APA citation basics

What information shouldshould be included in an in-text citation in APA format?

• Author's last name

• Date of publication

• Author's last name and date of publication

• Author's last name, date of publication, and title of article.

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If you don't have an author to cite, what do you do for an in-text citation?

• use the title of the article, and PUT IT IN ALL CAPS
• use the title of the article instead, and put it in quotes
• use the URL
• just skip it and do nothing

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When you paraphrase, you are using someone's ideas, and not their exact words. Do you still need to cite your source? 

• yes
• no
• only sometimes

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Which is the correct in text citation for a letter to the editor?

• According to a letter to the editor from James Smith (2019), student lunches should be nutritious.

• According to a letter to the editor from Smith (2019), student lunches should be nutritious.

• According to Smith, student lunches should be nutritious.

• Student lunches should be nutritious.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

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Which of these entries would be an appropriate reference section entry for a magazine article?

• Smith, J. (2019, November 10). Everything should be illegal. Time 156(21), 70-71.

• Smith, J. (2019). Everything should be Illegal. Time 70-71.

• Smith (2019). Time.

• Smith

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Which is a correct in text citation for an article titled The world is melting, written by Jane Brown in the Journal of Science, Volume 129 Issue 8, pages 3420-35?

• Jane Brown. The World is Melting. Journal of Science 129(8)

• Brown, J. (2019). The world is melting. Journal of Science pg 3420+.

• Brown, J. (2019). The world is melting. Journal of Science

  129(8), 3420-35.

• Brown the world is melting.

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If I included the author’s last name in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

• True
• False

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Which of the following is the correct in-text citation for APA?

• This phenomenon is best referred to as a “cumulative collaboration of evidence” (Pepper, 1961, p. 49).

• This phenomenon is best referred to as a “cumulative collaboration of evidence” (Dr. Pepper, 1961).

• This phenomenon is best referred to as a “cumulative collaboration of evidence” (Pepper, Evidence is Life 1961, p. 49).

• This phenomenon is best referred to as a “cumulative collaboration of evidence” (CITATION Ste19 \l 1033).

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Do I need to reference a quotation if I put it in my own words (paraphrase it)?

• No, this is a paraphrase and it doesn't need a citation.

• Yes, but you should only include an in-text citation. Paraphrases do not need to be referenced fully, so there is no need to include the source in the reference list.

• Yes. If you put a quotation in your own words you must acknowledge the original source. As a paraphrase, you must insert an in-text citation and include the full reference in your reference list to avoid accusations of plagiarism.

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Which is the correct way to cite an idea by January Jones within the text of the paper?

• According to Jones (2019), sea lions sleep only one hour a day (p. 75).

• According to Jones, sea lions sleep only one hour a day (Jones, 2019, p. 75).

• According to Dr. Jones (2019, p. 75), sea lions sleep only one hour a day.

• According to Jones, sea lions sleep only one hour a day (75).

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