Senior Sem APA Guide

Which of the following sentences is an example of correct agreement between the pronoun and its antecedent?

A. The rats that completed the task successfully were rewarded.

Edit the following for structure: Erikson's psychosocial theory emphasizes not only developmental stages but also the role of the ego.

A. leave as is

Edit the following for use of abbreviations: According to Pavlov (1927), the conditioned stimulus (CS) should be delivered about 1 s before the unconditioned stimulus (US).

A. leave as is.

Which of the following phrases is correctly punctuated

A. the study, by Jones; Davis; and Stewert (1972)

When a publication has no author,

A. the text citation should include the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year

Edit the following for the presentation of a series: The researchers attempted to determine the relation between the age of the mother at the child's birth and (1) the child's intellectual development, (2) the childs's social development, and (3) the mother's personal adjustment.

B. The researchers attempted to determine the relation between the age of the mother at the child's birth and (a) the child's intellectual development, (b) the childs's social development, and (c) the mother's personal adjustment.

Edit the following for ordering the references in a reference list. Choose the sequence of numbers that indicates the correct order of the four references. (Note: The numbers are not part of APA style but are used here for brevity.) 1. Lazarus, R.S. (1969). Psychological stress and the coping process. New York: McGrow-Hill. 2. Lazarus, A.A. (1977). Has behavior therapy outlived its usefulness? American Psycholgist, 32, 550-554. 3. Smith, M. L., & Glass, G.V. (1977). Meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcome studies. American Psychologist, 32, 752-760. 4. Smith, D. (1982). Thrends in counseling and psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 37, 802-809.

B. 2,1,4,3

Edit the following for the use of subordinate conjunctions: Since left-handers constitute a minority of the population, there are less likely to be appropriate models for them to watch

B. Because left-handers constitute a minority of the population, there are less likely to be appropriate models for them to watch.

Edit the following for avoiding ethnic bias: Because of their cultural deprivation, children in Third World countries have fewer opportunities to develop our moral values.

B. Because of cultural differences, children in Third World countries may develop moral values different from those of children in Western countries.

Edit the following for the citation of references in text: Personality changes may also occur later in life (Neugarten, 1973; Neugarten & Hagestad, 1976; Neugarten, 1977).

B. Personality changes may also occur later in life (Neugarten, 1973, 1977; Neugarten & Hagestad, 1976).

Edit the following for the punctuation of a reference entry: Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style (3rd ed.). New York. Macmillan.

B. Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan

Edit the following for punctuation: The James-Lange theory of emotion states that our emotional experience is caused by our awareness of our bodily reaction to some stimulus: Schachter and Singer (1962) proposed that a cognitive evaluation mediates between the bodily reaction and the subjective emotion.

B. The James-Lange theory of emotion states that our emotional experience is caused by our awareness of our bodily reaction to seom stimulus. Schachter and Singer (1962) proposed that a cognitive evaluation mediates between the bodily reaction and the subjective emotion.

Edit the following for the punctuation of a series: Theories of work motivation that emphasize the cognitive effects of information include a expectancy theory, b equity theory, and c goal-setting theory.

B. Theories of work motivation that emphasize the cognitive effects of information include (a) expectancy theory, (b) equity theory, and (c) goal-setting theory

When typing a paper,

B. double-space throughout the paper.

When quoting long sections of material (e.g., verbatim instructions to participants of more than 40 words),

B. indent without using any quotation marks.

In which example are parentheses used incorrectly?

C. ...(e.g., Michael Scott) (Campbell, 2003, p. 26)

Margins for an APA document should be

C. 1" for top, bottom, left, and right

Edit the following for the placement of the modifier only: Although the authors reported the data for the mild and extreme patients in the placebo condition, they only reported the data for the extreme patients in the treatment condition.

C. Although the authors reported the data for the mild and extreme patients in the placebo condition, they reported the data for only the extreme patients in the treatment condition.

Edit the following for the application of APA reference style: Hilgard, E.R., & Bower, G.H. (1975). Theories of learning, fourth ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

C. Hilgard, E.R., & Bower, G.H. (1975). Theories of learning, (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Edit the following for the use of nonsexist language: It has been suggested that the major factor giving man a performance advantage over other primates on many cognitive tasks is that the tasks have been selected and administered by other men.

C. It has been suggested that the major factor giving human beings a performance advantage over other primates on many cognitive tasks is that have been selected and administered by other human beings.

Which of the following is not a section of an APA paper?

C. Objectives

Which of the following sentences contains the preferable use of verb tense and voice?

C. Ramirez (1980) showed the same results.

The phrase "the experiment demonstrated" is an example of which of the following writing errors?

C. attributing a human characteristic to a non human source

Within a paragraph or sentence, identify elements in a series by

C. lowercase letters in parentheses.

A 1/2 inch indentation is required for all of the following except

C. the abstract

Which of the following should not be used as a time-linking transitional word?

C. therefore

Identify the error in the following quotation: The author speculated that "negative exemplars within the self-concept are more confidently known then affirmative exemplars" (Brinthaup, 1983).

D. A page number should be cited

The headings of manuscript

D. All of the above are correct.

Edit the following for the citation of a reference in text: Gazzaniga, 1967, flashed pictures to the right or left visual field of each patient whose corpus callosum had been surgically severed.

D. Gazzaniga (1967) flashed pictures to the right or left visual field of each patient whose corpus callosum had been surgically severed.

Edit the following for the citation of reference in text: In one of the earliest studies (Anoand, Chhina, & Singh, 1961), researchers presented a variety of stimuli to a yogi as he meditated. Anand, Chhina and Singh reported no disruption of the yogi's alpha wave -- as indicated by EEG recordings -- by a tuning fork or a hand clap.

D. In one of the earliest studies (Anoand, Chhina, & Singh, 1961), researchers presented a variety of stimuli to a yogi as he meditated. Anand et al. reported no disruption of the yogi's alpha wave -- as indicated by EEG recordings -- by a tuning fork or a hand clap.

Edit the following for the application of APA reference style: Olds, J., & Milner, P. Positive reinforcement produced by electrical stimulation of septal areas and other regions of rat brains. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, (1954), 47, 419-427.

D. Olds, J., & Milner, P. (1954). Positive reinforcement produced by electrical stimulation of septal areas and other regions of rat brains. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 47, 419-427

In titles of books and articles, initial letters are capitalized in

D. all of the above.

One space should follow

D. all of the above.

When citing a specific part of a source, be sure to give

D. all of the above.

Who has the responsibility to ensure that references are accurate and complete?

D. an author

When listing an author of a paper, it is incorrect to

D. do all of the above.

When is the dash used?

D. to indicate a sudden interruption in the continuity of a sentence

Good economy of expression may be achieved through using

E. all of the above

In contrast to empirical or theoretical articles, review articles

E. do all of the above.

From the following choices, select the sentence with the correct use of italics:

She published her results in the Journal of Interpersonal Relations and Social Behavior.