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undefined. The student is quoting from page 406 of a book by Benjamin Spock that was published in 1965.
◯ Spock (1965) warned ambitious parents decades ago to “be on guard against using their ambition to run their children’s lives” (406).
◯ Spock (1965) warned ambitious parents decades ago to “be on guard against using their ambition to run their children’s lives” (p. 406).
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undefined. The student is summarizing information from page 152 of a 1985 book with two authors, Susan Ludington-Hoe and Susan K. Golant.
◯ Some specialists in infant development have urged parents to stimulate newborns immediately after birth by placing black-and-white pictures near their faces (Ludington-Hoe and Golant, 1985, p. 152).
◯ Some specialists in infant development have urged parents to stimulate newborns immediately after birth by placing black-and-white pictures near their faces (Ludington-Hoe and Golant, 1985, p. 152).
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undefined. The student is quoting from page 121 of a 1997 book by Signe Larson and Kevin Osborn.
◯ Larson and Osborn (1997) asserted that talking, singing, and reading “can all encourage the development of [an] infant’s language and communication skills” (p. 121).
◯ Larson and Osborn (1997) asserted that talking, singing, and reading “can all encourage the development of [an] infant’s language and communication skills” (p. 121).
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undefined. The student is quoting a paginated online article by Karen Karbo published in 2000.
◯ Karbo (2000) pointed out that parenting “became a verb only around 1960” (p. 2).
◯ Karbo (2000) pointed out that parenting “became a verb only around 1960.”
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undefined. The student is summarizing information from an article, “Talks of a Reluctant Parenting Pundit,” by Katie Allison Granju, which was published in 1999. The list of references includes another article, “Formula for Disaster,” also written by Granju and also published in 1999.
◯ Granju (1999) has explained that even those who write about parent-child relationships can sometimes feel that they are ineffective parents to their own children (“Talks”).
◯ Granju (1999b) has explained that even those who write about parent-child relationships can sometimes feel that they are ineffective parents to their own children.
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undefined. The student is quoting from a 1999 report by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the author is unnamed. The report appeared on an unpaginated Web site, and the quoted words appeared in the sixth paragraph under the heading “Children Score Higher.”
◯ The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1999) has found that “children fared better when child-staff ratios [in child care centers] were lower, and also when teachers had more training and education” (Children Score Higher section, para. 6).
◯ The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1999) has found that “children fared better when child-staff ratios [in child care centers] were lower, and also when teachers had more training and education” (para. 6).
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undefined. The student is quoting from page F8 of a 2002 newspaper article by Eric Nagourney.
◯ In many cases, as Nagourney (2002) has observed, “The competition to get children into the best schools begins before they start kindergarten” (p. F8).
◯ In many cases, as Nagourney (2002) has observed, “The competition to get children into the best schools begins before they start kindergarten.” (p. F8)
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undefined. The student is quoting from an article by Don Campbell on a website without pagination but with numbered paragraphs. The quotation was taken from the Frequently Asked Questions section, paragraph 9, and the website was last updated in 2002.
◯ On his website, Campbell has claimed that “students who listened to Mozart prior to testing scored higher marks in an intelligence test” (2002, Frequently Asked Questions section, para. 9).
◯ On his website, Campbell (2002) has claimed that “students who listened to Mozart prior to testing scored higher marks in an intelligence test” (Frequently Asked Questions section, para. 9).
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undefined. The writer is quoting from page 366 of a 1999 journal article by Kenneth M. Steele, Karen E. Bass, and Melissa D. Crook. This is the first citation of the source in the paper.
◯ Steele, Bass, and Crook (1999) noted that “several attempts by other laboratories to confirm the existence of a Mozart effect have been unsuccessful” (p. 366).
◯ Steele et al. (1999) noted that “several attempts by other laboratories to confirm the existence of a Mozart effect have been unsuccessful” (p. 366).
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undefined. The student is summarizing material from an article by Eric Chudler on an undated Web site with no page numbers.
◯ Chudler (n.d.) noted that the original Mozart studies were never intended to measure how a baby’s intelligence might be affected by classical music.
◯ Chudler noted that the original Mozart studies were never intended to measure how a baby’s intelligence might be affected by classical music.
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