FAU Information Literacy 3

Question 1

Which citation style is most commonly required in the social sciences and used in many FAU psychology and sociology courses?

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APA (American Psychological Association)

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MLA (Modern Language Association)

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Chicago/Turabian

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IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Question 2

Which of the following actions constitutes plagiarism in academic work?

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Presenting someone else's words or ideas as your own without proper attribution

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Reusing your own ideas that were developed in a previous course

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Paraphrasing a source and including a proper citation

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Citing more than three sources within a single paragraph

Question 3

What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography in academic research?

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To provide a citation and a brief evaluative summary for each source

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To list sources in alphabetical order without any description or comment

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To replace the works cited page at the end of a research paper

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To record all the search terms used to locate sources in databases

Question 4

When paraphrasing a source in academic writing, what must you do?

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Restate the idea in your own words AND provide a proper citation

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Only cite the source if you use a direct, verbatim quote

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Replace every word in the original text using a thesaurus

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Include the full original text in parentheses after your version

Question 5

What does the 'Authority' component of the CRAAP test ask you to evaluate?

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The credentials and subject-matter expertise of the source's author

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Whether the information directly supports your paper's thesis

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How recently the information was published or last updated

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The number of references and citations included in the source

Question 6

Which of the following best describes 'synthesis' in academic research writing?

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Integrating ideas from multiple sources to develop and support your own argument

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Copying information from several sources into one paragraph

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Summarizing the contents of a single source in your own words

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Listing all sources alphabetically in a references page at the end

Question 7

Which of the following is considered a violation of FAU's Academic Integrity policy?

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Submitting the same paper to two different courses without instructor permission

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Collaborating on a group assignment when explicitly permitted by the instructor

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Using FAU library databases to locate peer-reviewed sources

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Citing sources using both APA and MLA formats in the same paper