Exam Questions Chapter.21 Writing the Research Report 6e - Educational Research 6e Answer Key + Test Bank by Robert Burke Johnson. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 21: Writing the Research Report
Learning Objectives
- Explain the different principles used in writing an APA style research report (e.g., language, specificity, labels, etc.).
- Describe the five levels of APA headings.
- List the seven sections of an APA style quantitative research report and describe what goes in each section.
- Explain how one might use the example of an APA-style manuscript provided in the chapter.
- Explain how to write a qualitative research report.
- Explain how to write a mixed methods research report, especially the Results section.
Multiple Choice
1. Writing a research report requires:
a. The use of jargon.
b. Eliminating redundancy
c. Use of the third person
d. Exclusive use of the passive voice
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: General Principles Related to Writing the Research Report
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. The guidelines that should be used when writing a research report that will be free of demeaning attitudes and biased assumptions include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Avoiding labeling people when possible
b. Use traditional labels for a group of people even when the group currently prefers a different label
c. Being sensitive to labels
d. Acknowledging participation
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Participation
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. When using a quotation,
a. A quotation of fewer than 40 words is inserted into the text and enclosed with double quotation marks
b. A quotation of 40 or more words is displayed in a free-standing block of lines with quotation marks and indented about a half inch and started on a new line
c. Quotation marks are never needed; all one needs to do is to cite the source of the information
d. A quotation of 40 or more words is displayed in a free-standing block of lines with quotation marks with no indentation and started on a new line
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Quotations
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. If, in preparing my research report, I have grouped people into the age groups of young, middle-aged, and elderly, I have probably violated the guideline of:
a. Being specific
b. Avoiding sexism
c. Being sensitive to disabilities
d. Acknowledging participation
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Specificity
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. According to APA style (i.e., when writing a research report), which of the following is false regarding sexual orientation?
a. Sexual orientation is preferred to sexual preference
b. Homosexual is always better than more specific terms such as gay men, bisexual men, lesbians, and bisexual women
c. The following terms are considered acceptable: gay men, bisexual men, lesbians, and bisexual women
d. Avoid terms that have become loaded or are reflective of stereotypes because we should not denigrate people
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Participation
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Editorial style specifies that ______ should be used infrequently or sparingly.
a. Punctuation
b. Abbreviations
c. Headings
d. Numbers
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Abbreviations
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. According to APA style, which of the following is/are true about abbreviations in your research report?
a. You should abbreviate days of the week
b. Latin abbreviations can only be used outside of parentheses
c. Only use abbreviations when they are conventional and are likely to be familiar to the reader or when you can save considerable space and avoid cumbersome repetition
d. The only abbreviations you should use are those that are accepted as words.
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Abbreviations
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Which of the following is correct in APA style?
a. Insert quotations of greater than 40 words into the text and enclose in double quotation marks
b. Space twice after the end of a sentence
c. State all physical measurements in nonmetric units
d. Do not use a comma before “and” in a series
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Punctuation, Quotations, Physical Measurements
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Which of the following is correct in APA style?
a. Insert quotations of less than 75 words into the text and enclose in double quotation marks
b. Use words to express numbers that begin a sentence as well as any number below 10, and use numerals to express other numbers except in special cases described in the manual
c. State all physical measurements in the standard US system, rather than in metric units
d. Never use the abbreviation et al.
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Quotations, Numbers, Physical Measurements, Abbreviations
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. When referencing other works that you have cited in the text of your report, you should:
a. State the first and last name of the author
b. Use the author-date citation method, for example (Christensen, 1972)
c. Use an asterisk and a footnote
d. Insert the full citation in parenthesis
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Reference Citations in the Text
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. When a citation includes more than ____ authors, to reference that source you use the surname of the first author followed by et al. This includes the first time that you cite them in your paper.
a. Three
b. Four
c. Five
d. Six
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Reference Citations in the Text
Difficulty Level: Easy
12. The title page of a research article should contain all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Brief summary of the research problem
b. Running head
c. Author's name
d. Institutional affiliation of the author(s)
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Title Page
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. The method section includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Participants
b. Apparatus or instruments
c. Results
d. Procedure
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Method
Difficulty Level: Easy
14. The results section includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. A presentation of how the data are analyzed along with the results of the analysis
b. A lengthy discussion of the analyzed data
c. A statement of the alpha level used for determining statistical significance
d. A report of the actual probability value of the computed test statistic
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Results
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. The discussion section of a quantitative research report should include a discussion of:
a. How the data were analyzed
b. A presentation of all results
c. Your interpretation of the results, including their relationship to other research findings found in the published literature
d. The reasons for using the selected alpha level
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Discussion
Difficulty Level: Easy
16. Author notes should include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Departmental affiliation of the author(s)
b. Acknowledgement of any financial support for conducting the study such as a grant
c. How to contact the author
d. Information needed to supplement or amplify the text of the research report
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Title Page
Difficulty Level: Easy
17. For qualitative research reports:
a. There currently is no completely agreed upon standard format for reporting research results
b. You should avoid all headings specified by the APA
c. You should follow the The Chicago Manual of Style
d. You should make the method section very brief
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Qualitative Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Easy
18. Qualitative research reports:
a. Discuss what “the researcher” did
b. Use the passive voice
c. Refer to participants with pseudonyms
d. All share a similar format
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Qualitative Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium
19. In qualitative research reports, the introduction usually includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. A statement of a deductively derived research hypothesis
b. The purpose of the research
c. A statement of the research question in a relatively open-ended and general form
d. A summary of the research literature relevant to the study
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Qualitative Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium
20. The method section of a qualitative research report:
a. Is very different from the method section of a quantitative study
b. Includes the researcher's reflections on the process
c. Does not address reliability nor validity
d. Does not include a description of the participants
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Qualitative Research Reports.
Difficulty Level: Medium
21. The data that are used in a qualitative research report to support arguments and interpretations would probably include:
a. The results of statistical analysis
b. Quotes, descriptions of various scenes, and descriptions of a setting
c. Effect size analysis
d. That results of closed-ended attitude and opinion surveys
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Qualitative Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium
22. When writing a mixed research report’s results section,
a. The qualitative data are addressed first
b. The quantitative data are addressed first
c. All field notes are included
d. There is not a specified format
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Mixed Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium
23. Which of the following is acceptable according to APA style?
a. Smith found that …
b. It has been demonstrated (Smith) (1999) that …
c. The life expectancy is increasing in the United States (Smith, 1999)
d. Other researchers (Smith, Jones, White, Taylor, Main, Walker, Downs, & Greene, 1999) found …
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Reference Citations in the Text
Difficulty Level: Hard
24. Which of the following references is correct?
a. Johnson, R. B., & Christensen, L. B. (2011). Educational research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
b. Johnson, R. B. & L. B. Christensen (2011). Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches. Allyn and Bacon: Boston, MA.
c. Johnson, R. B., & Christensen, L. B. (2011). Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches. Allyn and Bacon, Boston, MA.
d. Johnson, R. B., & Christensen, L. B. (2011). Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: References
Difficulty Level: Hard
25. The list of all citations in the text of the manuscript is called which of the following according to APA style?
a. Bibliography
b. References
c. Citations
d. Sources
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: References
Difficulty Level: Easy
26. Writing a good research report requires a smoothness and economy of expression. If you have accomplished the goal of economy of expression, you have been frugal with the words used in the report. This frugality means that you have:
a. Used redundancy to emphasize your hypotheses
b. Included complex verbal descriptions of the phenomena you have studied
c. Relied on highly technical professional language
d. Said things clearly without being wordy or obtuse
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: General Principles Related to Writing the Research Report
Difficulty Level: Medium
27. According to APA, which of the following is appropriate?
a. Bedridden people
b. Mental retardate
c. Person with an intellectual disability
d. Crippled person
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Participation
Difficulty Level: Medium
28. Which is a “level 1” heading according to APA style?
a. Centered, boldface, uppercase and lowercase heading
b. Flush left, boldface, uppercase and lowercase heading
c. Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
d. Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Headings
Difficulty Level: Medium
29. An APA style “level 2” heading is:
a. Centered, boldface, uppercase and lowercase heading
b. Flush left, boldface, uppercase and lowercase heading
c. Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
d. Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Headings
Difficulty Level: Medium
30. An APA style “level 3” heading is:
a. Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
b. Flush left, boldface, uppercase and lowercase heading
c. Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
d. Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Headings
Difficulty Level: Medium
31. An APA style “level 4” heading is:
a. Flush left, boldface, uppercase and lowercase heading
b. Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
c. Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
d. Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Headings
Difficulty Level: Medium
32. An APA style “level 5” heading is:
a. Centered, boldface, uppercase and lowercase heading
b. Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
c. Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
d. Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending in a period
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Headings
Difficulty Level: Medium
33. To overcome the problem of content on the Internet being moved or deleted resulting in nonworking URLs, international publishers have developed the ____ system to provide a stable means of identifying information in digital networks.
a. Digital URL
b. Dedicated server (DS)
c. International digital (Id.)
d. Digital object identifier (DOI)
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Reference List
Difficulty Level: Easy
34. The introduction section of the research report should include a statement of the:
a. Specific problem being investigated in the context of prior research
b. Hypothesis being investigated followed by the results
c. Problem being investigated and a brief description of the way the data will be analyzed
d. Findings of the research project and what they mean in terms of previous research.
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
35. In quantitative research, it is often useful to state your level of significance, like this: “The .05 alpha level was used for all statistical tests.” This statement goes in the _____ section.
a. Results
b. Discussion
c. Introduction
d. Footnote
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Results
Difficulty Level: Medium
36. According to APA, tables should have all of the following except:
a. A brief and explanatory title
b. Vertical lines
c. A column heading for each column
d. A dash to indicate missing data
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Tables
Difficulty Level: Medium
37. Which of the following would be used when reporting results in a qualitative research report?
a. Quotes from the research participants
b. Tables summarizing statistical analysis of the data gathered
c. The results of administering psychological tests to the research participants
d. Probability values
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Qualitative Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium
38. Charts, graphs, and drawings go in _______.
a. Either a table or a figure
b. A table
c. A figure
d. A graphic
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Figures
Difficulty Level: Medium
39. What is the researcher's responsibility when referring to a person who belongs to and/or identifies as part of a group, such as racial/ethnic, sexual orientation, and persons with disabilities?
a. Always use the practice that has historically been most commonly used so that everyone reading your report will know who you are talking about
b. Try your best to use the label that your participants prefer
c. Use any approach that you like and do not let “political correctness” arguments persuade you to do otherwise
d. Use as many labels as possible
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Participation
Difficulty Level: Medium
40. Which of the following is true regarding footnotes, according to APA guidelines?
a. Most footnotes are content footnotes needed to supplement or amplify the information provided in the text.
b. Footnotes can be used to acknowledge copyright permission.
c. Footnotes should generally be used when they strengthen a discussion because otherwise they can be distracting.
d. APA does not recognize the use of footnotes.
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Footnotes
Difficulty Level: Medium
41. Why would a researcher choose to include a figure in a manuscript?
a. When it is an efficient way to present information and a table would be inappropriate
b. When you want to report an ANOVA Summary Table like the ones found in your SPSS printout
c. Figures are not allowed according to APA style recommendations
d. When the information can be presented more simply, efficiently, and clearly in the text
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Figures
Difficulty Level: Medium
42. According to APA, when including tables in a manuscript you:
a. Must include a reference to table in text
b. Name each table using the format “Table” ___ and then adding a capital letter after “Table”
c. Name each table using the format “Table” ___ and then adding a Roman numeral after “Table”
d. Repeat the information in the table in the text so the reader can read it in both places
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Tables
Difficulty Level: Medium
43. According to APA, the length of abstract is:
a. 50–100 words
b. 100–150 words
c. 150–250 words
d. 300–400 words
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Abstract
Difficulty Level: Easy
44. To avoid sexism when writing using APA style you should:
a. Not use any pronouns at all
b. Only have participants of one gender in your study
c. Use plural nouns that do not indicate a gender
d. Include a sexist language disclosure at the beginning
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Participants
Difficulty Level: Medium
45. Individuals between the ages of 13 and 17 should be referred to as:
a. Boys and girls
b. Male or female adolescents
c. Men and women
d. Males and females
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Participants
Difficulty Level: Medium
46. The title of an APA style research report should:
a. Be 12 or fewer words
b. Be at the top of the title page of the report
c. Exclude the theoretical basis of the study
d. Be typed in all uppercase letters
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Title Page
Difficulty Level: Medium
47. In APA style you use the first author's last name and “et al.”:
a. Every time there are more than five authors in text
b. The second and all subsequent citations when there are two or more authors
c. In text and on the reference list
d. Only in the abstract to save space
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Reference Citations in the Text
Difficulty Level: Medium
48. A running head is:
a. The same as the paper's title
b. Typed in all lowercase letters on the title page
c. Is on all pages of the manuscript
d. Identifies the section of the paper on the page
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Title Page
Difficulty Level: Easy
49. In the results section, tables are preferred to figures for presenting information on:
a. Interaction effects
b. Main effects
c. Participants’ demographics
d. Simple frequency data
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Tables
Difficulty Level: Easy
True/False Questions
1. The abstract should not exceed 120 words.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Abstract
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The research report begins with the introduction section, but the label or heading for this section (i.e., the word Introduction) is not included in the manuscript.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. The section heading “Method” is not labeled in the manuscript.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Method
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. The “Results” section starts on a separate page of the manuscript.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Results
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. The “Discussion” section is not labeled in the manuscript.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Discussion
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. The “Results” section follows the “Method” section.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Writing an APA-Style Quantitative Research Report
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. The “Introduction” section specifies the purpose of the study, shows how it relates to prior work in the area, and identifies any hypotheses to be tested.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. According to the latest edition of the APA Manual, the use of the term “subjects” is acceptable.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Participants
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. The APA Manual recommends that the term subjects usually be used rather than more personal words like participants, teachers, and students.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Participants
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. An integrative approach to the results must be included in the research reports of mixed research studies.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Mixed Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. There are more subheadings in the Results section of quantitative research reports than the Results section of qualitative research reports.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing Qualitative Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. Pseudonyms for individuals are commonly used in qualitative research.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Writing Qualitative Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. The References section is essentially the same for quantitative and qualitative research reports.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Writing an APA-Style Quantitative Research Report, Writing Qualitative Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. The following set of headings is correct when you are using two levels of headings?
Method
Selection of Research Participants
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Headings
Difficulty Level: Medium
15. The following set of headings is correct when you are using three levels of headings?
Experiment 1
Method
Selection of research participants.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Headings
Difficulty Level: Medium
16. The APA Manual recommends the frequent use of passive voice.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: General Principles Related to Writing the Research Report
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. The APA Manual states that 12-point Times New Roman font is preferred in the preparation of manuscripts.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Typing
Difficulty Level: Easy
18. One key APA rule states that a quotation of fewer than 40 words is inserted into the text and enclosed with double quotation marks.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Quotations
Difficulty Level: Easy
19. Psychometric information about the instruments a researcher used is presented in the Results section.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Apparatuses or instruments
Difficulty Level: Easy
20. Inferential tests need to be presented with the value of the test statistic, probability levels, and size and direction of the effect
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Results
Difficulty Level: Medium
21. Researchers should begin Results section by stating whether the hypotheses were supported or not.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Discussion
Difficulty Level: Medium
22. Quotation marks are only needed for quotations that are more than 10 words.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Quotations
Difficulty Level: Easy
23. In the results section you should include descriptive statistical information to assist the reader in understanding the inferential statistics that are presented.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Results
Difficulty Level: Easy
24. If participants in your study were people who were aged 15 and 16, you could describe them as young men and young women.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Participation
Difficulty Level: Medium
25. When writing, researchers should only use e.g. (for example) and i.e. (that is) in parentheses.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Abbreviations
Difficulty Level: Medium
26. In all APA style manuscripts there must be all five levels of headings.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Headings
Difficulty Level: Medium
27. When reporting on statistical tests in the results section you do not need to report the degrees of freedom because you must present sample sizes in the tables in the results section.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Results
Difficulty Level: Medium
28. In APA style manuscripts there are 1” margins on all four sides.
a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: 1
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Typing
Difficulty Level: Easy
Essay
1. The Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion comprise the bulk of a quantitative research report. Describe the purpose of each of these sections within the research report.
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Writing an APA-Style Quantitative Research Report
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Compare and contrast the research reports for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research.
Learning Objective: 6
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Writing an APA-Style Quantitative Research Report, Writing Qualitative Research Reports, Writing Mixed Research Reports
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. Compare and contrast the material that should be included in Tables and Figures in APA-style research reports.
Learning Objective: 2
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Tables, Figures
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Why is it important for researchers to be aware of APA style and its rules and to follow them when writing up their research findings?
Learning Objective: 5
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Entire Chapter
Difficulty Level: Hard
5. How should researchers write about the individuals who participated in their studies according to APA?
Learning Objective: 3
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Participation
Difficulty Level: Hard
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