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Today’s health education specialists are of increased need because |
there is an increasing demand by the public for information. |
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Refereed/peer-reviewed journals that are only published in electronic format are referred to as |
open access journals. |
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A source that is written by people who were eyewitnesses to an event is a |
primary source. |
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Information that has been distilled and collected from primary and secondary sources is a/an |
tertiary source. |
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Which of these is not usually a component of a research article? |
An editorial commentary |
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Which of the following is not a question to ask when critically reading a research article? |
Were the goals/aims of the study consistent with other studies |
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A refereed journal is one that |
features articles that have been read and recommended by a panel of experts. |
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Which of the following is not a question that can be used to assist in evaluating the accuracy of non-research-based sources? |
How often have consumers visited this site? |
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The entire text of primary research articles is most often found in |
journals. |
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Health Education and Behavior is the official publication of |
Society for Public Health Education, Inc. |
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A person wanting to find health information from a journal that focuses on ethical and moral topics would look in |
The Hastings Center Report. |
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Because of the increasing availability of documents on the Internet, the U.S. government has |
Shifted away from issuing paper copies of materials. |
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Electronic databases usually |
help link search terms together for ease of narrowing a search. |
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Which of the following is not an area covered by the electronic database CINAHL? |
Dentistry |
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What is ScienceDirect? |
A full-text scientific database |
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A handbook is an example of what type of data source? |
Popular press publication |
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According to the chapter, which of these would not be a good area to consider when evaluating information on the Internet? |
Site |
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Which of the following is not an example of a popular press publication? |
New York Times newspaper |
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Which of the following is not an electronic database? |
WELLNESSLINE |
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Which information is not included in the methodology section in a research article? |
The statistical analyses |
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The focus of the journal Health Education Research is to |
publish articles concerning health promotion program planning, implementation, and evaluation. |
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Global Health Promotion is the official publication of the |
International Union for Health Promotion and Education. |
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The electronic database that covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and preclinical sciences is |
MEDLINE. |
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Which of the following is a valid URL for the government organization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? |
http://www.cdc.gov |
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A national nonprofit organization like the American Diabetes Association would have a URL that would end in |
.org. |
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According to the authors, which of the following is not an important area to consider when evaluating information retrieved on the Internet? |
Goals/aims of the site |
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People today spend a great deal of time gathering information about health topics such as diet, exercise, and stress management. |
T |
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Primary sources of information are published studies or eyewitness accounts written by the people who conducted the experiment or observed the event. |
T |
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Secondary sources of information are published studies written by the people who conducted the experiment. |
F |
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Open access journal is another term for popular press publications. |
F |
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Popular press publications are almost always guaranteed to contain authentic and accurate information. |
F |
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A clear description of the study’s design and location is important to note when critically reading a research article. |
T |
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When evaluating the accuracy of non-research-based sources, the following statement is important to consider: New information is newsworthy but may not be valid. |
T |
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Abstracts typically are two to three pages in length and provide a fairly detailed review of a research article. |
F |
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Due to security concerns, the U.S. government is putting more Internet restrictions on the quantity of documents appearing online. |
F |
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ScienceDirect is a CDC reference center. |
F |
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A refereed journal features material read by a panel of experts. |
T |
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The full-text of a primary research article would most likely be found in a complete index. |
F |
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The CINAHL database focuses on nursing literature. |
T |
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Methodology should always be part of a research article. |
T |
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Web addresses are known as URLs. |
T |
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The Internet is a network of computers linked together around the world. |
T |
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Ovid Healthstar contains citations of the published literature in health services, technology, administration, health policy, health economics, and research. |
T |
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In a research article, the methodology section describes the results of the study. |
F |
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The Journal of School Health publishes articles of interest mainly to middle school and high school teachers. |
F |
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Yahoo and Bing are examples of search engines. |
T |
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On an organization’s homepage, any word or phrase that turns the cursor into a hand should indicate that the word is a link to another site. |
T |
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Results and discussion are parts of nearly every research article. |
T |
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The American Journal of Health Education is published by the American Public Health Association. |
F |
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CINAHL is an electronic database primarily for nurses. |
T |
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Mozilla Firefox is the name of a Web browser. |
T |
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Secondary sources are often written by individuals who were eyewitnesses to an event. |
F |
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An abstract is the part of a research article that is difficult to interpret. |
F |
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The value of abstracts is that they allow the user to decide whether an article has information worth pursuing. |
T |
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The World Wide Web is an interactive information delivery service that includes a repository of resources about almost any subject imaginable. |
T |
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Indexes and abstracts are migrating to online or electronic formats due, in part, to the high cost of printing. |
T |
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The Global Journal for Health Education and Promotion features articles on nearly every aspect of health education. |
T |
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Documentation and facts are two areas to consider when evaluating a source on the Internet. |
T |
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Some of the best information on research related to worksite health promotion can be found in the American Journal of Health Promotion. |
T |
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Assessing the qualifications of the author is an important part of determining the accuracy of an article. |
T |
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The statistical analysis of a research study is found in the methodology section of the article. |
F |
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Indexes provide links to articles from many refereed journals, books, and research reports. |
T |
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Summaries are book volumes that include short abstracts of research studies that have appeared in other journals. |
F |
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Government publications include court decisions, congressional records, and information on critical health issues such as obesity. |
T |
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Date of authorship or posting is a critical piece of information when evaluating Internet information. |
T |
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The increasing demand by the public for accurate health information has created added responsibility for the health education specialist. |
T |
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