EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers

EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers

Read the student passage and determine if the student needs to cite the source of the information. If the material does not need citation because it is common knowledge, click on Common knowledge. If the material is not common knowledge and the student should cite the source, click on Needs citation. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 1 of 10: In double-blind trials to test the effectiveness of St. John’s wort as an antidepressant, the plant performed no better than a placebo.

2 of 10

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 2 of 10: In 2012, Ben Bernanke was the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

3 of 10

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 3 of 10: In both 2011 and 2012, the most popular name given to baby girls in the United States was Sophia.

4 of 10

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 4 of 10: Phrenology, the study of bumps on the skull, advanced scientists’ understanding of the ways different parts of the brain function.

5 of 10

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 5 of 10: The sense of smell and the sense of taste are linked.

6 of 10

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 6 of 10: When the Homestead Act took effect, granting 160 acres of western land to any head of a household—male or female—who would live there and improve it for five years, women filed 10% of the claims.

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 7 of 10: Babe Ruth’s record for home runs in a single season was not broken for decades.

8 of 10

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 8 of 10: Many California earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault.

9 of 10

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 9 of 10: Studies have shown that unlike elderly Americans, who tend to become more forgetful as they age, elderly people in mainland China have memories as good as those of younger people in their culture.

10 of 10

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EXERCISE 59–5 Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers - 10 of 10: Anorexia and bulimia are disorders affecting more young women than young men.