Cognitive dissonance in dealing with plagiarism in academic writing

• Main Authors: Law, Lily, Ting, Su Hie, Jerome, Collin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2013
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/719/1/Cognitive%2Bdissonance%2Bin%2Bdealing%2Bwith%2Bplagiarism%2B%2528abstract%2529.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/719/; http://www.researchgate.net/publication/275537488_Cognitive_Dissonance_in_Dealing_with_Plagiarism_in_Academic_Writing

The study examined university students’ plagiarism in completing written assignments. The specific aspects studied were frequency of citation and help-seeking strategies, attitudes towards penalties for plagiarism and rationalisations for omission of citations. Questionnaires were distributed at the...