When Writing a Report Describing a Class Research Project,a Student

question 58

Multiple Choice

When writing a report describing a class research project,a student paraphrased some material from a psychology journal article.In order to avoid a charge of plagiarism,the student should

• A)identify the author and publication year of the journal article in the same sentence as the paraphrased material.
• B)list the article in a bibliography at the end of the report,but not identify it in the text of the report.
• C)include quotation marks around the paraphrased material.
• D)identify the author of the journal article at the end of the paragraph in which the material was citeD.

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