APA Quiz Psyc 3311

What words or phrases are italicized the first time they appear in the text of an APA Style paper?

- Key words or phrases, often accompanied by a definition - Words or phrases from another language and not in the dictionary for the language in which you are writing

What is the maximum length (number of words) of a short quotation (i.e., a quotation that is placed in double quotation marks within the text of a sentence)?

39 words

How should you introduce an abbreviation in the narrative text of an APA Style paper?

Example: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Which words do you capitalize when writing the title of a work in a reference list entry?

First word of the title and any subtitle • Any proper nouns appearing in the title • Any nouns followed by numerals or letters

How many heading levels is it possible to use in the text of an APA Style paper?

Five heading levels

What units of time are abbreviated in the text when accompanied by a numeric value?

Hours, minutes, seconds, and any other divisions of the second are abbreviated.

When a work has three or more authors, what is the correct format to use for the authors' names in the in-text citation?

Include the name of only the first author and write "et al." in place of the other authors' names (unless doing so would create ambiguity).

What dictionaries should you consult to determine the spelling of words in APA Style papers?

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary APA Dictionary of Psychology

What information is included in a student author affiliation? (CG § 1.9, PM § 2.6)

Name of the department or division of the course to which the paper is being submitted and name of the college or university attended

What numbers are always expressed in words in the text of an APA Style paper?

Numbers that begin a sentence, title, or heading • Numbers in common fractions • Numbers in universally accepted usage

What are the two types of capitalization used in APA Style?

Title case and sentence case

How many heading levels does a typical APA Style paper contain?

Two or three heading levels

When do you need to include a bracketed description after the title in a reference?

When it helps identify works outside the peer-reviewed academic literature (i.e., works other than articles, books, reports, etc.) and thus aids readers in identifying and retrieving the work • In social media references to indicate attached links or images

What is the Latin abbreviation for "for example" that is used within parentheses?

e.g., (remember to use periods after each letter and a comma after the abbreviation)

When are abbreviations used for units of measurement (e.g., meter, kilogram) in the text?

metric system

What does it mean to paraphrase versus directly quote from a work?

• A paraphrase restates another's idea (or your own idea from a previous work) in your own words. • A direct quotation reproduces words verbatim from another work or your own previous work.

Which heading levels are written in bold? Which heading levels are written in bold italic? (

All heading levels are written in bold (Levels 1, 2, and 4 are only bold). • Levels 3 and 5 are written in bold italic.

What paragraph alignment and paragraph indentation should you use for all text in an APA Style paper?

All text is aligned to the left margin, with the first line of every paragraph indented 0.5 in.

What format should you use for a quotation of 50 words?

Block quotation format

What chapter in the APA Style manuals provides reference examples?

Chapter 10 in the Concise Guide to APA Style and the Publication Manual

What manual is the official source for APA Style for undergraduate students and new writers?

Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition

What manual is the official source for APA Style?

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition

What element is required in the page header of all professional papers and only for student papers if requested by an instructor or an institution?

Running head (aligned to the left margin)

Which type of capitalization is used for the titles of works in reference list entries?

Sentence case (meaning most words are lowercase

What is the current edition number of the APA Style manual?

Seventh edition

How do you format a block quotation?

Start the block quotation on a new line. • Do not use quotation marks around it. • Indent the whole block 0.5 in. from the left margin, and indent the first line of any additional paragraphs another 0.5 in. • Place parentheses containing the author, date, and page number or other location information (if citing the work in parentheses) or only the page number or other location information (if citing the author and year in the narrative) after the quotation's final punctuation. • Do not put a period after the closing parenthesis of the citation.

What format do you use for all DOIs in a reference list?

Current preferred DOI format: https://doi.org/xxxxx

What line spacing should you use for all text in an APA Style paper?

Double-spacing

What element is required in the page header of both student and professional APA Style papers?

Page number (aligned to the right margin)

What should you write on the first line on the first page of text in all APA Style papers?

Paper title

What elements are required on an APA Style student title page? (CG § 1.6, PM § 2.3)

Paper title, author name, author affiliation, course number and name, instructor name, and assignment due date

When citing multiple works by different authors in parentheses, in what order should you place the citations? What punctuation mark should you use between the citations?

Place the citations in alphabetical order, and separate them with semicolons

What should you write instead of a date in a reference for a work with no date?

Write "n.d." (which stands for "no date") in parentheses.

What does the abbreviation "APA" stand for?

American Psychological Association

What four elements do most references contain?

Author, date, title, and source

What citation system is used in APA Style?

Author-date citation system

How do you format an APA Style reference list? Specify its location in the text, including whether it should begin on a new page, the label it should have, and the line spacing and paragraph indentation to use.

Begin the reference list after the text on a new page. • Place the section label "References" in bold and centered at the top of the page. • Double-space the entire reference list (both within and between entries). • Apply a hanging indent of 0.5 in. to each reference (the first line of the reference is flush left and subsequent lines are indented 0.5 in.).

When citing multiple works by the same author in parentheses, how many times should you write the author's name? In what order should you place the citations? What punctuation mark should you use between the citations?

Write the author name only once, and place the citations in chronological order by the year of publication, separated with commas.

What Latin term meaning "and others" is used in both narrative and parenthetical in-text citations?

et al.

In general, what numbers are expressed in words and what numbers are expressed in numerals in an APA Style paper?

• Numbers 0 through 9 are expressed in words. • Numbers above 10 are expressed in numerals.

Titles for what kinds of works are italicized in APA Style reference lists?

• Stand-alone works (books, reports, films, songs, webpages, etc.) • Periodical titles (journals, magazines, newspapers, blogs, etc.)