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Study Guide Answers
1. ____________ out of every ______________ students have admitted to cheating on schoolwork.
Four out of five
2. Plagiarism occurs when steps are not taken to show that the information is borrowed. True or False
True
3. When normally ethical people make the choice to plagiarize, it is usually because of what?
Not managing time properly.
4. If you paraphrase, you are not required to document the source. True or False.
False
5. What should you do of you are not sure whether or not to cite a source?
Consult a handbook or ask a teacher or librarian
6. Five specific acts that constitute plagiarism were given. Name three.
Not documenting properly, purchasing and submitting pre-written papers, letting someone else write a paper for you, paying someone else to write a paper for you, or submitting someone else's unpublished work as your own.
7. Some students may feel they have to plagiarize because the get pressure from parents, administrators, peers or even themselves to maintain what?
High grade point average
8. The consequences of plagiarism may include what?
Failing the assignment, failing the class, suspension, expulsion or a notation on your transcript.
9. What is plagiarism?
The act of taking someone else's thoughts or ideas and presenting them as your own.
10. Give two reasons why someone may plagiarize.
To make a good grade, lack of time management skills, lack of proper research and documentation skills.
11. You must provide documentation when you use what methods of wording?
Exact wording, paraphrasing, reassembling
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