Correcting APA Citations

Which of the following formats is correct for the in text citation?

• This is perfect APA in text formatting

• According to Smith (2019) "...everything should be illegal."

• Edgar Smith noted that "...everything should be illegal."

• Smith says everything should be illegal.

Which of these entries would be appropriate for the reference section?

• Smith (2019, November 10). Everything should be illegal.

  Time 156(21). 70-71.

• Smith (2021). Everything should be Illegal. Time 70-71.

• Smith (2019). Time

• Smith

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

• 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+

• Brown the world is melting.

Which is the correct title for the list of references?

• Reference List

• Works Sited

• References

• Things I Found

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."

According to APA how large should the hanging indent be from the left margin.

• 12 inches (approximately)

• 1/2 inch (approximately)

• 1/4 inch (approximately)

• 1/76th of an inch (approximately)

What does APA stand for?

• American Psychological Association

• Aimless People Arguing

• American Physiological Association

• American Pioneers Artwork

Which of the following is the correct entry into the reference section of a paper? (Disregard Indentation)

• Posner, R. (1987). Romance languages. In The Encyclopedia

  Britannica: Macropedia (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: William

  Benton.

• Posner, (1987). Romance languages. In The Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia William Benton.

• Posner, R. Romance languages. In The Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia

• Posner, Richard. (1987). Romance languages. In The Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: William Benton.

Which of the following is the correct entry into the reference list for three to seven authors?

• Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993). There's more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1190-1204.

• Kernis, M. H., Cornell, ... & Bach, J. S. (1993). There's more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1190-1204.

• Bunch of People (1993). There's more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self- esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1190-1204.

• Kernis, M. H., & Cornell, D. P., & Sun, C. R., & Berry, A., & Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993). There's more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1190-1204.

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).