APA Quiz

Appendices come before the reference section

False

The Reference page should be constructed utilizing:

References page is on a separate page Use of 1 inch margins with hanging indents The author's names should be alphabetized The word Reference should be centered on the page Ans: All the above

A __________________ review contains a summary of what the scientific literature says about the topic of your research.

literture

in-text citations help the readers locate the cited source in the reference section of a paper and include the author's name(s) and the date of ________________ .

publication

A heading that is flush-left, boldface, upper-case and lower-case heading is a level____ heading.

1 Ans: 2 3 4 5

When writing an academic paper, more detailed information of the ideas discussed in the overview paragraph (or level 1) would be found under which level heading?

1 Ans: 2 3 4 5

In what circumstances should you cite your sources in an APA Style paper?

1. Any time you use 3 or more consecutive words directly from a source because it is a direct quote. Cite Page Number. 2. Any time you use the ideas from a source, even if you have paraphrased.

The eight sections of a manuscript are:

1. Title page 2. Abstract 3. Introduction 4. Methods 5. Results 6. Discussion 7. References 8. Appendixes True

Quotation marks are used for in-text citations if the direct quote is:

40 words or more More than 40 words Ans: Less than 40 words

When citing a work with ____________ and more authors, identify the first author's name followed by et al.

6

A scholarly article will exhibit which of the following :

Abstract/Key Words Publication date Names of Author References DOI or url numbers Ans: All of the above.

In-text citations of direct quotes :

Are always in quotation marks Are always indented Are indented with quotation marks Ans: Sometimes have quotation marks and sometimes are indented, depending on the length of the quote.

The Title page of a manuscript includes all but the following:

Author Abstract Ans: Title of document University affiliation Author Note

On the reference page, when there are more than 7 authors, you should

Document only the first and last names of the authors Use only the first author's name Ans: Document the first 6 names, then an ellipses (....) and then the last name. List all of the author's names.

Under certain circumstances, it is acceptable to utilize Wikipedia as a scholarly source.

False

When writing a paper always use bullets to communicate hierarchical order or chronology.

False

The use of et al. is appropriate for the first in-text citation of articles having:

Four or more authors Five or more authors Ans: Six or more authors Seven or more authors

When citing works by one author in-text, the author's name should be cited as:

Last name, first initial Last name, first name Ans: Last name only First initial, last name

A page number for an in-text direct quote is indicated as:

P. # Ans: p. # pg. Pg.

When a direct quote covers two or more pages in the source document, it is indicated by:

PP. Ans: pp. pgs.

What is this? Spitzberg, B. H., Cupach, W. R., & Ciceraro, L. D. L. (2010). Sex differences in stalking and obsessive relational intrusion: Two meta-analyses. Partner Abuse, 1, 259-285.

Periodical reference

Seriation in body text helps authors to organize and present key ideas

True

The DOI acts as an active link to the original source and should always be used instead of the URL.

True

The Reference section should always start on a new page

True

When identifying a scholarly journal, the title of the periodical, volume and issue number should be italicized.

True

Example In-Text Citation

Yanovski and Yanovski (2002) reported that "the current state of the treatment for obesity is similar to the state of the treatment of hypertension several decades ago" (p. 600).

Which of the following are appropriate in-text citations?

a. Smith (2017) b. Smith, (2017) c. (Smith, 2017) d. a and b Ans: e. a and c

Main body text rules include: number the first text page as number 3, type and _____________ title of the paper centered at the top of the page, type text double-spaced with all following each other without a break, identify the sources you use in the paper with the in-text citations, and format tables and figures.

center

When listing an author of a paper, it is incorrect to

give titles (PhD or OFM) spell out the middle name use informal names (i.e. Mary Seligman) Ans: do all of the above

When using in-text citations provide the author's _____________ name and the year of publication in parenthesis with a summary or a paraphrase.

last