APA Citation

Question 1

Which of the following is correct APA capitalization style for a book title listed in a reference?

Answer 1

The power of love

Question 2

Abstracts are required for journal papers, but not student papers.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct capitalization for a journal title in a reference?

Answer 3

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Question 4

In academic writing you refer to individuals by their last name, so Abraham Maslow is “Maslow”, not “Abraham”.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which of the following is correct APA style for parenthetic citations?

Answer 5

(Ramirez & Walloon, 1983)

Question 6

Which of the following is true in APA style?

Answer 6

All of these are true

Question 7

In which case do you include the publisher and city of publication in references?

Answer 7

These are no longer needed

Question 8

Running heads are required for student papers.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

When referencing a journal, one includes the volume. Which of the following is correct form?

Answer 9

33 (in italics)

Question 10

When referencing a journal article you include the page numbers. Which of these is correct?

Answer 10

33 - 37 (not in italics)

Question 11

In APA style, number below 10 are written out using letters (e.g., three) while number 10 and above are written in numerals (e.g., 12).

Answer 11

True

Question 12

When you are doing a parenthetical citation for a work with 3 authors, which of the following is correct?

a. (Lick, Bootzin, & Spittle, 1999)
b. (Lick et al, 1999)

Answer 12

b is correct

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

Answer 13

All of these are true.

Question 14

When you’re writing a paper in APA style, it doesn’t matter what tense you use.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Student papers should be single-spaced all the way through.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

In an APA style journal paper, the following headings will be centered and bolded (Introduction, Method, Results, & Discussion).

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Explanatory footnotes are forbidden in APA style.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

The last section of an APA style paper is the:

Answer 18

References

Question 19

Choose the correct answer from below. italicized

Freud, S. (1909). Nine Lectures in Psychoanalysis. Psychologists’ Press.

Answer 19

The word “Nine” should be capitalized, but not the rest of the title

Question 20

Choose the correct answer from below about this reference to a journal article. italicized

Abott, A. B., and Costello, S. (1954). Humor in television: A reflection. Psychology in the Media, 15, 52 - 56.

Answer 20

The “and” should be represented by the & (called an ampersand)

Question 21

Choose the correct answer from below. italicized

Miller, H. A. (1979). Interviewing technique and criminal identification. Psychology and the Law, 27, 623 - 636.

Answer 21

The “27” should be italicized

Question 22

Choose the correct answer from below. italicized

Cowden, Craig R. (2006). Worry and social anxiety. North American Journal of Psychology, 15, 10 - 17.

Answer 22

The author’s first name should be reduced to an initial

Question 23

The title page for a student paper requires a running head.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Which of the following is correct about the following for a paper with 3 authors?
(Nguyen et al., 2002).

Answer 24

There is nothing wrong

Question 25

Choose the correct answer from below. italicized

Berkowitz, M. A. (1922). Hallucinations and mental states: Why, what, and how? In J. D. Sieber (Ed.), Schizophrenia and complexity (pp. 40 - 55). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Answer 25

City should no longer be listed, as we can contact publishers via the Internet

Question 26

Choose the correct answer from below. italicized

Clown, J. R. & Chuckie, R. M. (1980). Fast food and obesity in children. Child Development, 51, pp. 87 - 98.

Answer 26

The pp. should be removed

Question 27

Choose the correct answer from below. italicized

Ruth, C. A. & Watson, J. B. (1998). Popsicles as rewards: An experiment. Journal of Experimental Psychology, vol. 81, 127-144.

Answer 27

The “vol.” should be eliminated

Question 28

Which of the following is true of APA style?

Answer 28

All of these are true