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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Journal of Sex Research
B Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought
C Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal
D Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Question #2
A International Journal of Clinical Practice
B Journal of Sex Research
C Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal
D Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought
Question #3
A International Journal of Clinical Practice
B Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
C Journal of Sex Research
D Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal
Question #4
A Journal of Sex Research
B Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought
C Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
D International Journal of Clinical Practice
Question #5
A Plagiarism
B Publishing misconduct
C Paraphrasing
D Fabrication
E Falsification
Question #6
A Plagiarism
B Fabrication
C Paraphrasing
D Publishing misconduct
E Falsification
Question #7
A Paraphrasing
B Plagiarism
C Fabrication
D Publishing misconduct
E Falsification
Question #8
A Paraphrasing
B Plagiarism
C Fabrication
D Falsification
E Publishing misconduct
Question #9
A Falsification
B Paraphrasing
C Fabrication
D Publishing misconduct
E Plagiarism
Question #10
A Distrusting data or interpretations was the most common reason for retractions.
B In general, quotes should be used sparingly.
C The medicine field had more retractions than social sciences.
D In the PSY 321 paper, no quotes should be used in the introduction or discussion.
E Plagiarism was the second most common reason for retractions
F All these are true.
Question #11
A Each university has an IRB to make sure researchers follow ethical guidelines and protect human subjects from harm.
B Researchers should send manuscripts to multiple journals at the same time to increase chances of publication.
C Unintentional plagiarism is not a valid excuse.
D All these are true.
E Intentional plagiarism occurs when a person deliberately engages in plagiarism
Question #12
A An editor conducts an initial review to determine if it fits the journal.
B After the initial review, the editor sends the manuscript to the reviewers.
C All these are true.
D There might be multiple revisions before final acceptance.
E The reviewers make the final decision on acceptance or rejection.
Question #13
A Brief reports
B Empirical research
C Anchor authorship
D Peer review
E Impact factor
Question #14
A Impact factor
B Blind peer review
C Anchor authorship
D Peer review
E Review article
Question #15
A Blind peer review
B Impact factor
C Empirical research
D Anchor authorship
E Review article
Question #16
A Empirical research
B Anchor authorship
C Review article
D Blind peer review
E Brief reports
Question #17
A Peer review
B Brief reports
C Anchor authorship
D Empirical research
E Blind peer review
Question #18
A Empirical research
B Impact factor
C Brief reports
D Peer review
E Blind peer review
Question #19
A Empirical research
B Review article
C Peer review
D Brief reports
E Impact factor
Question #20
A Peer review is important to decide whether the work merits publication.
B It is best to decide on authorship after the writing is done to determine who made the most contribution.
C Generally, the first author makes the most contribution, the second author makes the next most contribution, and so on.
D Peer review is required for grant proposals to get funding for research or programs.
E All these are true.
Question #21
A Medium tier journals can have some high-quality papers.
B All these are true.
C The editorial boards for top tier journals are leading scholars in the field.
D Authors are likely to brag when publishing in high tier journals.
E Journal tier is highly correlated with impact factor.
Question #22
A The acceptance rate of low tier journals is often high.
B All these are true.
C Top tier journals are in the top 5% rank in their field.
D The acceptance rate in top tier and high tier journals is usually low.
E Journal tier is a subjective indicator of journal ranking.
Question #23
A All these are true
B Magazines generally have editorial review.
C Impact factor is often considered a more subjective method of evaluating a journal’s value/prestige.
D Scholarly journals generally have blind peer review and editorial review
E Impact factor is very dependent upon the topic of the article.
Question #24
A Magazine articles are generally written for the lay audience
B In an edited book, each chapter is written by different scholars.
C In an edited book, a knowledgeable editor of the topic critiques the chapters.
D Scholarly journals are geared towards policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and/or educators
E All these are true
Question #25
A Finding time to publish can be challenging since faculty members have a lot going on.
B All these are true
C Peer reviewers should try to provide destructive critique to diminish the scholar’s work.
D Peer-reviewed journal articles are generally the most prestigious type of scholarship in psychology.
E Each outlet for publication has tradeoffs the author has to think about.
Question #26
A To improve changes of getting into graduate school
B To increase chances of promotion and/or tenure
C To increase likelihood of getting funding
D All these are true
E To help get a job.
F To tell people about your results
