When Citing Sources in a Literature Review,it Is Best If

question 8

Multiple Choice

When citing sources in a literature review,it is best if the author

• A) paraphrases other authors' ideas.
• B) points out any defects in other authors' work.
• C) synthesizes the work of a group of authors.
• D) uses direct quotations as much as possible.

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Definitions:

Density-Dependent Factor

An environmental factor whose effects on a population change as population density changes; tends to retard population growth as population density increases and enhance population growth as population density decreases. Compare with density-independent factor.

Negative Feedback

A regulatory mechanism in which a stimulus causes an opposite output in order to maintain an ideal level of whatever is being regulated.

Type-II Survivorship

A survivorship curve in which individuals are equally likely to die at any age, representing a relatively constant mortality rate throughout the organism's life.

Exponential Growth

Growth that occurs at a rate that becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.