Please describe and give an example of how Boolean Logic can be used to conduct literature searches in an online database.

What will be an ideal response?


should include a description of how “and,” “not,” and “or” can be used in conjunction with search terms to either narrow (for “and”), exclude (for “not”), or broaden (for “or”) a search. For example, if you are conducting research on the effect of middle school counselors’ case loads on their students’ acceptance into competitive high schools, you could use some of the following search terms/phrases: middle school counselors AND students’ high school placements; middle school counselors AND caseloads; high school placements OR counselor caseloads; middle school students’ high school choices NOT test scores

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Which organizational pattern involves telling the audience that there is a special significance to the positioning of the information, such as top to bottom?

a. topical order b. chronological order c. causal order d. space order

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What is the sense of where the different parts of the body are in space called?

A. tactile sense B. motor sense C. proprioception D. olfaction

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A pattern of family interaction in which the child misbehaves, the parents try to punish the child but are ineffective, and the child escalates the misbehavior until the parents give up is what Gerald Patterson and his colleagues have called a ______.

a. reciprocating family environment b. dysfunctional family environment c. coercive family environment d. toxic family environment

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The concept of inclusion is fully embraced in the Reggio Emilia approach. This is especially evident in the language used, as children with disabilities or special learning need are referred to as ___________________________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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