APA LA
If an article is written by more than 3 authors, you should include all of the authors names the first time you cite the article in the text. What should the in-text citation look like the next time(s) you mention the article?
Include the surname of the first author, followed by et al.
Which of the following is the correct way to write the title of the journal article in a reference entry?
Political parody and public culture
Which of the following is the correct way to write the title of the JOURNAL and the VOLUME/ISSUE number for the reference entry?
Quarterly Journal of Speech, 94(3)
When you incorporate information from a journal article into your research paper using your own words, what is this called?
paraphrase
The dilemma has been experienced by practitioners for years.
practitioners have experienced the dilemma for years.
Which of the following is NOT true for block quotes?
Block quotes should have quotation marks around them.
Which of the following is the correct formatting for the abstract label?
Abstract
What is the abstract?
A paragraph before the text of the article (on page 2 of the manuscript) that provides a summary of the article.
A psychological test battery was given to gay men and women and to normal men and women to determine whether there is a relations between childhood sexual abuse and sexual identity. Choose the corrected version of this sentence from the following options.
A psychological test battery was given to gay men and lesbians and to heterosexual men and women to determine whether there is a relations between childhood sexual abuse and sexual identity.
What does the references page consist of?
An alphabetical list of the sources you used in your paper.
As with most illusory phenomenon, the illusion provides an interesting demonstration but generates few experiments.
As with most illusory phenomena, the illusion provides an interesting demonstration but generates few experiments.
Which chapter in your APA manual describes the details for how to format the title page of your manuscript?
Chapter 2
Which chapter in your APA manual provides details about the components and formatting rules for the references list?
Chapter 6
In the text of a sentence, you separate two authors' names with an ampersand (&). Example: Harold & Perser (2009) found that...
False
True or False: The abstract paragraph should be indented.
False
True or False: The lines of a block quote should be single spaced.
False
True or False: To add emphasis to a quote, all you need to do is italicize the particular words you want to emphasize.
False
True or False: You should capitalize every word of the title of a journal article in a references entry.
False
True or False: You should not indent the first paragraph on the first page of text.
False
True or false: If you have a reference entry that continues onto multiple lines, each line of the entry should be flush left.
False
True or false: If your reference entry goes onto a second, third, etc. line, you should keep all lines flush with the left margin.
False
True or false: When you have a work by more than one author, you should alter the order of the authors' names in the in-text citation so they are in alphabetical order.
False
True or false: You should single space your references entries.
False
Which of the following is not a correct option for formatting in-text citations?
Harold remarked, "The proof is in the pudding." (p. 14).
If an article has three or more authors, how should you cite it in the text of your paper the first time you mention that particular source?
Herring, Lou, and Perser (1999) stated, "...."
After you cite a work by three or more authors once (Example: an article by Herring, Lou, Perser), how should you cite it in the text each subsequent time you refer to that source?
Herring, et. al
According to the APA manual, when should you include the issue number in your reference entry?
If each issue of a journal begins on page 1.
Which is NOT true of the APA rules for formatting keywords?
Keywords should be flush left with the margin
Which of the following is the correct format for the header on the title page?
Running head: ABBREVIATED TITLE
Which of the following is correctly formatted according to the APA rules for the running head on the title page?
Running head: ABBREVIATED VERSION OF THE TITLE
______________ is the practice of presenting one's previously published work as if it were new.
Self-plagiarism
Which of the following sections in your APA manual provides information about how to format the author bylines on the title page of your manuscript?
Table 2.1 Section 2.02
Where would you look in the APA manual to find a helpful chart on how to cite sources in-text and in parenthesis in your research papers?
Table 6.1
Which of the following is the correct way to write the authors names in an APA reference entry?
Smith, J., & Pitts, S.
If there is no doi for your article, what does the APA manual say you should include in your reference entry instead?
The URL of the journal's home page.
Which of the following is the correct formatting for an abstract?
The abstract paragraph should be flush left and double-spaced.
The effects of social stimuli on eating have been investigated in rat, monkey, and man. Which of the following sentences is the corrected version of this one?
The effects of social stimuli on eating have been investigated in rat, monkey, and human.
The experimenter can decide when he should provide the debriefing.
The experimenter can decide when to provide the debriefing.
Which of the following is the correct way to format the keywords?
The label Keywords should be indented after the last line of the abstract.
The leader as well as the group members were asked to perform the task individually.
The leader as well as the group members was asked to perform the task individually.
The group of students that participated in the first experiment were significantly distinct from each other on all motivational scales.
The group of students who participated in the first experiment were significantly distinct from each other on all motivational scales.
The moving stimuli was the most effective.
The moving stimuli were the most effective.
The participants were 20 male students and 20 undergraduate women.
The participants were 20 male students and 20 female students.
For each of the questions in this quiz, you are presented with a sentence that is written incorrectly. Look in the section listed (3.12, for example) in your APA manual to find the rule and choose the corrected version of the sentence from the answers provided. The participants were asked to think of a favorite teacher from elementary school and to rate her on the 20 evaluative dimensions.
The participants were asked to think of a favorite teacher from elementary school and to rate her or him on the 20 evaluative dimensions. The participants were asked to think of a favorite teacher from elementary school and to rate them on the 20 evaluative dimensions.
Typically, the department chairman must give his approval for each traineeship that is awarded.
Typically, the department chairperson must approval for each traineeship that is awarded. Typically, the department chair must give approval for each traineeship that is awarded.
What goes on the first line of the first page of text in a manuscript?
The title of the paper, centered
What goes on the first line of text on page three?
The title of the paper, centered on the first line(s) of text.
How should the title be formatted on the title page? Note: I am NOT referring to the running head.
The title should be centered, double-spaced, and written in upper and lower case letters. Articles (a, an, and, the) should not be capitalized.
The training technique which was easiest to administer turned out to be the one that was most effective.
The training technique that was easiest to administer turned out to be the one that was most effective
How do you know when someone has directly quoted from another source?
There are quotation marks around the excerpt.
What is the order of the information on the title page?
Title of the manuscript, Author's name, institutional affiliation
What is the order for the elements of the title page of a manuscript?
Title, author byline, institutional affiliation
True or False: A journal is also referred to as a periodical.
True
True or false: You are encouraged but not required to include a page number for information you paraphrase from a source.
True
True or false: You only put one space after the periods in the references entry.
True
True or false: You should always include a page number when you quote directly from a source.
True
The raters evaluated the therapists using the narrative technique.
Using the narrative technique, the raters evaluated the therapists.
What does doi stand for?
digital object identifier
Which of the following is the correct way to punctuate an in-text citation for a direct quote?
end of quote" (author's last name, year of publication, page number).
Which of the following is NOT the correct format for in-text/parenthetical citations for direct quotes?
end of quote." (author's name, year of publication, p. 3)
