Quiz 1-APA

Correct spacing between lines is:

2 lines

What is a running head in APA style?

An abbreviated form of the title, up to 50 characters long, in all uppercase letters at the top of each page

What is wrong in this reference? Deaux, Kay. (1976). The Behavior of Women and Men. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Kay should be K The words Behavior, Women, and Men should not begin with capital letters

What is wrong in this reference? Eagly, A. H., and Carli, L. L. (1981). Sex of researchers and sex-typed communications as determinants of sex differences in influenceability: A meta-analysis of social influences. Psychological Bulletin, 90, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.90.1.1

Between author names "&" should be used instead of "and"

In the following example of a reference page listing of a journal article retrieved from an electronic database, which item(s) of information are missing? Florian. (2010). Challenges for interactivist-constructivist robotics. New Ideas in Psychology. 350-353. doi: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2009.09.009

The author's initials, the journal volume and issue number

What is wrong in this reference? Kavussanu, M., Dewar, A. J., & Boardley, I. D. (2014). Achievement goals and emotions in athletes: The mediating role of challenge and threat appraisals. Motivation and Emotion, 38, 589-599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-014-9409-2

The reference should have an hanging indent

Written assignments require a separate title page with the following information double-spaced and centered on the page:

Title of the paper, student's first and last name, course title, instructor's name, and the date submitted

T or F: APA 6th Edition uses a bold font for paragraph headings.

True

If the document you are researching includes research from another source, and you include this information in your paper, how would you cite the source?

Use the phrase "as cited in...." followed by the secondary source citation

When should et al. be used in APA style?

When the source has 6 or more authors If the source has more than 2 authors and has already been mentioned once in the document

Select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence for information that has been summarized or paraphrased. a. Adult students are frequently motivated to return to school... (Alex, Marks, & Jones, 2005). b. After returning from war (Smith, Peters & Ali, 2007), disabled veterans typically face... c. Masters indicated there are no more strategies to be considered for... (1997). d. In examining the philosophies of education, the challenges associated with... (Carter & Glick).

a.

For all paraphrased and summarized content, the citation must include

author(s)' last name(s) and the date of publication

In which text the citation is correct according to APA style? a. Milgram (1963) was interested in the extend in which people would be willing to obey an authority figure. The percentage of subjects that obeyed in Milgram's experiment (1963), was much greater . . . b. Milgram (1963) was interested in the extend in which people would be willing to obey an authority figure. The percentage of subjects that obeyed in his experiment, was much greater . . . c. Milgram (1963) was interested in the extend in which people would be willing to obey an authority figure. The percentage of subjects that obeyed in Milgram's experiment (ibid.), was much greater . . . d. Milgram (1963) was interested in the extend in which people would be willing to obey an authority figure. The percentage of subjects that obeyed in Milgram's experiment (see Milgram, 1963), was much greater . . .

b

Within the Sentence for Quoted Material, select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence for quoted material. a. Matthews said, "The research study results were inconclusive" (para. 4). Smith (2005) stated, "The rules and regulations clearly mandate..." (p. 67). b. Smith (2005) stated, "The rules and regulations clearly mandate..." (p. 67). c. Alex (1999) said, "After all this time, I find it hard to believe the theory of...". d. Dobson stated, in his persuasive documentary, "We will contribute to..." (p. 78).

b

You want to cite information from the chapter "Culture and social class" of P. J. Henry. This chapter is part of the book "Culture reexamined: Broadening our understanding of social and evolutionary influences" from 2014, of which A. B. Cohen is the editor. How do you cite this source? a. In text: . . . culture is defined in many different ways in different disciplines (Henry, in Cohen, 2014). In the reference list: Cohen A. B. (Ed.). Culture reexamined: Broadening our understanding of social and evolutionary influences. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. b. In text: . . . culture is defined in many different ways in different disciplines (Henry, 2014). In the reference list: Henry, P. J. (2014). Culture and social class. In A. B. Cohen (Ed.), Culture reexamined: Broadening our understanding of social and evolutionary influences (pp. 49-75). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

b

Per APA 6th Edition, the acceptable length of an abstract is

between 150 and 200 words

Within the sentence for summarized or paraphrased content, select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence, for information that has been summarized or paraphrased. a. ABC Corporation (Jones, 2001) was operating on a significantly reduced budget... b. After running for office, Peters (2010) indicated his dislike for... (Peters, p. 34). c. Smith implied the assumptions of the research indicated a problem... (Smith, 2004). d. Jones (2006) stated the results of the study directly correlate with the challenges...

c

Citations are used within the body of your paper to indicate information that has come from another source. Select the answer that best describes which information must always be cited within the text. a. Quotations from a video, blog, website, or journal article b. Written or media content that you have paraphrased or summarized c. Personal opinions and ideas written in your own words d. Quotations, paraphrased and summarized content

d

Select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence, for information that has been summarized or paraphrased. a. ABC Corporation (Jones, 2001) was operating on a significantly reduced budget... b. After running for office, Peters (2010) indicated his dislike for... (Peters, p. 34). c. Smith implied the assumptions of the research indicated a problem... (Smith, 2004). d. Jones (2006) stated the results of the study directly correlate with the challenges...

d