Capstone Exam (HES 4953) questions
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Describe the Purpose of:
Literature Review - correct answer ✔✔- Synthesize relevant literature (identify gaps in
knowledge)
- Identify a problem (new research idea)
- Develop hypotheses
- Methods (including sample sizes)
Identify the search strategies, databases and library resources available - correct answer ✔✔-
Pubmed
- Medline
- EBSCO
- Google Scholar
- SportDiscuss
- PsychoInfo database
What are the components of: The Written Literature Review - correct answer ✔✔- Introduction
- Body
- Summary and Conclusions
- Reference List
* Should have a minimum of:
- 12 articles for groups of 4
,- 15 articles for groups of 5
Describe The Written Literature Review Components:
*Introduction* - correct answer ✔✔- Describe the purpose of the study
- Identify the organization of the literature review
Describe The Written Literature Review Components:
*Body* - correct answer ✔✔- Organized into sections about specific topics with headings
- Synthesize results from research articles, present a concept then discuss findings about it
Describe The Written Literature Review Components:
*Summary & Conclusion* - correct answer ✔✔- 1-2 paragraphs briefly summarizing state of
knowledge
Describe The Written Literature Review Components:
*Reference List* - correct answer ✔✔All the articles cited in the text of the chapter in either
APA or AMA style
What are some characteristics of *Unscientific* problem solving? - correct answer ✔✔- *Bias
(Potential for bias)*
- - Superstition
- - Authority Figures (testimonials by experts or celebrities)
- - Intuition (common sense)
- *Potential Conflict of Interest*
- *No evidence to support the claim*
- *Unscientific lay journals, ads, testimonials*
, - * There are 3 strategies, used by advertisers, intended to convince us that one product is
superior to another or that a product is effective.*
Identify whether this example is Scientific or Unscientific & why:
*Athletes should not be allowed to drink water during practice because it is detrimental to their
performance.* - correct answer ✔✔*UNSCIENTIFIC*
No evidence to support
Identify whether this example is Scientific or Unscientific & why:
*Women who lift weights will gain large amounts of muscle mass.* - correct answer
✔✔*UNSCIENTIFIC*
No evidence to support
Identify whether this example is Scientific or Unscientific & why:
*Amino acid supplements increase muscle mass because they are the building blocks for
protein* - correct answer ✔✔- UNSCIENTIFIC lay journals, ads, testimonials
- SCIENTIFIC evidence based on randomized control trials
What are the characteristics of the *Scientific* method of problem solving: - correct answer
✔✔- Systematic
- Logical
- Reductive
- Reliable
- Empirical
Characteristics of the Scientific Method of Problem Solving -
Define:
n answers already passed
Describe the Purpose of:
Literature Review - correct answer ✔✔- Synthesize relevant literature (identify gaps in
knowledge)
- Identify a problem (new research idea)
- Develop hypotheses
- Methods (including sample sizes)
Identify the search strategies, databases and library resources available - correct answer ✔✔-
Pubmed
- Medline
- EBSCO
- Google Scholar
- SportDiscuss
- PsychoInfo database
What are the components of: The Written Literature Review - correct answer ✔✔- Introduction
- Body
- Summary and Conclusions
- Reference List
* Should have a minimum of:
- 12 articles for groups of 4
,- 15 articles for groups of 5
Describe The Written Literature Review Components:
*Introduction* - correct answer ✔✔- Describe the purpose of the study
- Identify the organization of the literature review
Describe The Written Literature Review Components:
*Body* - correct answer ✔✔- Organized into sections about specific topics with headings
- Synthesize results from research articles, present a concept then discuss findings about it
Describe The Written Literature Review Components:
*Summary & Conclusion* - correct answer ✔✔- 1-2 paragraphs briefly summarizing state of
knowledge
Describe The Written Literature Review Components:
*Reference List* - correct answer ✔✔All the articles cited in the text of the chapter in either
APA or AMA style
What are some characteristics of *Unscientific* problem solving? - correct answer ✔✔- *Bias
(Potential for bias)*
- - Superstition
- - Authority Figures (testimonials by experts or celebrities)
- - Intuition (common sense)
- *Potential Conflict of Interest*
- *No evidence to support the claim*
- *Unscientific lay journals, ads, testimonials*
, - * There are 3 strategies, used by advertisers, intended to convince us that one product is
superior to another or that a product is effective.*
Identify whether this example is Scientific or Unscientific & why:
*Athletes should not be allowed to drink water during practice because it is detrimental to their
performance.* - correct answer ✔✔*UNSCIENTIFIC*
No evidence to support
Identify whether this example is Scientific or Unscientific & why:
*Women who lift weights will gain large amounts of muscle mass.* - correct answer
✔✔*UNSCIENTIFIC*
No evidence to support
Identify whether this example is Scientific or Unscientific & why:
*Amino acid supplements increase muscle mass because they are the building blocks for
protein* - correct answer ✔✔- UNSCIENTIFIC lay journals, ads, testimonials
- SCIENTIFIC evidence based on randomized control trials
What are the characteristics of the *Scientific* method of problem solving: - correct answer
✔✔- Systematic
- Logical
- Reductive
- Reliable
- Empirical
Characteristics of the Scientific Method of Problem Solving -
Define:
