Academic integrity
What is considered common knowledge in one culture, country, or academic discipline (e.g., psychology) might NOT be considered common knowledge in another.
True
Information that is common knowledge can be used without a citation. Since everything found on the Internet is easily accessible and is therefore common knowledge, it can be used without a citation.
False
Steven forgot that his paper was due this week, and found a paper that he had submitted for another class and submitted that paper for this course. He naturally changed the date and course information on the cover page. Steven is demonstrating Academic Integrity because he wrote the paper the first time, so it is obviously his work and he can pass it in for another class without a problem.
False
Doug wrote his short paper and included a reference list in American Psychological Association (APA) style at the end of the paper, but he didn't indicate throughout his paper what information came from what source. Doug committed a violation of academic integrity.
True
Guillermo read in his general psychology book, "The left hemisphere is adept at making quick, literal interpretations of language. But the right hemisphere excels in high-level language processing" (Myers, 2009, p. 47). Guillermo paraphrased this quote by writing, "Both the left and right hemispheres of the brain process language-related information, but they do so in different manners. The left hemisphere processes language in a literal fashion, whereas the right hemisphere processes language at a more high level (Myers, 2009)." He believes that this is an acceptable paraphrase and not plagiarism, and he is correct. References Myers, D.G. (2009). Psychology in everyday life. NY, NY: Worth.
True
Heylia decided she hated this class and bought a paper off the Internet rather than write her Short Paper. Heylia can be removed from this class and given a failing grade for doing so
True
Isabelle was not going to be near a computer on the day that her exam was due, so she asked her friend who had already taken the course to log on as her take the test for her. This is a violation of academic integrity.
True
Lupita texted her friend while taking a test. Even though she wasn't asking her friend for information regarding the test material, an instructor may feel that she is violating academic integrity. This is why all electronic devices should be put away and turned off during testing.
True
Sanjay and Nancy are taking this course, and they go to the computer lab to take their tests at the same time. They sit at two separate computers next to each other and look at each other's screens. Sanjay studied more than Nancy and he coughs whenever she has put an incorrect answer. Nancy then changes her answer. Sanjay and Nancy just participated in collusion.
True
Shane didn't feel like writing his short paper for this course, so he paid his roommate to do it for him. Since the paper wasn't copied from someone else but was written by someone, he thought this was ok. In submitting this paper as his own work, Shane committed a violation of academic integrity.
True
Silas forgot that a discussion board post was due today, so he quickly Googled the topic for the week and copy and pasted some sentences from different websites into a document and put a list of the websites he used as his reference list at the bottom of the post. He then signed his name on the post. Silas just plagiarized.
True
Silas forgot that a discussion board post was due today, so he quickly Googled the topic for the week and copy and pasted some sentences from different websites into a document and put his name at the bottom. Silas just plagiarized.
True
Silas forgot that a discussion board post was due today, so he read what another student had written for their draft and summarized it as his original post. Silas just committed a violation of academic integrity.
True
That George Washington was the first president of the United States of America is common knowledge which means you don't have to cite a source for the information.
True
Conrad's cousin took this class last semester and printed out all of the exams. Conrad used them to study for his own exams in this class. He committed what type of violation of academic integrity.
cheating
Valeria and Jordan are struggling to keep up with the homework assigned in the class. They decide to work together to complete this week's homework. Valeria will do the even numbered problems and Jordan will do the odd numbered problems. When they are finished they'll copy each other's answers before handing in the homework. This constitutes what form of academic dishonesty?
cheating
Darryl forgot that he had a discussion board post that related to a software simulation he was running for class. He didn't have time to work through the simulation so he Googled some information on the simulation to gain some familiarity with it and wrote the discussion board post as if he had done the simulation himself. He cited the software simulation and the sources he used, however this is still a form of ___________.
fabrication
Armando had already taken some psychology courses, so for his paper he used a couple of paragraphs from his old papers and changed a couple of words here and there. He felt this was acceptable because it wasn't as if he was passing in the same paper again. This is actually a form of ______________.
plagiarism
If I use direct quotes only in my course papers and I reference them all correctly, I will get a good grade.
False
If you borrow someone's idea and use it in a paper, but write it in your own words, you don't have to cite it.
False
If you quote your 7 year old nephew in an interview, you don't have to cite him or use quotation marks.
False
Andy wrote the draft for his course paper using the textbook and websites to gather his information. He didn't reference them though because he thought that he didn't need to because he was only writing a draft, not a paper. Andy is correct in this assumption.
False
Benjamin adores television shows produced by Joss Whedon and tries to incorporate quotes from them into his writing. He is currently writing a personal reflection paper for his general psychology class and includes the following: As a timeless Buffy the Vampire quote suggests, the bottom line is, even if you see them coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So, what are we, helpless? Puppets? Nah. The big moments are gonna come, you can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are. References Whedon, J. (Writer & Director). (1998). Becoming: Part 1 [Television series episode]. In Whedon, J., Greenwalt, D., Noxon, M., Rubel Kuzui, F., & Kuzui, K. (Producers), Buffy the vampire slayer. Los Angeles, CA: 20th Century Fox Television. He believes that this is an acceptable formatting of a direct quote, and he is correct.
False
Betty and Veronica are taking this course, and they go to the computer lab to take their tests at the same time. They sit at two separate computers next to each other and do not look at each other's screens or talk to each other while taking the test. Betty and Veronika just participated in collusion.
False
Celia was taking her test at home, and came across a word that she did not know in one of the questions. She used her phone to Google the word to figure out what it meant. Celia believed that this wasn't a violation of academic integrity, and she is correct in this assumption.
False
Esteban read the following passage on page 111 in his personality textbook (Carducci, 2009): "Investigators trying to identify the critical demographic and stylistic elements associated with the physical benefits of expressive writing indicate that key factors include the manner in which people interpret their experiences, including the nature of the words they choose to express themselves." Esteban wrote "Investigators trying to understand the important demographic and stylistic elements associated with the body's benefits of expressive writing found that key factors include how people interpret their experiences, including the nature of the words they choose to express themselves" (Carducci, 2009). He believes that this is an acceptable paraphrase and not plagiarism, and he is correct. References Carducci, B.J. (2009). The psychology of personality (2nd ed.). West Sussex, UK: Blackwell.
False
