MGT621 Case Study Learning Check (Lehrer)

Question 12 pts

Lehrer’s actions only affected himself and his future work. Group of answer choices

True

False

Flag question: Question 2

Question 22 pts

What measures did Jonah Lehrer use to reassure his readers about the integrity of the next book he published (A Book About Love)? Group of answer choices

Hiring an independent fact checker

Writing memoir instead of nonfiction

Choosing an uplifting topic

Taking a lie-detector test

Flag question: Question 3

Question 32 pts

In his story at The Moth, Jonah Lehrer says that, after receiving a phone call about his plagiarism being discovered, he “knew right away that [his] career was over.”Group of answer choices

True

False

Flag question: Question 4

Question 42 pts

Jonah Lehrer used his past writing and passed it off as new work for The New Yorker. According to the TurnItIn’s Plagiarism Spectrum, what kind of plagiarism is this? Group of answer choices

#1 Clone

#7 Mashup

#5 Recycle

#8 404 Error

Flag question: Question 5

Question 52 pts

Jonah Lehrer fabricated Bob Dylan quotes and later claimed that they came from archival footage (which he admitted afterward was a lie). According to TurnItIn’s Plagiarism Spectrum, what kind of plagiarism is this?Group of answer choices

#5 Recycle

#7 Mashup

#8 404 Error

#1 Clone

Flag question: Question 6

Question 62 pts

What does Jonah Lehrer say is “the most basic rule of journalism”?Group of answer choices

“Keep your sources anonymous.”

“Never end a sentence with a preposition.”

“Don’t make s— up.”

“Proofread your work.”

Flag question: Question 7

Question 72 pts

Which of the following best characterizes the general response to the next book Lehrer wrote (A Book About Love)?Group of answer choices

Reviews ranged from skepticism to support.

The book sold more copies than his previous work.

Everyone called for Lehrer to stop writing.

Lehrer was completely accepted back to the literary world.

Flag question: Question 8

Question 82 pts

What kind of plagiarism involves changing a few words and phrases from the source, but ultimately keeping the content the same? Group of answer choices

#10 Re-Tweet

#3 Find – Replace

#6 Hybrid

#4 Remix

Flag question: Question 9

Question 92 pts

What kind of plagiarism involved citing sources correctly without any original writing by the student? Group of answer choices

#6 Hybrid

#9 Aggregator

#10 Re-Tweet

#7 Mashup

Flag question: Question 10

Question 102 pts

What did David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker at the time, say is “most important” about “what we publish and what we stand for”?Group of answer choices

relevance

integrity

prestige

accuracy