Review of APA style

What does the abbreviation “APA” stand for?

• American Philology Association

• American Psychiatric Association

• American Paper Association

• American Psychological Association

What is the current edition number of the APA Style manual?

• 4th edition

• 6th edition

• 7th edition

• 5th edition

Correct spacing between lines is:

• 5 inches all around

• 1.5 inches all around

• 1 inch in all around

• Automatic setting in Microsoft World

In APA style the list of references should be in order by:

• Chronological by date of publication

• Alphabetical by first author’s last name

• Alphabetical by title

• No particular order

The year of publication should be included in parentheses after an author's name?e.g. "Lastname (year) argued that..."

• True

• False

Where do page numbers appear in an essay?

• In the bottom right footer

• In the top right header

• In the bottom left footer

• In the top left header

Choose the correct in-text citation format for a direct quotation:

• (Merkle, 2018)

• (2018, p.62)

• (Merkle, 2018, p. 62)

• no correct answer

When citing one or two authors in-text, it is permitted to use et al. instead of providing the author(s)' names:

• True

• False

In APA Style, page numbering starts at "1" on the title page:

• True

• False

In APA Style, page numbering starts at "1" on the title page:

• True

• False