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2-21) PsycINFO is an electronic version of a. Psychological Abstracts b. Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary c. PsychLIT d. Web of Science 2-22) The electronic database, PsycINFO, catalogs what kinds of sources? a. Journal articles only b. Secondary sources only c. Journal articles, scholarly books, and chapters in scholarly books d. College-level textbooks, scholarly books, journal articles, and popular publications 2-23) Professor Romano has found an early article dealing with a phenomenon that he’s researching. He wants to retrieve all subsequent articles that have cited in the references this early piece of work. Which electronic database would allow Professor Romano to conduct such a search? a. PsycINFO b. PsychLIT c. MEDLINE d. Web of Science 2-24) Which of the following electronic databases catalogs general, nonscholarly publications? a. MEDLINE b. Lexis-Nexis c. PsycINFO d. Web of Science 2-25) Dr. Chang wanted to make use of the web to gather information about her area of scholarship, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Generally speaking, which type of website is the least likely to provide information that is reliable and valid? a. dot-edu b. dot-gov c. dot-org d. dot-com 2-26) Before reading the information that you have obtained in a literature search, the author suggests that you adopt a strategy for organizing and understanding the material. Which sequence below does the author recommend? a. Read the Abstracts; read the Introductions; read the Discussions; read the Method     sections b. Read the References; read the Appendices; read the Abstracts; read the Discussions c. Read the Abstracts; read the Discussions; read the Introductions; read the Results d. Read the Discussions; read the Introductions; read the Abstracts; read the Results 2-27) One of the biggest obstacles to choosing appropriate research methodologies is whether or not a particular methodology is __________ for a given problem. a. sophisticated enough b. quantitative enough c. feasible d. internationally recognized 2-28) Good scientific hypotheses a. state explicit predictions. b. are testable and falsifiable. c. provide clear definitions. d. all of the above 2-29) Which of the following is not one of the specific criteria for developing good scientific hypotheses? a. Hypotheses should state explicit predictions. b. Hypotheses should represent some sort of technique for improving the lives of     humans. c. Hypotheses are testable and falsifiable. d. Hypotheses should provide clear definitions. 2-30) An operational definition specifies the meaning of a variable in terms a. of the methods that are used in measuring or manipulating that variable. b. that are agreed upon by all of the major researchers in the area of research. c. that are quantitative and statistically derived. d. of the historical discoveries throughout all of science.