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Methods: A Practical Guide 3rd Edition by Kathryn
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Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
True/False
1. True or False? The five steps of the research process can vary according to the goal of the research
project or according to what methods are used.
Accurate Answer: False Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: The Research Process Subject: Chapter 1
2. True or False? Population health focuses on the outcomes and determinants of health in groups of
humans.
Accurate Answer: True Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research Subject: Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. What type of research evaluates the best ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat adverse health issues that
affect individuals and families?
A) Clinical research
B) Basic medical research
C) Population health research
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D) Translational research Accurate Answer: A
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Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research
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Subject: Chapter 1
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2. Demography is often used as a tool in what type of research?
A
A) Clinical research
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B) Basic medical research
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C) Population health research
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D) Translational research Accurate Answer: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research Subject: Chapter 1
3. What is the fourth step in the research process?
A) Designing the study
B) Selecting a general study approach
C) Reporting the findings
D) Analyzing the data Accurate Answer: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: The Research Process Subject: Chapter 1
Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would provide evidence for
the success of the intervention?
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A) Brainstorming
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B) Concept mapping
C) PICOT
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D) Practical questions
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Accurate Answer: C Complexity: ModerateAhead: PICOT Subject: Chapter 2
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2. Which of the following, related to the candidate question, will assist the researcher in determining what
is already known about the topic and what new information a new study could contribute?
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A) Meta-analysis
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B) Literature review
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C) Questionnaires
D) Concept mapping Accurate Answer: B
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Exposure, Disease, and Populations (EDPs) Subject: Chapter 2
3. What database, developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, can be helpful for identifying the
full extent of a research area and for narrowing the scope of a research area?
A) PubMed
B) MedWatch
C) MeSh (Medical Subject Headings Database)
True/False
1. True or False? The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible research topics. Accurate
Answer: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Brainstorming and Concept Mapping Subject: Chapter 2
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2. True or False? Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet demand for needs
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assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies.
Accurate Answer: True Complexity: Moderate
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Ahead: Practical Research Subject: Chapter 2
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Chapter: Chapter 03 – Quiz
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True/False
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1. True or False? The only way to truly understand a study is to read the full text of the article.
Accurate Answer: True
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Complexity: Easy Ahead: Full-Text Articles Subject: Chapter 3
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2. True or False? For a research project to be considered original, it needs to have only one substantive
difference from previous work.
Accurate Answer: True Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Makes Research Original? Subject: Chapter 3
Multiple Choice
1. Which database is sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and features only journals that
have applied for inclusion and passed through a review process?
A) LILACS
B) MEDLINE
C) SciELO
D) EBSCO
Accurate Answer: B
Complexity: Moderate Ahead: Abstract Databases
2. Because many peer-reviewed journals are not included in the databases, especially journals in
languages other than English, which search engine may be helpful for identifying additional relevant
abstracts?
A) SPORTDiscus
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B) Ovid
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C) Google Scholar
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D) LexisNexis Accurate Answer: C
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Complexity: Difficult Ahead: Abstract Databases Subject: Chapter 3
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3. Critical reading involves asking a series of questions about what aspect of a study in order to ascertain
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how well a particular study was designed, conducted, interpreted, and reported and to assess how likely it
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is that the resulting paper presents the truth about a particular research question in a particular population
at a particular place and time?
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A) Internal validity
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B) External validity
C) Specificity
D) Sensitivity Accurate Answer: A
Complexity: Moderate Ahead: Critical Reading Subject: Chapter 3
Chapter: Chapter 04 – Quiz
True/False
1. True or False? A goal or objective statement for a clinical or population health research project usually
states the exposures, diseases or outcomes, and/or populations that will be the focus of the study.
Accurate Answer: True Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Refining the Study Question Subject: Chapter 4
2. True or False? When writing independent objectives, the specific aims should be interrelated and
dependent on one another.
Accurate Answer: False Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Several Specific Aims Subject: Chapter 4
Fr
Multiple Choice
an
1. Which of the following is sketched out using boxes and arrows that illustrate the various relationships
that will be evaluated during the study?
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A) Conceptual framework
yn
B) Theoretical framework
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C) Experimental framework
A
D) Perceptual framework Accurate Answer: A
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Complexity: Moderate
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TEST BANK for Introduction to Health Research
Methods: A Practical Guide 3rd Edition by Kathryn
H. Jacobsen
All Chapters Covered 1-42 & Exams| Verified Questions &
Correct Answers for Exam Preparations| A+ PASS
Fr
an
kl
yn
e
A
pl
usP
Page | 1
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, Franklyn A Plus Pass
Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
True/False
1. True or False? The five steps of the research process can vary according to the goal of the research
project or according to what methods are used.
Accurate Answer: False Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: The Research Process Subject: Chapter 1
2. True or False? Population health focuses on the outcomes and determinants of health in groups of
humans.
Accurate Answer: True Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research Subject: Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. What type of research evaluates the best ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat adverse health issues that
affect individuals and families?
A) Clinical research
B) Basic medical research
C) Population health research
Fr
D) Translational research Accurate Answer: A
an
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research
kl
Subject: Chapter 1
yn
e
2. Demography is often used as a tool in what type of research?
A
A) Clinical research
pl
B) Basic medical research
u
C) Population health research
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D) Translational research Accurate Answer: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research Subject: Chapter 1
3. What is the fourth step in the research process?
A) Designing the study
B) Selecting a general study approach
C) Reporting the findings
D) Analyzing the data Accurate Answer: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: The Research Process Subject: Chapter 1
Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would provide evidence for
the success of the intervention?
Fr
A) Brainstorming
an
B) Concept mapping
C) PICOT
kl
D) Practical questions
yn
Accurate Answer: C Complexity: ModerateAhead: PICOT Subject: Chapter 2
e
A
2. Which of the following, related to the candidate question, will assist the researcher in determining what
is already known about the topic and what new information a new study could contribute?
pl
A) Meta-analysis
u
B) Literature review
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C) Questionnaires
D) Concept mapping Accurate Answer: B
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Exposure, Disease, and Populations (EDPs) Subject: Chapter 2
3. What database, developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, can be helpful for identifying the
full extent of a research area and for narrowing the scope of a research area?
A) PubMed
B) MedWatch
C) MeSh (Medical Subject Headings Database)
True/False
1. True or False? The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible research topics. Accurate
Answer: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Brainstorming and Concept Mapping Subject: Chapter 2
Fr
2. True or False? Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet demand for needs
an
assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies.
Accurate Answer: True Complexity: Moderate
kl
Ahead: Practical Research Subject: Chapter 2
yn
e
Chapter: Chapter 03 – Quiz
A
True/False
pl
1. True or False? The only way to truly understand a study is to read the full text of the article.
Accurate Answer: True
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Complexity: Easy Ahead: Full-Text Articles Subject: Chapter 3
Page | 4
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2. True or False? For a research project to be considered original, it needs to have only one substantive
difference from previous work.
Accurate Answer: True Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: What Makes Research Original? Subject: Chapter 3
Multiple Choice
1. Which database is sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and features only journals that
have applied for inclusion and passed through a review process?
A) LILACS
B) MEDLINE
C) SciELO
D) EBSCO
Accurate Answer: B
Complexity: Moderate Ahead: Abstract Databases
2. Because many peer-reviewed journals are not included in the databases, especially journals in
languages other than English, which search engine may be helpful for identifying additional relevant
abstracts?
A) SPORTDiscus
Fr
B) Ovid
an
C) Google Scholar
kl
D) LexisNexis Accurate Answer: C
yn
Complexity: Difficult Ahead: Abstract Databases Subject: Chapter 3
e
3. Critical reading involves asking a series of questions about what aspect of a study in order to ascertain
A
how well a particular study was designed, conducted, interpreted, and reported and to assess how likely it
pl
is that the resulting paper presents the truth about a particular research question in a particular population
at a particular place and time?
u
A) Internal validity
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B) External validity
C) Specificity
D) Sensitivity Accurate Answer: A
Complexity: Moderate Ahead: Critical Reading Subject: Chapter 3
Chapter: Chapter 04 – Quiz
True/False
1. True or False? A goal or objective statement for a clinical or population health research project usually
states the exposures, diseases or outcomes, and/or populations that will be the focus of the study.
Accurate Answer: True Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Refining the Study Question Subject: Chapter 4
2. True or False? When writing independent objectives, the specific aims should be interrelated and
dependent on one another.
Accurate Answer: False Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Several Specific Aims Subject: Chapter 4
Fr
Multiple Choice
an
1. Which of the following is sketched out using boxes and arrows that illustrate the various relationships
that will be evaluated during the study?
kl
A) Conceptual framework
yn
B) Theoretical framework
e
C) Experimental framework
A
D) Perceptual framework Accurate Answer: A
pl
Complexity: Moderate
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