NSC 260 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
Thekfirstk4kquestionskofkthekquizkrequirekyouktoknavigatektokpubmed.govkinkanotherkwindow.kThiskexerciseks
houldkhelpkyouktok'getkyourkfeetkwe'kwithkdatabaseksearching.kTheknumberkofkresultskyoukgetkinitiallykmayk
bekoverwhelming,ksokit'skimportantktokrememberkthatkthekfilerskarekthere,kandkhowktokusekthem.kThekfilter
skinkthesekquestionskarekjustkexamples,kandkareknotkmeantktokrepresentkhowkyoukshouldkapproachkeverykse
arch.kInktheksearchkbox,ktypek'betakcaroteneksmokers'.
Howkmanykresultskdidkyoukget?k-kcorrectkanswer-~781
Let'sktryksomekfilters.kOnkthekleftkside,kclickkonk'freekfullktext'kunderktextkavailability,kandk'clinicalktrial'kunder
karticlektype.kHowkmanykresultskdokyoukhaveknow?k-kcorrectkanswer-~69
Clickkonk'additionalkfilters'kandkthenkchoosekhumankunderk'species',kenglishkunderk'language'kandkagek45+k
underk'age'.kThiskcreatesknewkfilterkoptions.kWhenkyoukarekbackkinkthekmainksearchkpage,kcheckkthekboxeskf
orkthekthreekfilterskabove.kHowkmanykresultskdokyoukhaveknow?k-kcorrectkanswer-~65
Finally,kunderkpublicationkdate,kselectk'5kyears'.kHowkmanykresultskdokyoukhaveknow?k-kcorrectkanswer-~9
Theknextk8kquestionskrequirekthekfollowingkinstructionskandkbackground:
NavigatektokthekUAklibrarykinkanotherkwindowkat:khttps://new.library.arizona.edu/kNext,kclickkonk'seekallkda
tabases'kthenkclickkonk'p'.kScrollktokthekbottomkandkclickkonkthekpubmedklinkkthatksaysk'UA/HSL'knextktokit.kT
hekpublickpubmedkfromkquestionk#1kabovekiskgoodk-
kbutkwon'tkofferkaskmanykfullktextkarticleskaskthekversionkofkpubmedkthroughkthekUAklibrary.k(AskakUAkstude
nt,kyoukpaykaklibrarykfeekeachksemesterkthatkallowskyoukthiskspecialkaccess.)kIt'skimportantkthatkyoukunderst
andkhowktoknavigatekthiskpagektokmaximizekfull-
textkavailability.kAndkevenkifkwhatkyoukareklookingkforkisn'tkhere,kyoukcankrequestkthatktheklibrarykobtainkakf
ullktextkforkyoukthroughkinter-librarykloankatknokcharge.kLetkmekknowkifkyou'dklikekmorekinfokonkthat.)
Putkinktheksearchktermsk'theaninekanxiety'.kIfktherekarekanykfilterskstillkonkfromkakpreviousksearch,ktheykwillk
sk-kcorrectkanswer-5
Arekthekreviewkarticleskexampleskofkprimarykorksecondarykpublications?k(Seekakdocumentkinkthekcontentkar
eaktokhelpkyoukwithkthiskone)k-kcorrectkanswer-secondary
, Accesskthiskabstract:k'Anti-Stress,kBehaviouralkandkMagnetoencephalographykEffectskofkankL-Theanine-
BasedkNutrientkDrink'kbykclickingkonkthekhyperlinkkwithinkthekresults.kIskthiskankexamplekofkprimarykresearc
h?kHowkdokyoukknow?k-kcorrectkanswer-Yes,kbecausektheykarekdescribingkaksinglekstudy
Howkmanykparticipantskcompletedkthekstudykfromkthekpreviouskquestion?k-kcorrectkanswer-34
Clickkonkthekfullktextklinkkatkthekupperkright.kThenklookktokthekleft,kunderk'articlekversions'kclickkonk'fullktextk
pdf'.kInkthekpdf,kwhatkpagekdoeskthek'methods'ksectionkbeginkon?k-kcorrectkanswer-4
Onkaverage,kwerekthekpeoplekinkthekstudykoverweightkorkhealthykweight?k(Seektablek1)k-kcorrectkanswer-
healthykweight
HowkmuchkL-theaninekdidkthekparticipantskgetkinkeachktreatment?k(Seeksectionk2.3:kTreatment)k-
kcorrectkanswer-200kmg
Returnktokthekdatabaseklistkinktheklibrarykwebsite.kClickkonk'p',kthenkclickkonk'PsychInfo'.kTypektheaninekanxi
etykintokthekfirstksearchkboxkandkthenkclickkonk'search'.kHowkmanykresultskdokyoukgetkhere?k(Notek-
kthiskiskmeantktokbekankexamplekofkhowktokcrosskreferencekaktopickinkanotherkdatabase.kPubmedkiskthekonek
usedkmostkoftenkinknutritionalksciences,kbutkisknotkthekonlykoption.kStudentskwithktopicskthatkmaykinvolvekb
ehavioralkresearch,kforkexample,kwouldkbenefitkfromkusingkPsychInfo).k-kcorrectkanswer-7
Forktheknextk3kquestions:kReturnktokpubmedkandkclearkallkfilters.kTypek'cardamomknutrition'kinktheksearchkb
ox.kOnkthekleft,kselectkfilterskforkhuman,klastk5kyears,kandkclinicalktrial.kHowkmanykarticleskarekyoukleftkwith?k
-kcorrectkanswer-5
Makeksurekyourklistkisksortedkfork'bestkmatch.kandkaccesskthekabstractkforktheklastkarticlekinktheklist.kAccordi
ngktokthekdiscussion,kwhatktypeskofkpatientskmaykbenefitkfromkthekprotocolkoutlinedkinkthiskstudy?k-
kcorrectkanswer-diabetickpatients
Whichkofkthekfollowingkbestkdescribeskthiskpublication?k-kcorrectkanswer-primarykresearch
Whichkofkthekfollowingkiskmostklikelyktokbekakgoodksourcekforkscientificknews?k-kcorrectkanswer-
sciencedaily.com
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
Thekfirstk4kquestionskofkthekquizkrequirekyouktoknavigatektokpubmed.govkinkanotherkwindow.kThiskexerciseks
houldkhelpkyouktok'getkyourkfeetkwe'kwithkdatabaseksearching.kTheknumberkofkresultskyoukgetkinitiallykmayk
bekoverwhelming,ksokit'skimportantktokrememberkthatkthekfilerskarekthere,kandkhowktokusekthem.kThekfilter
skinkthesekquestionskarekjustkexamples,kandkareknotkmeantktokrepresentkhowkyoukshouldkapproachkeverykse
arch.kInktheksearchkbox,ktypek'betakcaroteneksmokers'.
Howkmanykresultskdidkyoukget?k-kcorrectkanswer-~781
Let'sktryksomekfilters.kOnkthekleftkside,kclickkonk'freekfullktext'kunderktextkavailability,kandk'clinicalktrial'kunder
karticlektype.kHowkmanykresultskdokyoukhaveknow?k-kcorrectkanswer-~69
Clickkonk'additionalkfilters'kandkthenkchoosekhumankunderk'species',kenglishkunderk'language'kandkagek45+k
underk'age'.kThiskcreatesknewkfilterkoptions.kWhenkyoukarekbackkinkthekmainksearchkpage,kcheckkthekboxeskf
orkthekthreekfilterskabove.kHowkmanykresultskdokyoukhaveknow?k-kcorrectkanswer-~65
Finally,kunderkpublicationkdate,kselectk'5kyears'.kHowkmanykresultskdokyoukhaveknow?k-kcorrectkanswer-~9
Theknextk8kquestionskrequirekthekfollowingkinstructionskandkbackground:
NavigatektokthekUAklibrarykinkanotherkwindowkat:khttps://new.library.arizona.edu/kNext,kclickkonk'seekallkda
tabases'kthenkclickkonk'p'.kScrollktokthekbottomkandkclickkonkthekpubmedklinkkthatksaysk'UA/HSL'knextktokit.kT
hekpublickpubmedkfromkquestionk#1kabovekiskgoodk-
kbutkwon'tkofferkaskmanykfullktextkarticleskaskthekversionkofkpubmedkthroughkthekUAklibrary.k(AskakUAkstude
nt,kyoukpaykaklibrarykfeekeachksemesterkthatkallowskyoukthiskspecialkaccess.)kIt'skimportantkthatkyoukunderst
andkhowktoknavigatekthiskpagektokmaximizekfull-
textkavailability.kAndkevenkifkwhatkyoukareklookingkforkisn'tkhere,kyoukcankrequestkthatktheklibrarykobtainkakf
ullktextkforkyoukthroughkinter-librarykloankatknokcharge.kLetkmekknowkifkyou'dklikekmorekinfokonkthat.)
Putkinktheksearchktermsk'theaninekanxiety'.kIfktherekarekanykfilterskstillkonkfromkakpreviousksearch,ktheykwillk
sk-kcorrectkanswer-5
Arekthekreviewkarticleskexampleskofkprimarykorksecondarykpublications?k(Seekakdocumentkinkthekcontentkar
eaktokhelpkyoukwithkthiskone)k-kcorrectkanswer-secondary
, Accesskthiskabstract:k'Anti-Stress,kBehaviouralkandkMagnetoencephalographykEffectskofkankL-Theanine-
BasedkNutrientkDrink'kbykclickingkonkthekhyperlinkkwithinkthekresults.kIskthiskankexamplekofkprimarykresearc
h?kHowkdokyoukknow?k-kcorrectkanswer-Yes,kbecausektheykarekdescribingkaksinglekstudy
Howkmanykparticipantskcompletedkthekstudykfromkthekpreviouskquestion?k-kcorrectkanswer-34
Clickkonkthekfullktextklinkkatkthekupperkright.kThenklookktokthekleft,kunderk'articlekversions'kclickkonk'fullktextk
pdf'.kInkthekpdf,kwhatkpagekdoeskthek'methods'ksectionkbeginkon?k-kcorrectkanswer-4
Onkaverage,kwerekthekpeoplekinkthekstudykoverweightkorkhealthykweight?k(Seektablek1)k-kcorrectkanswer-
healthykweight
HowkmuchkL-theaninekdidkthekparticipantskgetkinkeachktreatment?k(Seeksectionk2.3:kTreatment)k-
kcorrectkanswer-200kmg
Returnktokthekdatabaseklistkinktheklibrarykwebsite.kClickkonk'p',kthenkclickkonk'PsychInfo'.kTypektheaninekanxi
etykintokthekfirstksearchkboxkandkthenkclickkonk'search'.kHowkmanykresultskdokyoukgetkhere?k(Notek-
kthiskiskmeantktokbekankexamplekofkhowktokcrosskreferencekaktopickinkanotherkdatabase.kPubmedkiskthekonek
usedkmostkoftenkinknutritionalksciences,kbutkisknotkthekonlykoption.kStudentskwithktopicskthatkmaykinvolvekb
ehavioralkresearch,kforkexample,kwouldkbenefitkfromkusingkPsychInfo).k-kcorrectkanswer-7
Forktheknextk3kquestions:kReturnktokpubmedkandkclearkallkfilters.kTypek'cardamomknutrition'kinktheksearchkb
ox.kOnkthekleft,kselectkfilterskforkhuman,klastk5kyears,kandkclinicalktrial.kHowkmanykarticleskarekyoukleftkwith?k
-kcorrectkanswer-5
Makeksurekyourklistkisksortedkfork'bestkmatch.kandkaccesskthekabstractkforktheklastkarticlekinktheklist.kAccordi
ngktokthekdiscussion,kwhatktypeskofkpatientskmaykbenefitkfromkthekprotocolkoutlinedkinkthiskstudy?k-
kcorrectkanswer-diabetickpatients
Whichkofkthekfollowingkbestkdescribeskthiskpublication?k-kcorrectkanswer-primarykresearch
Whichkofkthekfollowingkiskmostklikelyktokbekakgoodksourcekforkscientificknews?k-kcorrectkanswer-
sciencedaily.com
