Referencing Skills and Avoiding Plagiarism

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What percentage of cancers may be missed by mammograms?

5-10%

10-15% (correct)

15-20%

20-25%

What is the age at which women are urged to undergo yearly mammograms?

35

40 (correct)

30

45

What is the purpose of a mammogram?

To take a biopsy of the breast

To remove the breast

To take an x-ray of the breast using low-dose radiation (correct)

To detect a genetic mutation

What percentage increase in lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is associated with having the BRCA1 gene?

85% Signup and view all the answers

Why might some women with the BRCA1 gene choose to have a preventative mastectomy?

Because they want to reduce their risk of developing breast cancer Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of women who develop breast cancer have a family history of the disease or fall into other high-risk categories?

Few women Signup and view all the answers

What is the act of copying or including in one's own work, without adequate acknowledgement, intentionally or unintentionally, for one's own benefit?

Plagiarism Signup and view all the answers

What is the comparison made to plagiarism in the context of stolen goods?

Intellectual theft Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the brochure 'Chances are you need a mammogram'?

Women's health in midlife and older age Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the book written by Laversen and Stukane?

The Complete Book of Breast Care Signup and view all the answers

What is the URL of the NIH Consensus Statement press release?

<a href="http://www.odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/statements/cic/103/103-stmt.html">http://www.odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/statements/cic/103/103-stmt.html</a> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the author of the Cancer Facts and Figures 1997?

American Cancer Society Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of referencing?

To adequately identify the original source of information or idea Signup and view all the answers

What type of sources may constitute sources in some disciplines?

Telephone conversations, radio and television news, interviews, movies Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to reference?

To avoid plagiarism and demonstrate research Signup and view all the answers

What types of sources need to be referenced?

Any information, item, or idea obtained from a source Signup and view all the answers

What is referencing?

The acknowledgement of external sources of information Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a reference source?

A textbook or a reference book Signup and view all the answers

What is plagiarism according to the Guide to Writing Research Papers?

Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own Signup and view all the answers

What is a common cause of plagiarism?

Not having enough time to construct a proper academic writing Signup and view all the answers

What can happen if someone commits plagiarism?

They will be breaking the law of intellectual property Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to place quoted passages in quotation marks?

To avoid plagiarism by providing source information Signup and view all the answers

What should students do to avoid plagiarism?

Both A and B Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of plagiarism in academia?

Breaking university rules and regulations Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of in-text citations?

To identify ideas and information obtained from sources Signup and view all the answers

What is the second level of referencing?

End-text reference Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT used for in-text citation in MLA style?

Year of publication Signup and view all the answers

What is included in a reference list?

Title and subtitle of book, journal, magazine, newspaper, and other publication details Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a reference list?

To provide a list of sources used in the paper Signup and view all the answers

What is the format of the in-text citation in APA style for direct quotations?

Last name(s) of author(s) plus year of publication plus page number Signup and view all the answers