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In the context of academic research, which of the following accurately describes the practice of plagiarism?

A psychology student reads a journal article reporting that social isolation increases cortisol levels. In her literature review, she restates this finding entirely in her own words but does not include a citation to the original article. Because she did not copy any exact wording, this practice would not be considered plagiarism.