Using the Boolean Operator OR When Performing a Search on PsycINFO

question 15

Multiple Choice

Using the Boolean operator OR when performing a search on PsycINFO will:

• A)include sources that contain all the search terms specified.
• B)expand the search.
• C)exclude sources that contain the search terms specified.
• D)have no effect on the search.

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Definitions:

Cyclical Stock

Equities whose prices are affected by macroeconomic, systemic changes in the economy, often correlated with economic cycles of expansion and recession.

Boom Economy

A period of significant economic growth, high employment, and increasing wealth.

Recessionary Period

A time of economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.