AI and Google Scholar: When AI Loses to a Real Database

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1. What is a key limitation of using AI chatbots like ChatGPT when writing a research paper?

   1. AI can provide sources that are guaranteed to be peer-reviewed
   2. AI can directly access your school library's databases
   3. AI always finds the most current research available
   4. AI may make up information that sounds real but cannot be verified

2. What type of sources does Google Scholar primarily index?

   1. Peer-reviewed academic papers
   2. Entertainment reviews and ratings
   3. News articles from major outlets
   4. Social media posts and blogs

3. What does JSTOR provide access to?

   1. Social networking for researchers
   2. Online video games
   3. Free movies and music streaming
   4. Peer-reviewed journal articles through school libraries

4. A student needs to submit a bibliography with their history essay. Which approach will most likely satisfy the teacher's requirements?

   1. Searching Google Scholar and citing real papers found there
   2. Asking AI for five sources on the topic
   3. Copying sources from another student's essay
   4. Using Wikipedia as the only source

5. What does the 'site:.edu' search filter do?

   1. Blocks all educational content
   2. Limits results to government websites
   3. Removes all images from search results
   4. Shows only results from college and university websites

6. Why might citing an AI-generated source be problematic for a school assignment?

   1. AI sources are always more reliable than databases
   2. AI does not provide verifiable, real-world sources that can be checked
   3. Teachers prefer sources written by AI
   4. AI sources are automatically properly formatted

7. What is AI best at doing in the research process?

   1. Accessing paywalled academic journals for free
   2. Guaranteeing that all information is 100% accurate
   3. Finding and verifying peer-reviewed citations
   4. Explaining complex topics in simple terms

8. If you find an academic paper on Google Scholar, how can AI still be useful?

   1. AI can summarize the paper's main points after you find it
   2. AI can publish the paper for you
   3. AI can guarantee the paper is peer-reviewed
   4. AI can write the paper for you

9. What is a database like JSTOR mainly used for in research?

   1. Playing educational games
   2. Finding and accessing verified academic sources
   3. Storing personal photos online
   4. Streaming movies and TV shows

10. What does the lesson mean when it says 'AI explains; databases prove'?

    1. AI is good for understanding concepts, while databases provide evidence to support claims
    2. AI is better at proving mathematical theorems
    3. Both AI and databases do the same thing
    4. Databases cannot explain anything, only list sources

11. What might happen if you rely only on AI for all your research without checking databases?

    1. Your teacher will be more impressed with your work
    2. You might include information that cannot be verified or is completely false
    3. You will automatically get a better grade
    4. AI will always find better sources than Google Scholar

12. What makes a source 'peer-reviewed'?

    1. It was read and approved by other experts in the field before publication
    2. It was found using AI
    3. It has more than 1,000 words
    4. It was written by a student

13. Why might an AI chatbot not know about recent academic research?

    1. Researchers do not want AI to know their work
    2. AI models are trained on data from a specific time period and do not update in real-time
    3. AI has access to all current databases
    4. Google Scholar blocks AI from accessing papers

14. What is the main advantage of using Google Scholar over a general Google search for a school project?

    1. Google Scholar is faster
    2. Google Scholar specifically indexes academic and peer-reviewed sources
    3. Google Scholar shows more advertisements
    4. Google Scholar includes more personal blogs

15. What should you do if an AI chatbot gives you a citation for a research paper?

    1. Assume the citation is correct if it looks professional
    2. Ignore all citations from AI
    3. Verify the paper exists in Google Scholar or JSTOR before citing it
    4. Use it without checking because AI is always accurate