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In evaluating a source, you should ask: What reputation does the source have? What is the source's intended audience? Are documentation or references provided? All of the above?
What is All of the above?
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The overall goal of highlighting is to learn to highlight the right amount make review more efficient reduce reading time increase study time
What is make review more efficient
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The first step in building an intent to remember is to recall what you already know about the subject visualize how the material is categorized define as clearly as possible what you intend to remember organize the material according to a pattern
What is define as clearly as possible what you intend to remember
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The best graphic for depicting how a student would apply for financial aid is: a pie chart a flowchart a pictogram an organizational chart
What is a flowchart
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13 Of the following situations, skimming would be most appropriate for: identifying the theme of a novel evaluating a logical argument presented in an essay reading instructions in your biology lab manual before attending the lab discovering author's position on gun control in a newspaper editorial
What is discovering author's position on gun control in a newspaper editorial
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The essential elements of an argument include all of the following except an issue a claim a counterargument support
What is a counterargument
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A summary should always include: The material's main points supporting examples the author's attitude toward the subject your reaction to the material
What is the material's main points
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Using highlighting and underlining while you read is effective because these strategies: involve more than one sensory mode promote visualization categorize information facilitate association
What is involve more than one sensory mode
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One of the best ways to study a diagram is to: organize it into parts convert it to outline form memorize the corresponding text explanation redraw it without referring to the original
What is redraw it without referring to the original
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13 Of the following situations, scanning would be most useful for: conducting research for a term paper taking an exam in psychology reading a biology textbook chapter reading an essay for a literature class
What is conducting research for a term paper
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The false cause fallacy invalidates an argument because it: recognizes and refutes counterarguments begins with statements that are assumed to be correct assumes that two avents that follow each other in time are causally related uses part of the conclusion as evidence to support it
What is assumes that two avents that follow each other in time are causally related
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Of the following situations, summarizing would be most effective for: reading the newspaper nightly describing the plot of a film preparing for a multiple-choice exam showing the organization of a biology lecture
What is describing the plot of a film
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The recite step of SQ3R involves: asking questions about the main points repeating the information aloud reviewing an assignment once you have read it answering questions formulated while reading
What is answering questions formulated while reading
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One way that electronic text differs from traditional print text is that electronic text typically: depends on other pages for meaning provides extensive background information allows readers to acquire information in different sequences progresses in a single direction
What is allows readers to acquire information in different sequences
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14 Regressions can be reduced or eliminated by: planning to reread the entire passage to be sure you understand it using subvocalization to clarify confusing passages using an index card to cover material that you have already read having another person observe you while you read
What is using an index card to cover material that you have already read
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A writer who cites three recent instances of road rage in Los Angeles and concludes that road rage is rampant there has made the logical reasoning error known as: circular reasoning a non sequitur hasty generalization either-or-fallacy
What is hasty generalization
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Assume that, for a psychology course, you are studying three types of substances used in mind-altering drugs: stimulants, sedative, and tranquilizers. You are expected to know how they differ in dosage, short- and long-term physical effects, duration, psychological dependence, and so on. The most effective strategy to study is: draw a comparison-contrast chart paraphrase the material write a summary highlight the information in your text
What is draw a comparison-contrast chart
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The SQ3R system adapted for literature most likely would include: an "outline" step a "vocabulary review" step a "paraphrase" step a "react" step
What is a "react" step
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If you were interested in examining the death penalty issues and wanted to compare both pro and con viewpoints, you should check a number of different: commercial Web sites personal Web sites advocacy Web sites news Web sites
What is advocacy Web sites
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14 Of the following situations, keyword reading would be most appropriate for: becoming generally familiar with several journal articles assigned as background material reviewing chapters in your biology textbook for a cumulative final exam working a sample accounting problem before you begin accounting homework problems reading a chapter in your business management text in preparation for class discussion
What is becoming generally familiar with several journal articles assigned as background material
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The writer of an editorial opposing the development nuclear power plants claims that 65% of Americans are opposed to the use of nuclear power. In this situation, the writer is using the type of appeal know as: the bandwagon appeal ad populum ad hominem false analogy
What is the bandwagon appeal
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Of the following situations, paraphrasing would be most appropriate for: categorizing governmental duties for an American government class preparing for a class discussion about economic theories reviewing dates for a history exam understanding a complex argument in philosophy class
What is understanding a complex argument in philosophy class
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When your scientific/technical text contains numerous illustrations, the best reading strategy is to: skim the text first, then study the illustrations read the illustrations first redraw each illustration in your notebook refer back and forth between text and illustrations
What is refer back and forth between text and illustrations
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A print source may be preferable to a Web site if you are searching for: specific statistics and basic facts the most recent research data biographical information about current world leaders obscure scientific data
What is specific statistics and basic facts
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14 Reducing your word-by-word reading allows you to do all of the following except: increase your speed increase the need to reread decrease your eye fixations improve your comprehension
What is increase the need to reread