Study Plan & Quiz: The Research
Process — Using and Citing Sources
Question and answers already passed
2025/2026
Antonia wrote an essay about 9/11 for her English Composition class. She found the subject extremely
interesting and wants to continue her research on that topic for her Women's Studies class, this time
focusing on the effects of 9/11 on women. What advice would you give to Antonia? - correct answer
✔Be careful, Antonia. Using the same research and writing for more than one class could be considered
a violation of academic integrity. You should speak to the professor for your Women's Studies class and
make sure she is okay with this approach.
Which of the following components make up the title page of an APA-style paper? - correct answer
✔The page number, title of the paper, your name, your affiliation, your course name, your instructor's
name, the due date
Eduardo is discussing the Russian interference in the 2016 national election for his research paper. As he
transitions to a discussion of the Mueller report, which phrase best signals his transition to information
from the report? - correct answer ✔According to The Mueller Report, officially titled Report on the
Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, investigators found that ...
Laisha has been doing so much reading about her research topic, and her note-taking skills have not
always kept pace with her intellectual curiosity. As part of her work, she has discovered a great
quotation that she really wants to include in her paper, but she doesn't remember where she found the
quote. Laisha's intention is not to steal another person's words, so she decides to use the quotation and
include the words in quotation marks but leave out the citation. What advice would you give Laisha? -
correct answer ✔Laisha can't use the quote without a citation. To do so would be plagiarism.
Evaluate these two students' strategies to avoid plagiarism. Which one is more effective and why?
A. Bryony looks up all the authors she is going to cite to make sure they are credentialed. She also plans
on using mostly quotes instead of paraphrases or summaries, since they are easier to check for
accuracy.
, B. Candice plans to use a reference management website for her note-taking, and she checks with her
professor if she's not sure if a piece of information needs a citation or not. - correct answer ✔Candice's
system is more effective because it solves the root problems of plagiarism, and it's always a good
decision to ask the professor.
Examine the following passage.
Research indicates that multitasking in class has some surprisingly detrimental effects on student
learning. One study, conducted at Massive State College, suggested that students who used their phone
for non-class related activities scored one full grade below their peers on exams (Brown). Building on
that finding, researchers at Little State College studied the effect of multitasking students on their non-
multitasking peers. Interestingly, these non-multitasking students scored even worse on exams,
averaging one and a half full grades worse than students in classes where no students were engaged in
off-task multitasking (White). Given this research, I would argue that it is in all students' best interests
for faculty to ask students to avoid multitasking during class..
Which of the following phrases in this passage does the work of synthesis? - correct answer ✔"Building
on that finding"
Arzoo has written the following sentence: Guided imagery and relaxation techniques have even been
found to "reduce distress and allow the immune system to function more effectively." Her quotation
comes from page 850 from a source named Trakhtenberg, published in 2008. How should she complete
her parenthetical citation in APA format? - correct answer ✔Guided imagery and relaxation techniques
have even been found to "reduce distress and allow the immune system to function more effectively"
(Trakhtenberg, 2008, p. 850).
Which of the following list the correct elements of a paper formatted according to APA guidelines? -
correct answer ✔Title page, abstract, body, subsections within the body (with headings), tables and
figures, references
Michaela has written the following sentence to summarize an article she read about the danger of
online misinformation:
Process — Using and Citing Sources
Question and answers already passed
2025/2026
Antonia wrote an essay about 9/11 for her English Composition class. She found the subject extremely
interesting and wants to continue her research on that topic for her Women's Studies class, this time
focusing on the effects of 9/11 on women. What advice would you give to Antonia? - correct answer
✔Be careful, Antonia. Using the same research and writing for more than one class could be considered
a violation of academic integrity. You should speak to the professor for your Women's Studies class and
make sure she is okay with this approach.
Which of the following components make up the title page of an APA-style paper? - correct answer
✔The page number, title of the paper, your name, your affiliation, your course name, your instructor's
name, the due date
Eduardo is discussing the Russian interference in the 2016 national election for his research paper. As he
transitions to a discussion of the Mueller report, which phrase best signals his transition to information
from the report? - correct answer ✔According to The Mueller Report, officially titled Report on the
Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, investigators found that ...
Laisha has been doing so much reading about her research topic, and her note-taking skills have not
always kept pace with her intellectual curiosity. As part of her work, she has discovered a great
quotation that she really wants to include in her paper, but she doesn't remember where she found the
quote. Laisha's intention is not to steal another person's words, so she decides to use the quotation and
include the words in quotation marks but leave out the citation. What advice would you give Laisha? -
correct answer ✔Laisha can't use the quote without a citation. To do so would be plagiarism.
Evaluate these two students' strategies to avoid plagiarism. Which one is more effective and why?
A. Bryony looks up all the authors she is going to cite to make sure they are credentialed. She also plans
on using mostly quotes instead of paraphrases or summaries, since they are easier to check for
accuracy.
, B. Candice plans to use a reference management website for her note-taking, and she checks with her
professor if she's not sure if a piece of information needs a citation or not. - correct answer ✔Candice's
system is more effective because it solves the root problems of plagiarism, and it's always a good
decision to ask the professor.
Examine the following passage.
Research indicates that multitasking in class has some surprisingly detrimental effects on student
learning. One study, conducted at Massive State College, suggested that students who used their phone
for non-class related activities scored one full grade below their peers on exams (Brown). Building on
that finding, researchers at Little State College studied the effect of multitasking students on their non-
multitasking peers. Interestingly, these non-multitasking students scored even worse on exams,
averaging one and a half full grades worse than students in classes where no students were engaged in
off-task multitasking (White). Given this research, I would argue that it is in all students' best interests
for faculty to ask students to avoid multitasking during class..
Which of the following phrases in this passage does the work of synthesis? - correct answer ✔"Building
on that finding"
Arzoo has written the following sentence: Guided imagery and relaxation techniques have even been
found to "reduce distress and allow the immune system to function more effectively." Her quotation
comes from page 850 from a source named Trakhtenberg, published in 2008. How should she complete
her parenthetical citation in APA format? - correct answer ✔Guided imagery and relaxation techniques
have even been found to "reduce distress and allow the immune system to function more effectively"
(Trakhtenberg, 2008, p. 850).
Which of the following list the correct elements of a paper formatted according to APA guidelines? -
correct answer ✔Title page, abstract, body, subsections within the body (with headings), tables and
figures, references
Michaela has written the following sentence to summarize an article she read about the danger of
online misinformation:
