Which Statement Regarding the Literature Review for Research Purposes Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding the literature review for research purposes is most accurate?

• A) The review of the literature has no relevance in interpreting the findings.
• B) The researcher needs only to review the literature that supports the findings.
• C) The researcher should review literature that supports and refutes the findings.
• D) The review of the literature is of relevance to the conceptualization of the study.

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Definitions:

Primacy and Recency Effects

Psychological terms describing the tendency to remember information that appears at the beginning (primacy) and end (recency) of a list better than information in the middle.

Memory

The cognitive process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information.

Retrieval

The process of accessing and bringing into conscious awareness information stored in memory.

Stored Information

Information that is retained in the brain or another storage system for retrieval and use at a later time.