Chapter 2: Finding & Reading Evidence

Question 1

Boolean operator

Answer 1

words used in a database search for relating key terms, AND, OR, and NOT.

Question 2

database

Answer 2

an organized collection of digital data – a compilation of the evidence within a searchable structure.

Question 3

impact factor

Answer 3

based on the yearly average number of times articles in that particular journal are cited in other articles.

Question 4

institutional animal care and use committee

Answer 4

guidelines require authors to indicate the ethical board that approves the research, this involves animal subjects.

Question 5

institutional review board

Answer 5

guidelines require authors to indicate the ethical board that approves the research, this involves human subjects.

Question 6

longitudinal

Answer 6

requires that data be collected over at least two time points & typically covers an extended period of time such as several years or decades.

Question 7

peer-review process

Answer 7

used by scholarly journals to ensure quality.

Question 8

primary source

Answer 8

most reliable information; has not been interpreted or summarized by others.

Question 9

publication bias

Answer 9

findings that lean toward positive outcomes.

Question 10

secondary source

Answer 10

documents or publications that interpret or summarize a primary source.