Evaluation approach in conducting a literature review

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Assignment:

Question 1 In education and counseling, practitioners have a tendency to make decisions based on:

• Research
• Societal Values
• Economic Availability
• Personal Beliefs and Values

Question 2 Researchers use this type of study to focus on a relationship in determining how two or more specific variables correlate.

• a comparison study
• a frequency study
• participatory observation study
• ethnographical study

Question 3 Investigators who may be interested in clarifying phenomena or events may achieve this through:

• descriptive or some qualitative research methods.
• comparison study
• correlational study
• population study

Question 4 Deception in research is used even when other methods are available.

• True
• False

Question 5 A general purpose of the literature section is to provide an argument for conducting the study.

• True
• False

Question 6 A concern about whether the hypothesis is consistent with current theories is referred to as

• parsimony
• validity
• reliability
• none of the above is true

Question 7 The evaluation approach in conducting a literature review is:

• a guide for consumers and users of research
• to systematically determine which components of a study are more valid
• to systematically what needs to be accepted with caution
• all of the above are correct

Question 8 The view that not enough is known to suggest that there is evidence that can be used to guide practice is:

• one of the steps in EBP
• an element in the definition of EBP
• one of the principles of EBP
• a criticism of EBP

Question 9 A researcher's interest is not influenced by some personal events that could slant the way the study is presented.

• True
• False

Question 10 Which of the following statements is true regarding researcher bias?

• the researcher's cites only his or her own prior research
• the researcher's interest could be influenced by some personal events that could slant the way the study is presented
• the study is a follow-up to a previous study, and thus certain outcomes might be expected
• all of the above are correct