APA Quiz

In titles of books and articles, initial letters are capitalized in... A) major words when titles appear in regular text B) words of four letters or more when titles appear in regular text C) the second word in a hyphenated compound when titles appear in regular text D) major words and words of four letters or more when titles appear in reference text E) all of the above except d

E) all of the above except d

In reporting tests of significance: A) give the exact value of the statistic (F or t value) B) state the relevant degrees of freedom C) indicate the probability level D) describe the direction of an effect E) do all of the above

E) do all of the above

When a publication has no author: A) the text citation should list the author as Anonymous B) the text citation should use the publisher's name C) no citation is necessary D) none of the above is true

D) none of the above is true

When should "et al." be used? A) In-text citations with 3 to 5 authors, after the first citation B) In-text citations with six or more authors C) Anytime there are three or more authors D) In the reference list, when there are seven or more authors E) Both a and b

E) Both a and b

In table headings and figure captions: A) capitalize only the first word and proper nouns B) capitalize all major words C) do no capitalize any words D) capitalization will depend on the message you wish to convey

A) capitalize only the first word and proper nouns

Which of the following phrases is correctly punctuated? A) the study, by Wenzel Brown and Beck (2008) B) the study by Wenzel, Brown, and Beck (2008) C) the study by Wenzel, Brown, and Beck, (2008) D) the study by Wenzel, Brown and Beck (2008)

B) the study by Wenzel, Brown, and Beck (2008)

The title page of your manuscript includes... A) running head B) author byline C) author note D) all of the above

D) all of the above

Which of the following is the correct ordering of manuscript subsections? A) title page, introduction, abstract, text B) References, appendices, author identification notes C) Method, Discussion, Results D) figures, figure captions, tables E) Discussion, footnotes, References F) Discussion, Appendices, References G) Abstract, Introduction, Methods

G) Abstract, Introduction, Methods

If an article has more than seven authors, how should the reference be written in the reference list? A) Cite the first six authors, followed by "..." then cite the last author B) Cite all authors C) Cite the first author, followed by "et al." D) Only cite the first seven authors

A) Cite the first six authors, followed by "..." then cite the last author

Edit the following for the expression of numbers: "Eighty nurses volunteered to keep a daily record of their stress levels." A) leave as is B) "80 nurses volunteered to keep a daily record of their stress level." C) "Eighty (80) nurses volunteered to keep a daily record of their stress levels."

A) leave as is

In a reference list, when ordering several works by the same first author: A) place single-author entries before multiple-author entries B) write "ibid" for the first author's name after the first entry C) order them alphabetically by the name of the journal D) do all of the above

A) place single-author entries before multiple-author entries

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A) Name the participant whom you found scored above the median. B) The instructions that were included in the experiment were complex. C) We had nothing to do with them being the winners. D) None of the above is correct

B) The instructions that were included in the experiment were complex

Which statement about tables is incorrect? A) All tables must be discussed in the text B) Vertical lines should be placed between columns C) Every table must have a clear and concise title. Every table must also be labled with arabic numerals sequentially D) Table titles, headings, and notes may be single- or double-spaced

B) Vertical lines should be placed between columns

Punctuation is used incorrectly in which example? A) The results were significant (see Figure 5). B) Walker and Wang, 2009, reported results similar to those of Ho and Card (2001). C) Rats that have sustained bilateral excitotoxic lesions of the ventral hippocampus as neonates develop behavioral abnormalities as adults (Powell et al., 2006). D) "When see turtles were studied, the effect was not seen" (p. 276).

B) Walker and Wang, 2009, reported results similar to those of Ho and Card (2001).

When typing a paper: A) double-space after headings and between paragraphs and reference list citations; single-space elsewhere B) double-space throughout the paper; single or one-and-a-half spacing may be used in tables or figures C) single-space between the lines of table headings D) double-space everything except triple-space after major headings

B) double-space throughout the paper; single-or one-and-a-half spacing may be used in tables or figures

Words should be used to express numbers... A) whenever numbers are greater than 20 but less than 200 B) from zero to nine, not representing a precise measurement C) always, except when cardinal numbers have satisfied that requirements of ratio measurement and are grouped for comparison with themselves D) as seldom as possible

B) from zero to nine, not representing a precise measurement

Which of the following is the correct way to present a statistic in text? A) t = 2.62(22), p<.01 B) t(22) = 2.62, p <. 01 C) t = 2.62 (22), p < . 01 D) none of the above

D) none of the above

Which of the following reference examples is correct for a journal article? A) Dancy, B. L., Wilbur, J., Talashek, M., Bonner, G., & Barnes-Boyd, C. (July 28, 2004). Community-based research: Barriers to recruitment of African Americans. Nursing Outlook, 52(5), 234-240. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2004.04.012 B) Dancy, B. L., Wilbur, J., Talashek, M., Bonner, G., & Barnes-Boyd, C: (2004). Community-based research: Barriers to recruitment of African Americans.Nursing Outlook, 52(5), 234-240. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2004.04.012 C) Dancy, B. L., Wilbur, J., Talashek, M., Bonner, G., & Barnes-Boyd, C. (2004). Community-based research: Barriers to recruitment of African Americans.Nursing Outlook, 52(5), 234-240. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2004.04.012 D) Dancy, B. L., Wilbur, J., Talashek, M., Bonner, G., & Barnes-Boyd, C. (2004). Community-based research: Barriers to recruitment of African Americans.Nursing Outlook, 52(5), 234-240. doi: unknown

C) Dancy, B. L., Wilbur, J., Talashek, M., Bonner, G., & Barnes-Boyd, C. (2004). Community-based research: Barriers to recruitment of African Americans.Nursing Outlook, 52(5), 234-240. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2004.04.012

Which of the following citations is incorrect? A) McGibbon et al.'s (2009) study affirmed these findings. B) Since improved postural control and coordination of a child while riding a horse may lead to improved functional performance off of the horse, Haehl, Giuliani, & Lewis (1999) measured the influence of hippotherapy on postural control and coordination in two children with CP over twelve weekly hippotherapy sessions. C) Shurtleff & Engsberg conducted a single-subject study to explore whether or not the positive effects of hippotherapy on head and trunk stability would continue over a treatment period of 36 weeks (Shurtleff & Engsberg, 2012). D) All are correctly cited

C) Shurtleff & Engsberg conducted a single-subject study to explore whether or not the positive effects of hippotherapy on head and trunk stability would continue over a treatment period of 36 weeks (Shurtleff & Engsberg, 2012).

The abstract should... A) appear on the same page above the title and introduction B) be single-spaced and set with larger margins C) begin on page 2 D) be no longer than 3% of the text

C) begin on page 2

From the following examples, select the correct way to refer to a figure in text: A) see the figure above. B) see the figure on page 14. C) see Figure 2. D) see Figure 2 above on page 14.

C) see Figure 2.

Which reference is written in correct APA format? A) Looman, W. S., O'Conner-Von, S. K., Ferski, G. J., & Hildenbrand, D. A. (2009). Financial and employment problems in families of children with special health care needs: Implications for research and practice. Journal of pediatric health care, 23(2), 117-125. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.03.001 B) Looman, W. S., O'Conner-Von, S. K., Ferski, G. J., & Hildenbrand, D. A. (2009). Financial and employment problems in families of children with special health care needs: implications for research and practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23(2), 117-125. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.03.001 C) Looman, W. S., O'Conner-Von, S. K., Ferski, G. J., & Hildenbrand, D. A. (2009). Financial and Employment Problems in Families of Children With Special Health Care Needs: Implications for Research and Practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23(2), 117-125. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.03.001 D) Looman, W. S., O'Conner-Von, S. K., Ferski, G. J., & Hildenbrand, D. A. (2009). Financial and employment problems in families of children with special health care needs: Implications for research and practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23(2), 117-125. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.03.001

D) Looman, W. S., O'Conner-Von, S. K., Ferski, G. J., & Hildenbrand, D. A. (2009). Financial and employment problems in families of children with special health care needs: Implications for research and practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23(2), 117-125. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.03.001

Identify the error in the following quotation: The author speculated that "negative exemplars within the self-concept are more confidently known than affirmative exemplars" (Brinthaup, 1983). A) The quotation is correctly cited B) The quotation should be in block form C) Quotation marks are not necessary D) A page number should be cited

D) A page number should be cited

When citing a direct quotation from a source, be sure to give: A) the authors' names B) the year of publication C) the page number or other locator, such as paragraph number D) all of the above E) the authors' names and the year of publication

D) all of the above

When describing human participants, you should state... A) the number of participants who did not complete the experiment B) the total number of participants C) the number of participants assigned to each experiment condition D) all of the above E) b and c of the above

D) all of the above

Tables, including titles and headings, should be... A) triple-spaced B) double-spaced C) single-spaced D) b or c

D) b or c

B) Indent and use a block format without any quotation marks

When quoting long sections of material (e.g. verbatim instructions to participants of more than 40 words): A) Set the quote off with double quotation marks B) Indent and use a block format without any quotation marks C) Use a single quotation at the beginning and the end of the quotation D) Use double quotation marks and single-spacing