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Chapter 11

1. __________ is a database that lists, alphabetically by author, all the published works that have referred to a particular publication.
        
2. At the beginning stages of finding out about a topic, the text recommends you be open to the widest range of ideas. They suggest that your literature search start with __________.
        
3. A graduate student, whose grandmother suffered from Alzheimer's Disease, wondered how one might alleviate stress in family members of patients with this disease. Her research is an example of research from __________.
        
4. The text recommends that you find out all you can about your topic using two approaches; one is a literature search and the other is __________.
        
5. Early researchers investigating the role of brain function on behavior relied on natural accidents (strokes) in order to see what part of the brain controlled what behaviors. Today with PET technology, it is possible to see what part of the brain is more active when engaging in certain behaviors. This is an example of testing hypotheses through __________.
        
6. __________ is a subset of PsycINFO covering the journal, book, and chapter literature available on CD-ROM.
        
7. PsycINFO is to __________ as Psychological Review is to __________.
        
8. To ask how a child or person from another country might view an event is an example of trying to bring a fresh perspective to a problem. This is an example of __________.
        
9. Terms such as "inoculation against stress" and "mental illness" are examples of:
        
10. Which of the following is NOT seen as a necessary characteristic of researchers?
        
11. Being open to the full range of possible interpretations of one's observations increases a scientist's chances of arriving at valid understanding. Which of the following scientists refers to this as entertaining multiple hypotheses?
        
12. Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) cites: