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WORKSHEET #2: HOFFMAN CHAPTERS 4 AND 10 AND MITCHELL ET AL. (1985)

Please read Chapters 4 and 10 in Hofmann (2010) BEFORE answering the questions below.

1.Rewrite the following sentences in the ACTIVE voice. Condense them if you can.

1. The following results were obtained:…

2. Isolated tissues were examined for parasites.

3. The collected specimens and videotape recorded during 25 dives were analyzed

by a team.

4. Variations in day length are gauged by plants.

5. No colonies were seen on the blood agar.

6. The same dosage of antitumor drugs was administered to patients for 60 days.

7. Digital images of the stained sections were captured…

8. The discrimination learning ability of Quarter horses and Thoroughbreds was

compared…

9. A beluga whale was taught to label objects using vocal symbols.

10. Soft latex suction cup vision eyecups were placed over the dolphin’s eyes.

2. REVIEW the introduction of the Mitchell et al. (1985) paper (last two pages of the handout) byANSWERING the questions posed in the checklist below.

☐1. Does the topic present something new and interesting?

☐2. Are all the components there? To ensure that all necessary components are

present, on the margins of the Introduction (last two pages of handout) CLEARLY MARK:

  1. Background
  1. Unknown
  1. Question/Purpose
  1. Experimental approach
  1. (Results/Conclusion)
  1. (Significance)

☐3.Is the research question stated precisely? Is it in present tense?

☐4. Do all the components logically follow each other? Is the unknown what one

would expect to hear after reading about what is known? Is the research question

really the question one would expect to read after reading the unknown? Does the

answer really answer the research question?

☐5. Is all the background information directly relevant to the research question? Did

they list only the pertinent literature and not review the topic? Is the Introduction

less than two double-spaced pages?

☐6. Have all the elements been signaled clearly?

☐7. Was the introduction kept short?

☐8.Are references placed correctly and where needed (Chapter 8 of textbook)?

3. Answer the following questions about Mitchell et al.’s (1985) study.

  1. What was the purpose of Mitchell and his colleagues’ (1985) study?
  1. Identify two important TOPCIS that Mitchell et al. (1985) needed to present in their introduction in order for you to understand the purpose of their study.
  1. Mitchell et al. (1985) do not state a hypothesis for their study. Using their purpose statement as a guide, create a hypothesis for their project.

DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF LECTURE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th!!

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