Plagiarism--T/F

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1.

Plagiarism is ok if I am not caught because it only affects me and not others.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
2.

Plagiarism is using the ideas and words of someone else as my own work without citing the original work.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
3.

Copying anything from the Internet/Web and using it as my own work is considered plagiarism.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
4.

If I download something from the Internet/Web and change only a few words and phrase, I can use that information as my own for class assignments.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
5.

Giving an incorrect reference for information I use is plagiarism.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
6.

If I use information from the Internet/Web without citing the reference in class assignments, I will be penalized.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
7.

Information on the Internet/Web is free for me to use any way I want.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
8.

If I find a newspaper article on the Internet/Web, I can use it in my work without reference because it is in an electronic form.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
9.

There are Internet/Web sites that my instructor can use to search for sources of the information I used in a class assignment.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
10.

If I buy a paper from an Internet/Web site that sells such things, my chance of being caught for plagiarism is small.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
11.

Using information from the Internet/Web without properly documenting the source is not only cheating, it is illegal and is the same as stealing.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
12.

If someone said something in a lecture or on TV, I don’t have to cite it because it is not written.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
13.

Many students commit plagiarism because they are too busy or do not think their work is good enough to do well.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
14.

I do not have to cite the source of numerical data or graphs because it is common knowledge.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
15.

It is getting easier for someone to search on the Internet/Web to find not only the source for a entire paper or article, but even to find sentences or paraphrased sentences
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

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Plagiarism--t/F

Plagiarism is ok if I am not caught because it only affects me and not others.

Plagiarism is using the ideas and words of someone else as my own work without citing the original work.

Copying anything from the Internet/Web and using it as my own work is considered plagiarism.

If I download something from the Internet/Web and change only a few words and phrase, I can use that information as my own for class assignments.

Giving an incorrect reference for information I use is plagiarism.

If I use information from the Internet/Web without citing the reference in class assignments, I will be penalized.

Information on the Internet/Web is free for me to use any way I want.

If I find a newspaper article on the Internet/Web, I can use it in my work without reference because it is in an electronic form.

There are Internet/Web sites that my instructor can use to search for sources of the information I used in a class assignment.

If I buy a paper from an Internet/Web site that sells such things, my chance of being caught for plagiarism is small.

Using information from the Internet/Web without properly documenting the source is not only cheating, it is illegal and is the same as stealing.

If someone said something in a lecture or on TV, I don’t have to cite it because it is not written.

Many students commit plagiarism because they are too busy or do not think their work is good enough to do well.

I do not have to cite the source of numerical data or graphs because it is common knowledge.

It is getting easier for someone to search on the Internet/Web to find not only the source for a entire paper or article, but even to find sentences or paraphrased sentences