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Research is assigned in college courses because A) it lets one practice the skills of finding, evaluating, summarizing, and using information. B) research skills are necessary for success in just about every profession that requires a college degree. C) it can help a researcher set the record...

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ETEC 171 Ch12- 15 || WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Research is assigned in college courses because
A) it lets one practice the skills of finding, evaluating, summarizing, and using information.
B) research skills are necessary for success in just about every profession that requires a
college degree.
C) it can help a researcher set the record straight and avoid accepting at face value what is
claimed to be fact.
D) all of these correct answers all of these

Whether extraterrestrial life exists or not is
A) a matter of fact.
B) a matter of opinion.
C) true for some, false for others.
D) none of these correct answers a matter of fact

When evaluating the reliability and credibility of sources, one should ask questions about
A) the content of what is presented.
B) the author of the presentation.
C) the intended audience.
D) all of these correct answers all of these

Which of the following is not an informational source?
A) dictionaries
B) periodical indexes
C) encyclopedias
D) none of these correct answers periodical indexes

Which of the following is not a directional source?
A) card catalogs
B) bibliographies
C) indexes
D) none of these correct answers none of these

A paraphrase is
A) a word-for-word summary of a passage.
B) an outline for a passage.
C) a synopsis of a passage.
D) a restatement of a passage in different words. correct answers a restatement of a passage
in different words

Which of the following ordinarily do not require documenting?
A) statistics and results of surveys
B) facts not widely known
C) direct quotations
D) none of these correct answers none of these

According to the text, the easiest and most effective method of note-taking is:
A) index cards
B) highlighting

, C) paying a buddy to take notes for you
D) none of these correct answers index cards

Periodical Indexes are a form of directional material.
A) True
B) False correct answers false

Recordings, films, photographs, and computer software programs are generally not found in
bibliographies.
A) True
B) False correct answers false

Though search engines often attempt to highlight their unique features, they are all basically
the same.
A) True
B) False correct answers false

An item of information becomes a fact when only once it becomes known.
A) True
B) False correct answers false

All facts can be authenticated.
A) True
B) False correct answers false

Whether or not there is a purple monkey that created the earth is a matter of fact.
A) True
B) False correct answers true

Some facts are impossible to verify.
A) True
B) False correct answers true

When considering the credibility of an author, we should assess the author's background,
sources and publisher.
A) True
B) False correct answers true

Any information source that entails a particular ideological or political perspective is safely
regarded as a biased and unreliable source.
A) True
B) False correct answers false

When taking notes, it is important to write down every word a professor utters.
A) True
B) False correct answers false

When adding information to a quotation, you should always place the addition in brackets.
A) True
B) False correct answers true

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