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Taking Notes and Incorporating Research

Practice Exercises

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When should you cite a source? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. When the information is common knowledge
B)2. When the information comes from first-hand experience.
C)3. When the information comes from first-hand observation or experimentation.
D)4. None of the above.
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When should you cite a source? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. When you are quoting directly.
B)2. When you are paraphrasing material from a source.
C)3. When you are summarizing material from a source.
D)4. All of the above.
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Which of the following correctly incorporates material in MLA style? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. According to Carl Sagan, "science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking" (25).
B)2. According to Carl Sagan , "science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking"(Sagan 25).
C)3. According to Carl Sagan , "science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking"(The Demon-Haunted World, 25).
D)4. According to Carl Sagan , "science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking"(p. 25).
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Which of the following correctly incorporates material in APA style? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. There is very little scientific evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrials; some scientists attribute many of the alleged contacts with such beings as products of human hallucination (Sagan).
B)2. There is very little scientific evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrials; some scientists attribute many of the alleged contacts with such beings as products of human hallucination (Sagan, 1996).
C)3. There is very little scientific evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrials; some scientists attribute many of the alleged contacts with such beings as products of human hallucination (Sagan 1996).
D)4. There is very little scientific evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrials; some scientists attribute many of the alleged contacts with such beings as products of human hallucination (Sagan, 1996, p. 111)).
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Which of the following correctly incorporates material in APA style? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. According to Carl Sagan, "science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking"(25).
B)2. According to Carl Sagan, "science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking"(p. 25).
C)3. According to Carl Sagan, "science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking" (1996).
D)4. According to Carl Sagan (1996), "science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking"(p. 25).
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Which of the following correctly incorporates material in MLA style? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. There is very little scientific evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrials; some scientists attribute many of the alleged contacts with such beings as products of human hallucination (Sagan, 1996).
B)2. There is very little scientific evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrials; some scientists attribute many of the alleged contacts with such beings as products of human hallucination (Sagan, p 111.)
C)3. There is very little scientific evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrials; some scientists attribute many of the alleged contacts with such beings as products of human hallucination (Sagan 111).
D)4. There is very little scientific evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrials; some scientists attribute many of the alleged contacts with such beings as products of human hallucination (Sagan, 111).
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Which of the following correctly incorporates material in MLA style? .

A)1. The real reasons that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned by an Athenian court remain cloudy. However, "no other trial, except that of Jesus, has left so vivid an impression on the imagination of Western man as that of Socrates." (Stone 3).
B)2. The real reasons that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned by an Athenian court remain cloudy. However, "no other trial, except that of Jesus, has left so vivid an impression on the imagination of Western man as that of Socrates." (Stone, 3).
C)3. The real reasons that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned by an Athenian court remain cloudy. However, "no other trial, except that of Jesus, has left so vivid an impression on the imagination of Western man as that of Socrates." (Stone, p. 3).
D)4. The real reasons that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned by an Athenian court remain cloudy. However, "no other trial, except that of Jesus, has left so vivid an impression on the imagination of Western man as that of Socrates." (I.F.Stone, The Trial of Socrates, 3).
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Which of the following correctly incorporates material in APA style? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. The real reasons that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned by an Athenian court remain cloudy. However, "no other trial, except that of Jesus, has left so vivid an impression on the imagination of Western man as that of Socrates." (Stone, 1988, p. 3).
B)2. The real reasons that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned by an Athenian court remain cloudy. However, "no other trial, except that of Jesus, has left so vivid an impression on the imagination of Western man as that of Socrates." (Stone, 1988).
C)3. The real reasons that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned by an Athenian court remain cloudy. However, "no other trial, except that of Jesus, has left so vivid an impression on the imagination of Western man as that of Socrates." (Stone, p. 3, 1988).
D)4. The real reasons that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned by an Athenian court remain cloudy. However, "no other trial, except that of Jesus, has left so vivid an impression on the imagination of Western man as that of Socrates." (I.F.Stone, The Trial of Socrates, 1988, p.3).
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Which of the following correctly incorporates material in APA style? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. In When Elephants Weep, Masson and McCarthy (1996) make a compelling argument explaining why some scientists scoff at the notion that animals have emotions: The greatest obstacle in science to investigating the emotions of other animals has been an inordinate desire to avoid anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism means the ascription of human characteristics--thought, feeling, consciousness, and motivation--to the nonhuman. When people claim that the elements are conspiring to ruin their picnic or that a tree is their friend, they are anthropomorphizing. (p.30)
B)2. In When Elephants Weep, Masson and McCarthy (1996) make a compelling argument explaining why some scientists scoff at the notion that animals have emotions: The greatest obstacle in science to investigating the emotions of other animals has been an inordinate desire to avoid anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism means the ascription of human characteristics--thought, feeling, consciousness, and motivation--to the nonhuman. When people claim that the elements are conspiring to ruin their picnic or that a tree is their friend, they are anthropomorphizing. (p. 30)
C)3. In When Elephants Weep, Masson and McCarthy (1996) make a compelling argument explaining why some scientists scoff at the notion that animals have emotions: The greatest obstacle in science to investigating the emotions of other animals has been an inordinate desire to avoid anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism means the ascription of human characteristics--thought, feeling, consciousness, and motivation--to the nonhuman. When people claim that the elements are conspiring to ruin their picnic or that a tree is their friend, they are anthropomorphizing. (p. 30)
D)4. In When Elephants Weep, Masson and McCarthy make a compelling argument explaining why some scientists scoff at the notion that animals have emotions: The greatest obstacle in science to investigating the emotions of other animals has been an inordinate desire to avoid anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism means the ascription of human characteristics--thought, feeling, consciousness, and motivation--to the nonhuman. When people claim that the elements are conspiring to ruin their picnic or that a tree is their friend, they are anthropomorphizing. (p. 30)
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Which of the following correctly incorporates material in MLA style? Click on the number of the correct answer.

A)1. In When Elephants Weep, Masson and McCarthy make a compelling argument explaining why some scientists scoff at the notion that animals have emotions: The greatest obstacle in science to investigating the emotions of other animals has been an inordinate desire to avoid anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism means the ascription of human characteristics--thought, feeling, consciousness, and motivation--to the nonhuman. When people claim that the elements are conspiring to ruin their picnic or that a tree is their friend, they are anthropomorphizing. (30)
B)2. In When Elephants Weep, Masson and McCarthy make a compelling argument explaining why some scientists scoff at the notion that animals have emotions: The greatest obstacle in science to investigating the emotions of other animals has been an inordinate desire to avoid anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism means the ascription of human characteristics--thought, feeling, consciousness, and motivation--to the nonhuman. When people claim that the elements are conspiring to ruin their picnic or that a tree is their friend, they are anthropomorphizing. (30)
C)3. In When Elephants Weep, Masson and McCarthy (1996) make a compelling argument explaining why some scientists scoff at the notion that animals have emotions: The greatest obstacle in science to investigating the emotions of other animals has been an inordinate desire to avoid anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism means the ascription of human characteristics--thought, feeling, consciousness, and motivation--to the nonhuman. When people claim that the elements are conspiring to ruin their picnic or that a tree is their friend, they are anthropomorphizing. (30)
D)4. In When Elephants Weep, Masson and McCarthy make a compelling argument explaining why some scientists scoff at the notion that animals have emotions: The greatest obstacle in science to investigating the emotions of other animals has been an inordinate desire to avoid anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism means the ascription of human characteristics--thought, feeling, consciousness, and motivation--to the nonhuman. When people claim that the elements are conspiring to ruin their picnic or that a tree is their friend, they are anthropomorphizing. (p.30)







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