APA Format Review

Which of the following is correct, if no publication date is given for a reference? a. (Spangler & Angle, n.d., P. 367) b. (Spangler & Angle, N.D., p. 367) c. (Spangler & Angle, n.d., p. 367) d. (Spangler & Angle, p. 367)

c. (Spangler & Angle, n.d., p. 367)

Which statement is true? a. All titles should be in italics b. Journal articles always go first on the reference page c. References should be in alphabetical order on the page, according to the first listed author d. We should use all caps on the reference page

c. References should be in alphabetical order on the page, according to the first listed author

In APA format, 6th edition, what is the correct way to cite an in-text reference when paraphrasing?

(Base & Tapper, 2017)

Which is the correct format for a book? Note: the system may not show double spacing and/or indenting properly, so keep this in mind and only look at the actual content for this question.

Bovee, C. & Thill, J. (2014). Business communication today (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Publishing, Inc.

In APA format, first level headings are centered and bolded. How do we format second level headings?

Left margin and bolded

Is it appropriate to cite and reference a wiki in an academic paper?

No

In APA, is it appropriate to cite a reference once at the end of a paragraph?

No, in APA format, all borrowed info./statements should be cited. We can, however, refer to the same author within the paragraph.

The title of the paper, on the title page, is bolded in APA format.

No, it is not bolded.

What is wrong with the following quote? According to Beaver, who referenced a governmental report, "by 2009 for-profits accounted for 9% of undergraduate enrollments, up from just 3% in 2000" (2012, p. 274).

Nothing, it is in proper format

For the running head at the top of the title page, which is correct for a paper titled "Business Communication"?

Running head: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

For a properly formatted APA title page, which is correct?

Title Your Name Name of School Date Instructor's Name

Where do page numbers go in a properly APA formatted paper?

Upper right corners

Which statement is true?

We should cite and reference all borrowed statements, ideas, and statistics.

When do we use block quoting?

We use block quoting for quotes with more than 40 words.

Can it be considered plagiarism if a student forgets to include a citation and/or reference?

Yes

Do all references listed on the reference page need to be cited within the document?

Yes

Do page numbers begin on the title page?

Yes

In APA, is it possible to cite/paraphrase within a sentence? For example, "According to Brown and Smith (2010), red cars are really fast."

Yes

When creating a References page, should it always begin on a separate page?

Yes

Which is correct for the reference page? a. References b. References (bolded) c. REFERENCES d. References:

a. References

Of the following, which reference is for a journal article? a. Schein, E. H. (1990). Organizational culture. American Psychologist, 45(2), 109-119. b. Jones, A. & Masters, J. (2016). Business today (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Fox Publishing, Inc. c. Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. (2008). Staying the course. Babson Survey Research Group: The Sloan Consortium. d. Newman, F., Couturier, L., & Scurry, J. (2010). The future of higher education: Rhetoric, reality, and the risks of the market: John Wiley & Sons.

a. Schein, E. H. (1990). Organizational culture. American Psychologist, 45(2), 109-119.

Which statement is NOT true? a. We should bold the title of a paper. b. References should be double spaced and subsequent lines indented. c. Only the first word of a title should be capitalized on the Reference page in APA. d. Only the first initial of the author is included on the Reference page.

a. We should bold the title of a paper.

Which two statements are NOT true? a. All new paragraphs should be indented. b. APA formatted papers should be double spaced throughout, including between paragraphs. c. We should not delete the additional spacing between paragraphs, if more than double spaced. d. The first line of a reference, on a reference page, should be indented.

c. We should not delete the additional spacing between paragraphs, if more than double spaced. d. The first line of a reference, on a reference page, should be indented.

When quoting within the document, which citation format is correct? a. (Jones & Allen, 2015) b. (2015, Jones and Allen, Ch 1) c. Jones, C. and Allen, R., 2015, p. 111) d. (Jones & Allen, 2015, p. 111)

d. (Jones & Allen, 2015, p. 111)

Why, as students and/or researchers, do we cite and reference? a. We cite to give credit to the original author b. We cite to avoid plagiarism c. We cite to add credibility to our work d. All of the above

d. All of the above