You're writing a paper on bipolar and would be LEAST by an author expert on the subject?

Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

Which is a reasonable narrowing for a three page paper?

Some Sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Which of the following is not a primary source of information?

a book that chronicles President Nixon's time in office

Which of these would NOT be an effective research question?

Which is better: Coke or Pepsi?

When formulating a research question, what is one factor that is NOT important to keep in mind?

How many pages does the paper need to be?

Which of the these would be the most reliable place to obtain data from the 1960 U.S .Census?

a U.S. Census Bureau publication

Where should a writer place parenthetical citations in a writing project?

immediately following where they have para., sum., quoted

Which of these questions is NOT helpful to ask when determining if a Web resource is reliable?

Who else has looked at the information?

Which of these people would be an acceptable person to interview?

nutritionist in the eating disorders unit at local hospital

What type of information needs to be cited in a writing project?

information paraphrased, summarized, or quoted from a source

Which of the following would require the author to cite the information in their project?

Kelly quoted Shakespeare in her essay about famous sonnets

Which of the following would provide the best focus for a research paper?

the effects of video games on thinking skills

According to the MLA preferred reference guidelines, how should research be cited in a biblio.?

alphabetically by author's last name

Which of the following would be considered secondary source of information from the Holocaust?

the dictionary definition of holocaust

Which of the following would provide the best focus for a research paper?

the symbolic role of men in the book Little Women

Which of these could be both a primary and a secondary source depending on how people use it?

article from the November 5, 2008, issue of New York Times

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1
You're writing a paper on bipolar and would be LEAST by an author expert on the subject?
Journal of Abnormal Pyschology
Medical Case Studies
Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology
Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health
2
Which is a reasonable narrowing for a three page paper?
Nineteenth Century English Poetry
Some Sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Plays of William Shakespeare
The English Novel
3
Which of the following is not a primary source of information?
an ancient Egyptian artifact
a piece of deck board from the Titanic
a photograph taken while the World Trade Center collapsed
a book that chronicles President Nixon's time in office
4
Which of these would NOT be an effective research question?
Are there benefits to getting thirty min. of exercise a day?
Is Lexapro an effective treatment for kids with depression?
Is there a correlation between playing video games and ADD?
Which is better: Coke or Pepsi?
5
When formulating a research question, what is one factor that is NOT important to keep in mind?
Is the question too narrow?
Is the question too broad?
How many pages does the paper need to be?
Can the question be researched?
6
Which of the these would be the most reliable place to obtain data from the 1960 U.S .Census?
a U.S. Census Bureau publication
a genealogy Web site
Wikipedia
interview with your uncle who worked for the Census Bureau
7
Where should a writer place parenthetical citations in a writing project?
at the very end of a writing project
in the middle of the info they are para., sum., quoting
directly preceding a summary, paraphrase, or quote
immediately following where they have para., sum., quoted
8
Which of these questions is NOT helpful to ask when determining if a Web resource is reliable?
When was the page last updated?
Is the information error free?
Is the information objective?
Who else has looked at the information?
9
Which of these people would be an acceptable person to interview?
nutritionist in the eating disorders unit at local hospital
the webmaster of a site call "Fad Diets"
your neighbor who recently lost thirty pounds
a professor at a university in nutrition dietary science
10
The information found in one of these magazines would be the LEAST credible for a paper?
The Journal of the American Medical Association
American Economist
Time
Agricultural Research
11
What type of information needs to be cited in a writing project?
information gathered from books listed in the paper sources
information gathered from famous philosophers and scientists
information paraphrased, summarized, or quoted from a source
information that is quoted from an outside, published source
12
Which of the following Websites would you be MOST likely to find credible authors?
politicalfiendster.com
hhs.gov
worstpills.org
hedgehogs.net
13
Which of the following would require the author to cite the information in their project?
Michael wrote an essay on how to change a transmission.
Kelly quoted Shakespeare in her essay about famous sonnets
Walter wrote an essay about zero tolerance for athletes.
Susan wrote a narrative about her mother's car accident.
14
Which of the following would provide the best focus for a research paper?
video games and teenagers
the most popular video games sold in 2008
the effects of video games on thinking skills
video games with animals on the cover
15
According to the MLA preferred reference guidelines, how should research be cited in a biblio.?
numerically as the work is presented in the text
numerically by publication date
alphabetically by the first word of the title
alphabetically by author's last name
16
Which of the following would be considered secondary source of information from the Holocaust?
an entry from Anne Frank's diary
photographs of concentration camps
the dictionary definition of holocaust
a list of victims from Auschwitz
17
Which would be an appropriate topic for a paper on the history of tv censorship?
time limits
ratings systems
movie plots
script writers
18
Which of the following would provide the best focus for a research paper?
the life of Louisa May Alcott
the book Little Women
historical events of the 1800s
the symbolic role of men in the book Little Women
19
Which of these could be both a primary and a secondary source depending on how people use it?
a photograph taken at the fall of the Berlin Wall
interview describing the events of Pres Obama's inauguration
article from the November 5, 2008, issue of New York Times
a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird

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