someone else's work or ideas as your own without full acknowledgment?

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Plagiarism

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Paraphrasing

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Quoting

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Summarizing

Question 12

A literature review is best defined as:

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The process of studying published research and the written review outlining what literature was reviewed.

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Doing an internet search on a topic and looking through the results.

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The written component of a research project that discusses the existing research the researcher reviewed.

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The process of studying published articles.

Question 13

Why does a researcher conduct a literature review?

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To familiarize themselves with the field.

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To reproduce existing research.

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They are required to by other researchers.

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They are paid to review it.

Question 14

What’s the difference between literature review and a review of a literature topic?

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The review of a literature topic makes people aware of a masterpiece and contribute to a contemporary debate, while the literature review has a personal dimension that aims to develop the skills and abilities of the researcher as well as having a public dimension.

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the literature review makes people aware of a masterpiece and contribute to a contemporary debate, while the review of a literature topic has a personal dimension that aims to develop the skills and abilities of the researcher as well as having a public dimension.

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The literature review makes people learn information about their subjects and the review of a literature topic makes people learn information about novels, romance, etc.

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The review of a literature topic makes people learn information about a research topic, while the literature review makes people learn information about a masterpiece.

Question 15

If you are studying a specialized topic, like 'Common symptoms of mentally ill children', but search for something broad, like 'Psychology of children', you are likely to find:

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A large amount of non-relevant articles

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A small amount of non-relevant articles.

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A large amount of relevant articles.

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A small amount of relevant articles.

Question 16

What should you do with the literature review?

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Keep bibliographic for every source

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Failing to keep complete bibliographic

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Try to read everything

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Reading but not writing

Question 17

What does p. 23 in the citation signify?

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The page number where the information can be found

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The number of years the study was conducted

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The total number of pages in the book

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The author’s age when writing the book

Question 18

Given the in-text citation (Garcia, 2020) in a research paper, what would most likely happen if the author omitted this citation?

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The author might be accused of plagiarism.

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The source information would automatically be included in the bibliography.

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The argument would appear more credible.

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The paper would be more concise.

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