Plagiarism (RCR-Basic)

An idea is most likely to represent "common knowledge" if:

It can be safely assumed that the readers and the author are both thoroughly familiar with the idea and its source.

Which one of the following statements most accurately describes how plagiarism has been defined in this module?

Plagiarism applies not only to ideas that are found in print but also those that are communicated verbally.

When authors summarize the work of others, they typically should:

Provide a condensed (shorter) version of the original material.

According to federal research misconduct policies, what is the maximum number of consecutive words that one can use before it is classified as an instance of plagiarism?

There is no official, federal standard for the number of consecutive words that can be used.

The primary way to determine whether an idea constitutes "common knowledge" is:

Whether there is an expectation that the readers and the author would be very familiar with the material.