Before a study is conducted, the researcher should review the ____________________, the published research in that field.

True or false, research literature consists almost entirely of two types of sources: articles in professional journals and scholarly books in psychology and related fields.

Which of the following is not a characteristics of a good hypothesis?

New research ideas can come from…

True or false, as a general rule, it is good to use methods that others have already used successfully.

A __________________ summarizes previously published research on a topic and usually presents new ways to organize or explain the results.

True or false, self-help and other pop psychology books, dictionary and encyclopedia entries, websites, and similar sources that are intended mainly for the general public are considered part of the research literature for psychology.

A patient has received lumbar traction once before for relief of radicular symptoms and reported that the symptoms no longer were perceived in his left ankle but are now located in the center of his back. How would you explain this to him?

Which of the following is not a factor that increases the interestingness of a research question?

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