Paraphrasing
What three extra pages/sections should be added to the pages containing your essay in your APA formatted final draft?
Title page, abstract, reference page(s)
Is the following citation for a quotation correct? She stated, "Students often had difficulty using APA style" (Jones, 1998, p. 199), but she did not offer an explanation as to why.
Yes.
What should you put in a citation if the author is unknown?
Cite the source by its title in the sentence or use the first word or two in the parentheses.
Titles of books and reports are italicized or underlined; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.
What should appear at the top right of each page?
Page number
What should the title of a References page look like?
References, centered, bold.
What is improper paraphrasing (faulty paraphrase)?
When the words/sentence structures in your essay are too similar to the original source text.
Is the following narrative citation for a quotation correct? According to Jones, "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (1998, p. 199).
No: According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
Do student papers need a running headline across the top of every page?
No. Only professional papers for publication in APA 7th Edition.
Explain two different ways to cite the following as paraphrase: APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.
Author: Eric Jones Year of publication: 2006
APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 2006).
According to Jones (2006), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.
Give two instances when you should use a quotation rather than a paraphrase.
When the exact author's wording is particularly striking or useful; when the author is an authoritative source; when you take issue with what the author says
Is the following citation for two authors correct? There is a specific way to cite information from a source by two authors (Wegener and Petty, 1994).
No. If the names are in the parenthetical, they need to have the ampersand, &.
What information goes on a title page?
Title, first and last name, department and institution, class number and title, professor, due date
What is wrong with this citation for a book?
Calfee, & Valencia. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Missing first initial of authors.
Paraphrase this sentence from Happy Money:
"Our discussion so far suggests that across a wide range of experiences, you're likely to get the biggest bang for your buck if the experience brings you together with other people, fostering a sense of social connection."
Any acceptable answer.
What is wrong with the following citation for a journal article?
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for Preparing Psychology Journal Articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.
Title of article should only have first word capitalized.