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Psychology: Writing Psychology Papers

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Plagiarism Resources

The Plagiarism Spectrum identifies 10 types of plagiarism:

  1. Clone: Submitting another's work, word-for-word, as one's own
  2. CTRL-C: Containing significant portions of text from a single source without alterations
  3. Find-Replace: Changing key words and phrases but retaining the essential content of the source
  4. Remix: Mixing paraphrased materials from multiple sources
  5. Recycle: Borrowing generously from one's previous work without citation
  6. Hybrid: Combining perfectly cited sources with copied passages without citation
  7. Mashup: Mixing copied material from multiple sources
  8. 404 Error: Citing non-existent sources or including inaccurate information about sources
  9. RSS Feed: Including proper citation of sources but containing almost no original work
  10. Re-tweet: Including proper citation but relying too closely on the text's original working and/or structure

 

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