PSY301 Joliet Junior College Week 2 Academic Accountability Reflective Paper

REWRITE BY SOMEONE WANTING TO WRITE ABOUT THE ARTICLE AND ITS FINDINGS

“The correlational method can be very useful, but it must be used with caution.” If knowledge of one variable (height) helps predict another (weight), does that mean that one causes the other? Not necessarily. It is possible that the primary variable caused the secondary, or that the secondary variable caused the primary, or that some additional variable caused both variables. We cannot understand what chance is true without further studies. For example, ice cream consumption and violent crime are correlated. Does this mean eating ice cream causes violent crime? Or, does a spike in violent crime cause consumption of ice cream? Probably neither… rather, a common factor (e.g., heat) may be to blame for both. “Cum hoc propter hoc—correlation does not imply causation.”

Define academic voice and plagiarism.

Apply your knowledge of academic voice and plagiarism to the rewritten passage, locating and identifying errors.

Rewrite the passage appropriately using your own Academic Voice.

Be sure to utilize strategies for Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing, avoiding direct quotes and appropriately utilizing in-text citations.

Demonstrate the importance of developing a strong academic voice for both your education and career.

What are some key features of academic writing that might be particularly relevant within your own program/intended career?

What types of plagiarism do you find most difficult to avoid? (See Turnitin, 2012).

What methods/strategies can you use to ensure that you avoid these errors in your own work?