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