Question: According to your textbook, the three criteria for judging the reliability of research documents located on the Internet are authorship, sponsorship, and ______.
Answer Choices:
interest
formality
interactivity
recency
graphics
Answer: recency
Question: Academic dishonesty is:
Answer Choices:
deceitful and/or deceptive attempts to fulfill academic requirements
no big deal!
only a problem if you get caught
an easy way to get an A
Answer: deceitful and/or deceptive attempts to fulfill academic requirements
Question: Which one of the following does not follow APA style rules?
Answer Choices:
“According to Jones (1998), ‘Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time'” (p. 199).
“Jones (1998) found ‘students often had difficulty using APA style’ (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?”
“Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time” (Jones, 1998, p. 199).
Answer: “Jones (1998) found ‘students often had difficulty using APA style’ (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?”
Question: It is okay to use “I” and “me” when writing in third person.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: In order to summarize correctly, you must guess at the meaning behind the original quote or idea.
Answer Choices:
A) True
B) False
Answer: B) False
Question: The two houses of Congress are:
Answer Choices:
A. able to assume executive authority in the absence of a president.
B. perfectly equal in their powers.
C. organized by political party.
D. organized by seniority.
E. None of the above.
Answer: C. organized by political party.
Question: The U.S. vice president also:
Answer Choices:
A. serves as president of the Senate.
B. makes committee assignments in the Senate.
C. casts tie-breaking votes in the Senate.
D. Both A and B.
E. Both A and C.
Answer: E. Both A and C.
Question: Wikipedia should not be used as a primary or secondary source for a project in your college courses for which of the following reasons?
Answer Choices:
The information may not be objective.
The information may be inaccurate.
The author is usually anonymous.
All of the above.
Answer: All of the above
Question: Because words have human senders and receivers, they also have multiple intentions and interpretations.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following examples is NOT considered plagiarism?
Answer Choices:
borrowing someone else’s ideas without citing the source
copying someone else’s paper without citing the source
using common-knowledge materials without citing the source
Answer: using common-knowledge materials without citing the source
Question: Improper paraphrases can result in plagiarism.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Jazmine is excited to participate in her first online class at Ashford. During week 1, Jazmine posts her introduction and is delighted to see a response from her instructor, Dr. Jon Howe. She is eager to answer the instructor’s questions. How should Jazmine address her instructor in her response?
Answer Choices:
Dr. Howe
Instructor Jon
Mr. Howe
Jon
Answer: Dr. Howe
Question: If you summarize an author’s words or ideas, you do not need to include that source in your reference page.
Answer Choices:
A) True
B) False
Answer: B) False
Question: Engaging with course material means students:
Answer Choices:
Quote an expert source.
Discuss a few course themes.
Demonstrate understanding of all key themes, use knowledge from this course to analyze a couple or group of coworkers’ relationships, and then offer useful advice to them, based on course readings.
Share stories about their lives and their personal ideas about communication.
Answer: Demonstrate understanding of all key themes, use knowledge from this course to analyze a couple or group of coworkers’ relationships, and then offer useful advice to them, based on course readings.
Question: Please choose the best mechanics correction for the sentence below:
In The Writer At All Levels, author Jane Gould (1998) writes that the process of revising an essay allows them to “see with new eyes.” (p. 121)
Answer Choices:
In The Writer At All Levels, author Jane Gould (1998) writes that the process of revising an essay allows them to “see with new eyes.” (p. 121).
In The Writer At All Levels, author Jane Gould (1998) writes that the process of revising an essay allows them to “see with new eyes,” (p. 121).
In The Writer At All Levels, author Jane Gould (1998) writes that the process of revising an essay allows them to “see with new eyes” (p. 121).
Answer: In The Writer At All Levels, author Jane Gould (1998) writes that the process of revising an essay allows them to “see with new eyes” (p. 121).
Question: __________ fallacy, the flawed reasoning lies in accepting that because most in the populace believe that it is the case, then it must be true that X is the case.
Answer Choices:
Ad hominem
Appeal to popular opinion
Appeal to authority
Slippery slope
Answer: Appeal to popular opinion
Question: “Self-concept, as you just learned, refers to your view of yourself in particular situations or with respect to specific traits” (Bevan & Sole, 2014, p. 51). Suppose you want to incorporate this information into your discussion post or a paper. Which of the following is the correct way to quote this information?
Answer Choices:
Directly copy the quotation, but include a citation at the end like so: (Sole and Jennifer Bevan).
Directly copy the quotation, with no citations.
Directly copy the quotation, and if it is the first citation include quotation marks around the full citation and include a citation with the page number, like so: (Bevan & Sole, 2014, p. 51).
Summarize the key points, with no citations.
Answer: Directly copy the quotation, and if it is the first citation include quotation marks around the full citation and include a citation with the page number, like so: (Bevan & Sole, 2014, p. 51).
Question: Every day we unconsciously attempt to shape how others perceive us (Bevan & Sole, 2014). This is an example of:
Answer Choices:
A quote
A misrepresentation
A paraphrased statement
Plagiarism
Answer: A paraphrased statement
Question: It is okay to use as many direct quotations as you want in a post/paper, as long as you properly acknowledge them.
Answer Choices:
No. You should use quotations sparingly to underscore your points, not to present a large body of information or make your points for you.
Yes, you may use as many direct quotations as you want, as long as they are properly acknowledged.
Answer: No. You should use quotations sparingly to underscore your points, not to present a large body of information or make your points for you.
Question: Person 1: “You shouldn’t lie to your kids about the existence of Santa. It will create distrust between you and them.”
Person 2: “People have lied to their kids about Santa for hundreds of years.”
Person 2 commits which of the following fallacies?
Answer Choices:
Red herring
Subjectivist
Appeal to tradition
None of these
Answer: Appeal to tradition
Question: Which of the following is the best way to quote the above excerpt in a paragraph?
Answer Choices:
Eleven-year-old Jessie Lyric Harrell from Tennessee is not new to fashion designing. Still, she was quite excited about her latest creation in New York City, getting to show off her most delicious design yet – it was a dress made of chocolate! (Bova, 2012, p. 19).
Tennessee native Jessie Lyric Harrell, 11, grew up designing clothes. But last month in New York City, Jessie got to show off her most delicious design yet. It was a dress made of chocolate! (Bova, 2012, p. 19).
Jessie Harrell grew up designing clothes. Last month, she showed off her most delicious design yet – a dress made of chocolate. (Bova, 2012, p. 19).
Answer: Tennessee native Jessie Lyric Harrell, 11, grew up designing clothes. But last month in New York City, Jessie got to show off her most delicious design yet. It was a dress made of chocolate! (Bova, 2012, p. 19).
Question: Adding, deleting, replacing, rearranging, separating, and combining work are parts of the _______ process.
Answer: revision
Question: Please choose the best revision for the sentence below:
At the farmers’ market, they give out samples of everything on Saturdays.
Answer Choices:
At the farmers’ market, gives out samples of everything on Saturdays.
At the farmers’ market, Farmer Joe gives out samples of everything on Saturdays.
They give out samples of everything on Saturdays at the farmers’ market.
The farmers’ market is a place where they give out samples of everything on Saturdays.
Answer: At the farmers’ market, Farmer Joe gives out samples of everything on Saturdays.
Question: In-text citations should include the author’s name and publication year.
Answer Choices:
A) True
B) False
Answer: A) True