APA quiz

When using a quote from a website...

Instead of the page number, use the paragraph number: para. 3

When is it appropriate/necessary to cite?

You must cite in all of these circumstances

The doi (Digital Object Identifier) is included _______ of the citation.

At the end, after the page numbers

Italics are used for journal titles and...

Book titles

You should include an issue number for all journal article citations in the reference list.

False

Which of the following is the correct in-text citation format?

Research suggests that mothers and fathers parent differently (Johnson & Patrick, 2006).

If there are six or more authors, you can use 'et al.' starting with the first citation.

True

If you are quoting a sentence word-for-word, you should use quotation marks and include a page number.

True

The list of citations at the end of your paper should be titled...

references

Which of the following is the best example of professional voice?

The children diagnosed with ADHD exhibited difficulty cooperating with the lab assistant's rules.

In terms of the number of direct quotes allowed in a paper, the HDFS department recommends

Try to use them as sparingly as possible

Journal titles are italicized, and the first letter of every major word is capitalized EXCEPT

Conjunctions or prepositions (e.g. "and", "of")

It is better to state how an author 'felt' rather than how they 'thought' or 'believed'.

False

Personal communications, such as interviews, are only cited in text, not in the reference list.

True

When would you use lowercase letters after the date in a citation? (i.e. Johnson, 2006a)

When you are citing two or more sources from the same author(s) published in the same year

The article title and author first names always need to be cited in the text to be sure they are receiving adequate recognition for their work.

False

Which of the following shows the correct way to list authors in the reference list?

Johnson, B. C., & Michaels, F. R. (2004).

Which of the following contains all of the title page elements required by the HDFS department?

Page number, title of paper, author's name, institution attending

Which of the following shows the correct use of capitalization in the reference list for titles of books, book chapters, and articles?

Sexual misconduct: Trends among American college student populations.

Two spaces are always required after a period that ends a sentence.

True

Which of the following IS NOT a rule for general formatting?

Use single spaced paragraphs

You should include an issue number for all journal article citations in the reference list.

false

Which of the following shows the correct way to cite multiple articles at the end of one sentence?

(Albertson, 2007; Johnson, 2010; Michaels & Benson, 1995)

When mentioning more than one author in the narrative of the paragraph, which of the following use of AND or the ampersand (&) is correct?

According to Johnson and Patrick . . .

According to the HDFS APA Requirements, which of the following describes the correct formatting of a reference list?

Sources are ordered alphabetically by last name of the first author, have a hanging indent, and the list is double spaced throughout

For an in-text citation of a website...

Cite author and date if given All of these circumstances are correct Cite the beginning words of the title of the website in parentheses if no author or organization is given Use organization if no author and use n.d. if no date

Which of the following describes the proper way to abbreviate in your paper?

Write out the full term for the first usage, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses, then use the abbreviation in all subsequent uses

When you cite the same article multiple times in one paragraph...

You should include the date whenever the author's name is in parentheses

An abstract is...

A 150-250 word summary of your paper that provides a quick understanding of what it is about

Which of the following describes the correct way to cite three or more authors?

After the 1st full citation (Johnson, Patrick, & Michaels, 2000), switch to (Johnson et al., 2000) for the rest of the paper

Which of the following shows the correct way to 'bookend' a paragraph in which all of the information is from one source?

Johnson and Patrick (2006) found that mothers and fathers parent differently. Their semi-structured interviews showed that although society typically measures parenting based on a mother's techniques, fathers are doing an excellent job as well. A father's parenting techniques were found to be just as efficient as a mother's when trying to accomplish the same goal (Johnson & Patrick, 2006).

Which of the following best describes the correct use of levels of headings?

The first level is centered, the second level is flush left, and the rest are indented

What is the correct format and order when listing a professor's PowerPoint presentation in your reference list?

The professor's last name, first/ middle initials, the year of the lecture, the title of the presentation, and the format/location of the presentation.