HP Advanced Techniques & Methods 2

Question 1

Which research method is BEST suited for generating a hypothesis about a poorly understood phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Exploratory qualitative inquiry

Answer

Exploratory qualitative inquiry is designed to generate hypotheses and surface themes when little prior knowledge exists.

Question 2

In a formal annotated bibliography, each annotation should primarily do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Summarize content and evaluate its relevance to your research

Answer

An annotation summarizes the source and critically evaluates how it contributes to the research question.

Question 3

A student uses the same archival photograph in two separate honors papers without additional citation. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Self-plagiarism

Answer

Reusing one's own previously submitted work without disclosure is self-plagiarism, which violates academic integrity.

Question 4

Which logical fallacy occurs when a conclusion assumes the truth of what it is trying to prove?

Accepted Answer

Circular reasoning

Answer

Circular reasoning (begging the question) embeds the conclusion within the premise itself.

Question 5

When conducting a literature review, the PRIMARY purpose of synthesizing sources is to:

Accepted Answer

Show how different works relate, agree, or conflict around a central theme

Answer

Synthesis weaves sources together around themes or debates rather than treating each source in isolation.

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