Parts of a Research Paper
This section introduces the topic, background information, and thesis.
What is "the introduction"
This method collects data by asking participants questions.
What are "Surveys"
Social Science writing aims to understand this about people.
What is "Human Behavior"
Sources created from original research are called these.
What are "Primary Sources"
Writing in social sciences avoids opinions to remain this.
What is "Objective"
This section summarizes and analyzed previous studies on the topic.
What is "the Literature Review"
One-on-one questioning used to gather detailed responses.
What are "Interviews"
Research papers help explain problems within this type of system.
What is "Society"
Articles reviewed by experts before publication are called this.
What is "Peer Review"
Writing that sounds professional and academic uses this type of language.
What is "Formal Language"
What is "The Results section"
This method observes subjects in their natural environment.
What is "Observation"
A major purpose is presenting conclusions supported by this.
What is "Evidence/Data"
What are "Statistics"
Most Social Science papers are written in this point of view.
What is "Third Person"
This part explains how the researcher collected data.
What is "the Methods section"
Testing a hypothesis by controlling variables happened in this method.
What is "an Experiment"
Researchers often write to influence decisions in this area.
What is "Public Policy"
Giving credit to sources using APA or MLA is called this.
What are "Citations"
Writers must avoid this to keep research credible.
What is "Bias"
The final section explains what the findings mean and why they matter.
What is "the Discussion/Conclusion section"
An in depth investigation of one person, group, or event.
What is "a Case Study"
Social Science research often proposes these to social issues.
What are "Solutions/Proposals"
Sources that summarize or analyze primary research are called these.
What are "Secondary Sources"
Writers often use this type of evidence based language to connect their claims and research findings.
What is "Analytical Language"