APA Style Quiz

Reference Page Content: Article

1. begin by listing up to 7 authors last names and initials in the order they appear on the article 2. if there are more than 7 authors list the first 6 names then periods of ellipses and the final author 3. follow the last author name with the year of publication in parentheses followed by a period (type n.d. to indicate that there is no date available)

Abstract

1. begin with the most important info including the result of the story 2. center the word abstract on the top line of the page 3. begin the abstract on the next line without indenting 4. limit word count according to the journal's requirements (between 150-250 words)

Body of the Paper

1. center the title on the first line of the page 2. begin your introduction on the following line without the word introduction 3. use boldface font for headings within the text

Reference Page Format

1. center the word references 2. begin your first entry on the next line and include hanging indentation 3. references should appear in alphabetical order by the first authors last name.

Citations in Text: Direct Quotations

1. citation of page numbers is only required when you are using a direct quote 2. for quotations of 40 or more words use block quotations (extra indentation, no quotation marks with citation and page number at the end of block) 3. if no page number is available use the section heading and either paragraph symbol of abbreviation

Reference Page Content: Book

1. enter the authors' names and date of publishing, same as for journal articles. 2. follow the publication year with the book title in italics ending with a period 3. follow the title with the location of publication and the publisher closing with a period.

Citations in Text: Author

1. first time authors work is cited in a paragraph cite the authors last name and year of publication in parentheses 2. when citing multiple authors in parentheses...use (&) before the last author 3. when citing multiple authors in text use the word "and" 4. when a source only has 2 authors use both authors' last names in every citation 5. when a source has 3-5 authors cite each last name only in the first citation of the entire paper (use the first authors name but shorten remaining authors to "et al" 6. when a source has 6 or more authors, shorten each citation with first authors last name all remaining names to "et al"

Paper Format

1. one inch margins and double spaced 2. times new roman, 12 pt font 3. spacing twice after punctuation marks after the end of sentence aids readers of draft manuscripts 4. indent paragraphs using tab key (1/2 inch)/no indent in the abstract and reference entries have hanging indentation

Title Page

1. running head/ page #/ authors name and affiliation 2. only the title page has the words "running head" and abbreviated version of the title 3. title is centered and no more than 12 words and capitalize major words

APA Headings

level 1: Abstract, Literature Review, Method, Results or Findings, Discussions, and References level 2: Celebrity Endorsement, Participants level 3: Definition and Sampling Method level 4: Matching Perspective

APA Style

most commonly used format used in social sciences

Point of View for APA style

third person

Citations in Text: Secondary Sources

to use information the author of a paper had cited best to obtain the primary source 1. cite by listing the authors and date of the primary source, followed by the authors and date of the secondary source (the one you read)