Deck 14: Writing a Research Manuscript

Question 1

How many words in length should your abstract be?

A) 50
B) 120
C) 300
D) There is no limit.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which section presents the specific statistical procedures used along with the results of these procedures?

A) discussion
B) method
C) results
D) introduction

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is the maximum length a title should be?

A) 15 words
B) 25 words
C) 5 words
D) There is no limit on title length.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In a prepared manuscript, what should follow the method section?

A) tables
B) title page
C) references
D) results

Question 5

Which section of a manuscript discusses the general types of data analyses that were planned and used in the study?

A) introduction
B) abstract
C) results
D) method

Question 6

What is a likely negative consequence of NOT titling your manuscript in a way that clearly reflects its content?

A) Your manuscript may be rejected.
B) It may be indexed incorrectly and others searching for a particular subject may miss it.
C) You may send it to the wrong type of journal.
D) There are no likely negative consequences.

Question 7

Which section of the manuscript contains information on the instrumentation used?

A) introduction
B) method
C) results
D) discussion

Question 8

Which section of a manuscript is usually NOT labeled?

A) discussion
B) methods
C) results
D) introduction

Question 9

Which is a subsection found in the method section?

A) introduction
B) running head
C) results
D) data analysis

Question 10

Which section of a manuscript discusses the reliability of any tests that were used?

A) introduction
B) methods
C) results
D) discussion

Question 11

Which parts of a manuscript have limitations of words as suggested by the text?

A) title and abstract
B) title only
C) abstract only
D) no limits were suggested by the text

Question 12

A shortened title which appears at the top of each manuscript page is called _____________.

A) an abstract
B) a running head
C) an introduction
D) a reference

Question 13

Which section of a manuscript gives a summary of the contents, including the purpose, a description of the participants, the results, and any conclusions being offered?

A) introduction
B) discussion
C) abstract
D) method

Question 14

In a prepared manuscript, which of the following comes first?

A) tables
B) title page
C) references
D) abstract

Question 15

Which section of a manuscript describes the subjects used in a study in the greatest detail?

A) introduction
B) methods
C) results
D) discussion

Question 16

In a prepared manuscript, what should follow the discussion section?

A) tables
B) title page
C) references
D) abstract

Question 17

In what order are multiple authors listed on a manuscript?

A) alphabetically
B) order of contribution
C) alphabetically by institution
D) ranked by number of publications

Question 18

Which section of a manuscript reviews the relevant research that has been done in this area?

A) introduction
B) methods
C) abstract
D) running header

Question 19

All tables and graphs to be used in the manuscript usually appear in which section?

A) results
B) method
C) discussion
D) none of the above

Question 20

Which of the following would NOT be included in a prepared manuscript?

A) acknowledgements
B) title page
C) method
D) references

Question 21

What information is usually included in a discussion section?

Question 22

Margins for a manuscript should be _____________________.

A) )5 inches
B) 1 inch
C) 1.5 inches
D) 2 inches

Question 23

What material is included in the abstract?

A) a one-sentence statement of the purpose
B) tables showing results
C) a list of sources that were consulted during the research
D) discussion of the important relationships between past research, the purpose of the current study, the hypothesis and the results of the study

Question 24

What type of information may be contained in the appendices of a manuscript?

A) original data
B) author's notes
C) references
D) both a and c

Question 25

On the title page of a manuscript, what appears below the title of the manuscript?

A) institutional affiliation
B) authors' names
C) running head
D) references

Question 26

What are the differences between the results and discussion sections?

Question 27

Manuscripts should be _____________________.

A) single-spaced
B) double-spaced
C) triple-spaced
D) half-spaced

Question 28

What are some subsections that may be found in the methods section?

Question 29

What guidelines do most journals in the social and behavioral sciences follow?

A) Index Medicus
B) American Psychological Association
C) Society of Psychiatric Journals
D) Modern Language Association

Question 30

List the parts of a prepared manuscript, in order.

Question 31

What information is included in an abstract?

Question 32

The hypothesis is most likely to appear at the end of which section of a manuscript?

A) introduction
B) methods
C) results
D) references

Question 33

In a manuscript, the hypothesis __________________.

A) is not always stated
B) is stated in the method section
C) may be found in the introduction
D) both a and c

Question 34

The first line of a paragraph should be indented ___________________.

A) only for the first paragraph
B) 2 spaces
C) 5 spaces
D) for only the first paragraph on each page

Question 35

Does an abstract usually include a report of the study's sample size?

A) always
B) only in historical research
C) never
D) sometimes

Question 36

In a manuscript, how many spaces should there be following a period?

A) none
B) 1 space
C) 2 spaces
D) 3 spaces