Plagiarism

Question 1

what is plagiarism

Answer 1

using another’s work without giving them credit and saying it’s your own

Question 2

how to avoid it

Answer 2

always give credit to the source, exact words = quote+in text citation, paraphrase= give credit
=>take GOOD notes
AVOID using someone else’s work with minor cosmetic changes

Question 3

citation in text

Answer 3

provide author’s last name, publication date, and page number

Question 4

in text citation format

Answer 4

one author: Field (2005)
2: Field and Smith (2005)
3+: Field et al. (2005)
=>ambiguity: write more authors

Question 5

parenthetical format

Answer 5

one author: (Field, 2005).
2: (Field & Smith, 2005).
3: (Field et al., 2005).
=>ambiguity: write more authors

Question 6

block quote

Answer 6

used for direct quotations that are longer than 40 words. They should be offset from the main text and do not include quotation marks. Introduce the block quote on a new line. Indent the entire quote ½ inch or 5-7 spaces; the block quote may be single-spaced.

Question 7

paraphrased information from multiple sources

Answer 7

use semi-colon between different sources, all other rules apply

Question 8

authors with same last name different sources

Answer 8

use first inital followed by period and last name

Question 9

when paraphrasing, cite immediately after first sentence

Answer 9

even when more information from this source follows; no need to cite

Question 10

If quote appears mid sentence

Answer 10

put quote in quotation marks, cite source in parentheses immediately, continue sentence

Question 11

Multiple works by same author

Answer 11

put in order of release
Smith (2003, 2010, in press)

Question 12

When citing unknown author in text

Answer 12

cite the first few words of the title of the work followed by the year in parentheses
=>italicize depending on scale of source (chapter of full book, article or periodical….)
(Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012)

Question 13

When citing an organization

Answer 13

always mention them the first time in the signal phrase

e.g: The data collected by the Food and Drug Administration (2008) confirmed that

Question 14

multiple works same author same year

Answer 14

use lower case letters (a,b,c) to differentiate

Smith’s (1998a) study of adolescents…

Question 15

when citing electronic document with no obvious page numbers

Answer 15

author date style with paragraph instead of page (abbreviation: para)

According to Smith (1997), “blah, blah” (para. 6)

If it has subheading/sections to separate material, add that information

“Blah, blah” (Smith, 2008, Introduction, para. 3)

Question 16

if NO publication date

Answer 16

use abbreviation n.d in the place

According to Lester (n.d.) adolescents…

Question 17

When quoting a secondary source

Answer 17

cite secondary source in text and in reference list

Franklin argued…(as cited in Smith, 2010)

Question 18

when a work’s author is identified as anonymous

Answer 18

(Anonymous, 2010).

Question 19

If a classical work’s original date is unknown, but the translation is known

Answer 19

cite year of translation, preceded by trans. in italics and version

(Aristotle, trans. 1931).

1 Corinthians 13:1 (New International Version, 1978/2020)

Question 20

When making a broad statement about multiple studies

Answer 20

CITE AT LEAST 2

Several studies indicate blah, blah, blah
(e.g. Jones & Smith, 2015; Montgomery et al., 2009).

Question 21

when same author and source is repeatedly talked about throughout a paragraph

Answer 21

after author mentioned in text with year the first time, no need to put the year the other times (for non-parenthetical citations) as long as he won’t be confused with other
THIS ONLY APPLIES FOR A GIVEN PARAGRAPH, new paragraph you MUST cite year