HP Advanced Techniques & Methods 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which citation practice is required when paraphrasing a source in APA 7th edition?
- No citation needed since it is not a direct quote
- Author, year, and page or paragraph number recommended (Correct answer)
- Only the title of the work
- A footnote at the bottom of the page
Correct answer: Author, year, and page or paragraph number recommended
APA 7th edition recommends including author, year, and location (page or paragraph) even for paraphrased content.
Question 2: Inductive reasoning moves from:
- General principles to specific conclusions
- Specific observations to broader generalizations (Correct answer)
- Hypothesis to controlled experiment
- Deductive premises to logical proofs
Correct answer: Specific observations to broader generalizations
Inductive reasoning builds a general conclusion from specific observed instances.
Question 3: Which strategy BEST reduces confirmation bias when reviewing literature?
- Reading only peer-reviewed journals
- Deliberately seeking sources that challenge your hypothesis (Correct answer)
- Limiting your search to the past five years
- Using a single authoritative database
Correct answer: Deliberately seeking sources that challenge your hypothesis
Actively seeking disconfirming evidence counteracts the tendency to notice only information that supports existing beliefs.
Question 4: An interdisciplinary honors project integrating sociology and economics would MOST likely require the student to:
- Adopt only one discipline's methodology exclusively
- Translate concepts and methods across both fields coherently (Correct answer)
- Avoid all quantitative analysis
- Submit to two separate departments independently
Correct answer: Translate concepts and methods across both fields coherently
Interdisciplinary work demands the ability to bridge and translate concepts, frameworks, and methods from multiple fields.
Question 5: Which element distinguishes a research question from a thesis statement?
- A research question proposes an answer; a thesis statement poses an inquiry
- A thesis statement proposes an answer; a research question poses an inquiry (Correct answer)
- Both are identical in form and function
- A research question must be quantitative
Correct answer: A thesis statement proposes an answer; a research question poses an inquiry
A thesis statement presents a defensible claim, while a research question is an open inquiry the research aims to answer.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of a PRIMARY source for a history honors thesis?
- A textbook chapter summarizing World War II
- A historian's analysis of wartime letters
- A soldier's diary written during World War II (Correct answer)
- A documentary film about the war
Correct answer: A soldier's diary written during World War II
A primary source is original, firsthand material created at the time of the event, such as a diary.
Question 7: A student writes a five-paragraph essay for an honors seminar. The instructor says the structure is too limiting. The MOST likely reason is:
- Five paragraphs always exceed the word limit
- The format restricts nuanced argument development expected at the honors level (Correct answer)
- Honors programs require at least ten paragraphs
- The five-paragraph model is banned in college
Correct answer: The format restricts nuanced argument development expected at the honors level
The five-paragraph template constrains complex argumentation, which honors-level writing must develop with greater depth and flexibility.
HP Advanced Techniques & Methods 3
Which citation practice is required when paraphrasing a source in APA 7th edition?