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Highest Answer Letter: D
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Test Bank Introduction to
Health Research Methods A
Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Practical Guide 3rd Edition by True/False
Kathryn H. Jacobsen- Perfect 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.
Answers 2023
Ans: 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.
Ans: 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
D) Translational research
Ans: A
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research
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2. Demography is often used as a tool in what type of research? Information Field: Subject
A) Clinical research Highest Answer Letter: D
B) Basic medical research Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
C) Population health research
D) Translational research
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research
Subject: Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
3. What is the fourth step in the research process?
A) Designing the study
B) Selecting a general study approach 1. Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would provide evidence for the
C) Reporting the findings success of the intervention?
D) Analyzing the data A) Brainstorming
Ans: D B) Concept mapping
Complexity: Moderate C) PICOT
Ahead: The Research Process D) Practical questions
Subject: Chapter 1 Ans: C Complexity: ModerateAhead: PICOT Subject: Chapter 2
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?
A) Meta-analysis
B) Literature review
C) Questionnaires
D) Concept mapping
Ans: 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)
,D) MEDLINE Import Settings:
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Complexity: Moderate Information Field: Complexity
Ahead: Keywords Information Field: Ahead
Subject: Chapter 2 Information Field: Subject
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
True/False
Chapter: Chapter 03 – Quiz
1. True or False? The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible research topics.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
True/False
Ahead: Brainstorming and Concept Mapping
Subject: Chapter 2
1. True or False? The only way to truly understand a study is to read the full text of the article.
Ans: True
2. True or False? Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet demand for needs
Complexity: Easy
assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies.
Ahead: Full-Text Articles
Ans: True
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Practical Research
Subject: Chapter 2
2. True or False? For a research project to be considered original, it needs to have only one substantive
difference from previous work.
Ans: 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
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Abstract Databases
, Subject: Chapter 3 Import Settings:
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2. Because many peer-reviewed journals are not included in the databases, especially journals in Information Field: Subject
languages other than English, which search engine may be helpful for identifying additional relevant Highest Answer Letter: D
abstracts? Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
A) SPORTDiscus
B) Ovid
C) Google Scholar
D) LexisNexis
Chapter: Chapter 04 – Quiz
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Abstract Databases
Subject: Chapter 3
True/False
3. Critical reading involves asking a series of questions about what aspect of a study in order to ascertain
1. True or False? A goal or objective statement for a clinical or population health research project usually
how well a particular study was designed, conducted, interpreted, and reported and to assess how likely it
states the exposures, diseases or outcomes, and/or populations that will be the focus of the study.
is that the resulting paper presents the truth about a particular research question in a particular population
Ans: True
at a particular place and time?
Complexity: Moderate
A) Internal validity
Ahead: Refining the Study Question
B) External validity
Subject: Chapter 4
C) Specificity
D) Sensitivity
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
2. True or False? When writing independent objectives, the specific aims should be interrelated and
Ahead: Critical Reading
dependent on one another.
Subject: Chapter 3
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Several Specific Aims
Subject: Chapter 4
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is sketched out using boxes and arrows that illustrate the various relationships
that will be evaluated during the study?
A) Conceptual framework
B) Theoretical framework
C) Experimental framework
D) Perceptual framework
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
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Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
Test Bank Introduction to
Health Research Methods A
Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Practical Guide 3rd Edition by True/False
Kathryn H. Jacobsen- Perfect 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.
Answers 2023
Ans: 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.
Ans: 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
D) Translational research
Ans: A
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research
,Subject: Chapter 1 Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
2. Demography is often used as a tool in what type of research? Information Field: Subject
A) Clinical research Highest Answer Letter: D
B) Basic medical research Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
C) Population health research
D) Translational research
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Ahead: Clinical and Population Health Research
Subject: Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
3. What is the fourth step in the research process?
A) Designing the study
B) Selecting a general study approach 1. Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would provide evidence for the
C) Reporting the findings success of the intervention?
D) Analyzing the data A) Brainstorming
Ans: D B) Concept mapping
Complexity: Moderate C) PICOT
Ahead: The Research Process D) Practical questions
Subject: Chapter 1 Ans: C Complexity: ModerateAhead: PICOT Subject: Chapter 2
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?
A) Meta-analysis
B) Literature review
C) Questionnaires
D) Concept mapping
Ans: 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)
,D) MEDLINE Import Settings:
Ans: C Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Complexity: Moderate Information Field: Complexity
Ahead: Keywords Information Field: Ahead
Subject: Chapter 2 Information Field: Subject
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
True/False
Chapter: Chapter 03 – Quiz
1. True or False? The goal of concept mapping is to create a long list of possible research topics.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
True/False
Ahead: Brainstorming and Concept Mapping
Subject: Chapter 2
1. True or False? The only way to truly understand a study is to read the full text of the article.
Ans: True
2. True or False? Questions derived from practice often point toward an unmet demand for needs
Complexity: Easy
assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies.
Ahead: Full-Text Articles
Ans: True
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Practical Research
Subject: Chapter 2
2. True or False? For a research project to be considered original, it needs to have only one substantive
difference from previous work.
Ans: 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
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Abstract Databases
, Subject: Chapter 3 Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
2. Because many peer-reviewed journals are not included in the databases, especially journals in Information Field: Subject
languages other than English, which search engine may be helpful for identifying additional relevant Highest Answer Letter: D
abstracts? Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
A) SPORTDiscus
B) Ovid
C) Google Scholar
D) LexisNexis
Chapter: Chapter 04 – Quiz
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Abstract Databases
Subject: Chapter 3
True/False
3. Critical reading involves asking a series of questions about what aspect of a study in order to ascertain
1. True or False? A goal or objective statement for a clinical or population health research project usually
how well a particular study was designed, conducted, interpreted, and reported and to assess how likely it
states the exposures, diseases or outcomes, and/or populations that will be the focus of the study.
is that the resulting paper presents the truth about a particular research question in a particular population
Ans: True
at a particular place and time?
Complexity: Moderate
A) Internal validity
Ahead: Refining the Study Question
B) External validity
Subject: Chapter 4
C) Specificity
D) Sensitivity
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
2. True or False? When writing independent objectives, the specific aims should be interrelated and
Ahead: Critical Reading
dependent on one another.
Subject: Chapter 3
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Several Specific Aims
Subject: Chapter 4
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is sketched out using boxes and arrows that illustrate the various relationships
that will be evaluated during the study?
A) Conceptual framework
B) Theoretical framework
C) Experimental framework
D) Perceptual framework
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
