When Preparing a Research Report Based on Material Gained from the Web

question 54

Multiple Choice

When preparing a research report based on material gained from the Web, citing your Web sources is ____.

• A) an admirable, but hopeless goal, since Web sites change so frequently
• B) as important as citing traditional printed material
• C) not necessary, as all material on the Web is free of copyright and accessible to all anyway
• D) dangerous, as hackers can follow the trail of sites you've visited and gain personal information

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Definitions:

Personal Constructs

Theoretical constructs in psychology that refer to the individual ways of construing or understanding the world and people around us, as proposed by George Kelly.

Ego-idealizations

The process of constructing an ideal version of oneself that a person strives to achieve, often influenced by societal and personal values.

Maldevelopment

A condition that occurs when the ego consists solely of a single way of coping with conflict.

Maladaptions

Behaviors or tendencies that were once helpful in earlier stages of development or in previous situations but are now counterproductive or harmful.