Question 1

A scientific literature review should include ______.&#10;A) journal articles&#10;B) academic books&#10;C) comic strips&#10;D) tabloid articles

Accepted Answer

A , B

Question 2

Secondary resources are ______.&#10;A) resources of secondary importance&#10;B) autobiographies&#10;C) biographies&#10;D) reviews of primary resources

Accepted Answer

Biographies and reviews of primary resources are considered secondary resources because they analyze, interpret, or critique primary sources.

Question 3

Meta-analysis ______.&#10;A) summarizes existing studies about an issue&#10;B) should be general&#10;C) are without a concrete focus&#10;D) are not important in scientific fields

Accepted Answer

Meta-analysis is a statistical technique that combines the results of multiple scientific studies on the same topic to derive a more precise estimate of the overall effect. It is specifically designed to summarize existing research findings rather than being general, unfocused, or unimportant in scientific fields.

Question 4

Areas of literature to cover in a literature review include ______.&#10;A) theoretical literature&#10;B) empirical studies&#10;C) popular magazine&#10;D) political statements

Accepted Answer

A literature review typically includes theoretical literature and empirical studies to provide a comprehensive overview of existing research and theories related to the topic.

Question 5

A literature review should reveal ______.&#10;A) which theories and concepts are used in a field&#10;B) your opinion about the issue&#10;C) your sympathy for certain researchers&#10;D) your general rejection of the research done in the field

Accepted Answer

A literature review should reveal which theories and concepts are used in a field, providing an overview of the current state of research and the foundational theories that guide it.

Question 6

The structure of a literature review should be oriented on ______.&#10;A) reaching from the funniest to the most boring articles&#10;B) thematic fields of the study (under planning)&#10;C) the focus from the general to the concrete aspects&#10;D) guiding the reader to your specific approach (e.g., a research question to pursue)

Accepted Answer

A literature review should be structured around thematic fields relevant to the study, moving from general to more specific aspects, and guiding the reader towards the specific approach or research question the review supports.

Question 7

Building an argument on a literature review ______.&#10;A) should only focus on the point you want to make&#10;B) should ignore contradicting or competing approaches in the field&#10;C) mainly be focused on not to confuse the reader&#10;D) allow readers to follow your argument by weighing up pros and cons

Accepted Answer

Building an argument on a literature review involves presenting various perspectives, including those that may contradict your own. This approach allows readers to understand the context and rationale behind your argument by considering all relevant information, including the advantages and disadvantages of different viewpoints. Ignoring competing approaches or focusing solely on one's own perspective without acknowledging others can lead to a biased or incomplete understanding of the subject matter.

Question 8

Referencing the literature is successful ______.&#10;A) if you only refer to one textbook and take all references as secondary quotations from it&#10;B) when you include the relevant literature as original sources&#10;C) when readers can trace back the original literature from your review&#10;D) when they are limited to ten sources maximum

Accepted Answer

Successful referencing involves including relevant literature as original sources and ensuring that readers can trace back the original literature from your review.

Question 9

Referencing should ______.&#10;A) be systematic and oriented on one system of referencing&#10;B) reproduce the ways of referencing used in the original resources&#10;C) not be too systematic&#10;D) not be time consuming in doing it

Accepted Answer

Referencing should be systematic and oriented on one system of referencing to ensure consistency and clarity in academic and professional writing. This helps readers to follow and verify sources easily.

Question 10

Plagiarism ______.&#10;A) is a modern way to manage the mass of literature&#10;B) saves time&#10;C) should be avoided as it is illegal and unscientific&#10;D) means that you take other authors' formulations and/or ideas without quoting them

Accepted Answer

Plagiarism should be avoided because it is illegal and unscientific, and it involves taking other authors' formulations and/or ideas without proper attribution.

Deck 5: Reading and Reviewing the Literature