Prior to Starting to Write a Manuscript for Publication, the Researcher

question 8

Multiple Choice

Prior to starting to write a manuscript for publication, the researcher should do all of the following, except:

• A) examine published articles in the selected journal.
• B) review the guidelines for submitting manuscripts to the selected journal.
• C) consider the type of reader most likely to be interested in the results of the research study.
• D) obtain approval from the institutional review board to submit a manuscript for publication.
• E) consider the manuscript acceptance rate of the selected journal.

Understand the socioeconomic challenges faced by immigrants and minority groups.

Identify the importance of cultural diversity and the concept of multiculturality.

Understand the concept of bicultural identity and the mechanisms of cultural adaptation.

Comprehend the sociological definitions and implications of minority and majority groups.

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Definitions:

Self-Efficacy

A person's confidence in their ability to carry out actions required to achieve certain performance goals.

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement in psychology used to teach new behaviors by systematically reinforcing successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Secondary Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where a stimulus that becomes a conditioned stimulus through association with another conditioned stimulus elicits the same conditioned response.

Cognitive-Affective Personality System (CAPS)

A theory that emphasizes the importance of situational variables and cognitive processes in understanding personality.