Empirical Journal Articles Are Considered Secondary Sources for Research Information

question 60

True/False

Empirical journal articles are considered secondary sources for research information because they are written by the researchers who conducted the research and details of the study are provided.

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people when the desire for harmony in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Poor Decisions

Choices or judgments that result in undesirable outcomes, often due to a lack of information, consideration, or impulse control.

Consensus

This term means general agreement among a group or the shared conclusions of a collective.

Stereotype

A generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people.