In-text citations
Albus Dumbledore published a paper in 1419 in the journal Current Issues in Magical Science. How would you cite this article in the body of your paper?
Dumbledore (1419)
or
(Dumbledore, 1419)
Scales and measures used in your study go in this section.
What is the Method section?
Which is correct?
Sixteen participants refused to complete the study.
16 participants refused to complete the study.
Sixteen participants refused to complete the study. (When a sentence begins with a number, spell it out.)
How many lines of spacing go between a header and a paragraph?
Only one line of spacing goes between a header and the paragraph.
E.g.,
Participants
Begin paragraph here...
How do you capitalize the title of a journal article in the reference section?
On the Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit
On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit
ON THE RECEPTION AND DETECTION OF PSEUDO-PROFOUND BULLSHIT
on the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit
On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit
(known as sentence case)
Dr. Evil is the first-author on a paper published in 1998 with 5 other authors (6 authors in total). How would you cite this article the first time you cite it in the body of your paper?
Evil et al., (1998)
(Evil et al., 1998)
The running head appears on this page and only this page.
What is page 1?
Which is correct?
Participants completed 2 rounds of the game.
Participants completed two rounds of the game.
Participants completed two rounds of the game. (Numbers less than 10 should be spelled out. See APA p. 111)
Margins on an APA paper
What is 1-inch all around?
Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter published a paper in 2001 in the journal Spells and Potions. The first time this citation appears in the body of your paper, it should be...
Granger, Weasley, and Potter (2001)
or
(Granger, Weasley, & Potter, 2001)
What appears in the line before the first line of the abstract?
Abstract
(Bonus: Is it centered or flush left?)
Which is correct?
Music affects our mood.
Music effects our mood.
Music affects our mood. (Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun. Affect can also be a noun, for instance when referring to positive affect.)
Font and size of all text in an APA paper
What is 12-point Times New Roman?
You want to cite a 2015 article by Kate McLean and Moin Syed in the body of your paper. Which of the following is/are correct?
K. McLean & M. Syed (2015) found that identity development is a social process.
McLean and Syed (2015) found that identity development is a social process.
McLean & Syed (2015) found that identity development is a social process.
Researchers found that identity development is a social process (McLean & Syed, 2015).
Researchers found that identity development is a social process (McLean and Syed, 2015).
McLean and Syed (2015) found that identity development is a social process.
Researchers found that identity development is a social process (McLean & Syed, 2015).
Is the References section in an APA paper the same as an annotated bibliography?
No.
Which sentence is better and why?
Decision-making is influenced by emotions.
Emotions influence decision-making.
Emotions influence decision-making. (active voice)
Where does the title of your paper go on Page 1 of your document?
Top of the page, centered
Middle of the page, centered
Top of the page, flushed left
Middle of the page, flushed left
Middle of the page, centered
Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter published a paper in 2001 in the journal Spells and Potions. The second time this citation appears in the body of your paper, it should be...
Granger et al. (2001)
or
(Granger et al., 2001)
List the sections of an APA manuscript in the order they appear.
Title page
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
References
A scientist must avoid letting his own expectations influence his results.
How can this sentence be better?
Scientists must avoid letting their own expectations influence their results.
When do you begin a new page for a new section?