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1. Please indicate your major

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2. If you are researching the long-term psychological effects of combat on soldiers, what key concepts would be most useful to search in a database? (Select only one answer.)

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3. If you were writing a paper on the effects of greenhouse gases on the climate, how would you write out your search statement to effectively search a database? (Select only one answer.)

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4. Which of the following statements is true concerning the use of the Boolean operator "AND" in a search statement? (Select only one answer.)

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5. In order to most effectively use a database’s subject searching capability it is a good idea to (Select only one answer.)

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6. You found a book on personality development for your research on inherited personality traits but it’s 600 pages long! You don’t want to read the whole book just to find out about the genetic aspects of personality. How would you find just the information that you want in the book? (Select only one answer.)

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7. Where would be the best place to look to find a scholarly journal article? (Select only one answer.)

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8. Where would be the best place to look for a DVD on Civil War battles fought in Tennessee? (Select only one answer.)

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9. Where would be the best place to look for a reference (citation only) to a scholarly article on symbolism in Hemingway's literary work, The Old Man and the Sea? (Select only one answer.)

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10. If you have found a collection of essays on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where would be the best place to look for an essay on wildflowers in it? (Select only one answer.)

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11. If you were looking for scholarly articles on cancer treatment that looked at multiple facets of patient care where would you look?

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12. Consider the following citation: Hodges, Mary. “T.R. Pearson: Debatable Heroes.” Southern Writers at Century’s End. Ed. Jeffrey J. Folks and James A. Perkins. Lexington: UP of Kentucky, 1979, 70-81. For what type of material is this a citation? (Select only one answer.)

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13. Consider the following citation: Hinsdale, Mary Ann, Helen M. Lewis, and S. Maxine Waller. It Comes from the People: Community Development and Local Theology. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1995 For what type of material is this a citation? (Select only one answer.)

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14. Consider the following citation: Clark, Maria B. “Usurping Differences in the Feminine Fantastic from the Riverplate.” Studies in 20th Century Literature 20.1 (Winter 1996): 235-49. For what type of material is this a citation? (Select only one answer.)

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15. Where would you look for background information on a topic that's written for the general public? (Select only one answer.)

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16. Where would you look for a current list of the board of directors of a particular organization? (Select only one answer.)

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17. Where would you look for the latest information on a current "hot" topic? (Select only one answer.)

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18. Which of the following is a characteristic of scholarly journals? (Select only one answer.)

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19. The Web address (URL) for the World Bank's Environmental Strategy is http://www.worldbank.org/environment. This is an example of (Select only one answer.)

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20. Which of the following is NOT a criterion that you would use to evaluate a Web site? (Select only one answer.)

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21. Based on the Web address, which of the following do you think would give the most unbiased information on the effects of smoking? (Select only one answer.)

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22. Which of the following is an example of primary literature? (Select only one answer.)

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23. Which of the following is an example of secondary literature? (Select only one answer.)

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24. Which of the following is NOT true of plagiarism? (Select only one answer.)

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25. Suppose you read an article that is relevant to your research paper. In which instances should you cite the article in your own paper? (Select only one answer.)

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26. The sole, exclusive right to profit from a creative work (for example, a novel) is called (Select only one answer.)

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