APA Style

What does APA stands for?

• American Plagiarism Association

• American Psychological Association

• Academic Plagiarism Act

• Anti-Plagiarism Association

Which of the following is NOT a formatting requirement of APA?

• Double space your text

• Use 10pt font

• Use 1 inch margins

• Use standard size paper (8.5 X 11 inch)

Which of the following is a correct in-text citation?

• [Jones, p. 5)

• (Jones, 1998, p 199)

• (Jones, p. 199, 1998)

• (Jones, 1998, p. 199)

Which of the following is not true of a proper reference list?

• It should appear at the end of your paper

• You should underline the word "References"

• Entries should be in alphabetical order

• Author names are inverted (last name first) ie Jones, Colin.

Cite this information: Authir: David Blaine, Year published: 2002, Book Name: Magician, Publisher: Mc-Graw Hill

• David (2002) ....This is a wrong answer

• Blaine (2002) .....This is a correct answer

• Blaine, D. (2002) .....This is a wrong answer

• David, B. (2002) .....This is a wrong answer

Find the mistake:

According to Jones, the "main reason for war is religion" (1998, p.199)

• You must include "Jones" in the parenthesis

• The year published and page number should be after "Jones"

• You do not need to include the page number

• The author's name should be in square brackets

Find the mistake:

Berndt, T.J. (2002). Friendship quality, Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.

• "Friendship quality" should be underlined

• "quality" should be capitalized

• "Psychological Science" should be italicized

• You should put "p." before 7-10

Find the mistake:

Sneed (1990) responded, "I was borned in a desert, raised in a lion's den" (p.7).

• No "p." before "7"

• Should be response instead of responded

• months missing from parenthetical reference

• Nothing wrong

How do you cite this reference in your body writing: Salkind, N.J. (2012). Exploring Research. NJ: Prentice Hall

• Salkind, N.J. (2012)

• N.J. Salkind (2012)

• Salkind (2012)

• Salkind N.J. (2012)

Which of the following does not need to be italicised in a reference list entry?

• Title of magazine article

• Title of novel

• Name of newspaper

• Name of magazine