parenthetical citations
Petri Laukka's article from 2006: A questionnaire was administered to elderly adults in Sweden to assess the effects of music on psychological well-being
(Laukka, 2006).
Real Behavior in Virtual Environments: Psychology Experiments in a Simple Virtual-Reality Paradigm Using Video Games; published by Michail D. Kozlov and Mark K. Johansen in 2010
Kozlov and Johansen (2010) emphasize...
(Amabile & Pillemer, p. 9, 2012).
page number should come after year
The psychology behind video games during COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, published by Lin Zhu in 2020
(Zhu, 2020).
Psychologists look at television: Cognitive, developmental, personality, and social policy implications.; published by Jerome L. Singer and Dorothy G. Singer in 1983
Singer and Singer (1983) state that...
Nabi, Biely, Morgan, and Stitt (2003) analyzed the psychology of reality television and its appeal to audiences.
Authors with 2+ authors should be listed as "[first name] et al. ([year])".
Reality-Based Television Programming and the Psychology of Its Appeal; published by Robin L. Nabi, Erica N. Biely, Sara J. Morgan, and Carmen R. Stitt in 2003
(Nabi et al., 2003).
Body Image: Linking Aesthetics and Social Psychology of Appearance; published by Nancy A. Rudd and Sharron J. Lennon in 2001
Rudd and Lennon (2001) point out that...
Petri Laukka examined the effects of music on the elderly in Sweden (2003).
Year should follow author, shouldn't come at the end
Contextualizing Personality Psychology; published by Brent W. Roberts in 2007
(Roberts, 2007).
Teaching Creativity: Current Findings, Trends, and Controversies in the Psychology of Creativity; published by Dean Keith Simonton in 2012
Simonton (2012) reiterated...
Rudd & Lennon (2001) explored the social psychology of appearance.
Perspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity; published by Teresa M. Amabile and Julianna Pillemer in 2012
(Amabile & Pillemer, 2012).
The evolutionary psychology of women's aggression; by Anne Campbell in 2013
Campbell (2013) pointed out that...
(Nadir and Barnes, 2009).
Parenthetical citations use "&", NOT "and"