Comprehensive Exam

2. This is an example of a:

Most students report their dishonesty when they are cheating in college (Staats, Hupp, & Hagley, 2008).

· Both

· Neither

· Direct quotation

· Paraphrase

3. What information is included in the parenthetical citation of a direct quote?

· The last name and the initials of the first name of the author, and the year of publication

· The last name(s) of the author(s) and the month of publication, and nothing else

· The last name of the author, the year of publication, and the page for the quotation

· The last name(s) of the author(s) and the year of publication, and nothing else

Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is not a rule of thumb to avoid plagiarism when doing research?

· Keep track of all information necessary to document the source.

· Write text from the source in your own words as paraphrased material.

· Use quotation marks in your notes whenever the text is copied from the source.

· Keep the source open to see the quotation while you paraphrase the content.

Question 5 of 10

5. Incorrectly citing a source so a reader is not able to locate the source is an example of what type of plagiarism?

· It is not plagiarism

· Unintentional

· Fiscal

· Intentional

6. This is an example of a:

According to Staats, Hupp, & Hagley: "Academic honesty is under-researched in contrast to academic dishonesty. A majority of students self-report cheating in college. A low probability of punishment is reflected by few tried cases of academic misconduct" (2008, p. 357).

· Both

· Direct quotation

· Neither

· Paraphrase

7. What are peer-reviewed sources?

· Student's work being reviewed by peers or classmates in his or her Learning Team

· Sources that have been edited by the friends and family of the author or authors of the source

· Data and information reviewed by the experts in the field prior to publishing

· Journal articles picked by the student and reviewed by the student's peers

8. When creating a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, a student uses an image from a website in the presentation. To avoid plagiarism, the student must include a reference for this image.

· True

· False

9. The quotation marks for a direct quote should be placed at the beginning of the sentence and after the parenthetical citation of the sentence.

· True

· False

10. When citing a source with six authors, list the last names of each author in the in-text citation.

· True

· False