PSYC2314 Life Span Growth & Development(Ms. Hubbard/Ms. Duran)

What is plagiarism?

According to Encyclopedia Britannica: 

"Plagiarism, the act of taking the writings of another person and passing them off as one’s own. The fraudulence is closely related to forgery and piracy—practices generally in violation of copyright laws.

If only thoughts are duplicated, expressed in different words, there is no breach of contract. Also, there is no breach if it can be proved that the duplicated wordage was arrived at independently. "

If you do not cite the source, whether it's just a few words or whole paragraphs--the following all constitute plagiarism:

• Copying from a website, such as Wikipedia.

• Copying from an article in a magazine, journal, or newspaper.

• Copying from a book.

• Copying someone else's work.

• Any form of "copying & pasting" without citing.

• Rewording (paraphrasing) a source, or someone else's work, without citing it.

• Failing to place quotation marks around a direct quote.

• Fabricating citations or providing incorrect references.

• Buying an essay online and turning it in as your own.

• Using a previously written essay from one class in another class.

• Using a photo, image, or artwork without attributing the source.

Source: University of Wisconsin Green Bay