Formatting
This is the correct line spacing for all APA style papers
What is double?
These are words you should not use in the title of your reference page
What are "Works Cited," "Bibliography," or "Resources"?
These two pieces of information should be included in in-text citations
What are the first (and second for a 2-author paper) author's last names and the year of publication?
This is the proper format for level one headings
What is centered, boldface, title case, text starts a new paragraph following an indent?
Find the mistake in the following reference:
Kuczynski, A. M., Kanter, J. W., & Robinaugh, D. J. (2020). Differential associations between interpersonal variables and quality-of-life in a sample of college students. Quality of Life Research, 29(1), 127–139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02298-3
Quality of Life Research, 29 (the journal's title and issue number) should be italicized
This is the correct size for page margins
What is 1 inch on all sides?
These pieces of information should be italicized in your reference list
Journal and book titles
This term is used to indicate more than three authors and follows the first author's name
What is et al.?
This is the proper format for level two headings
What is flush left, boldface, title case, text starts a new paragraph following an indent?
Find the mistake in the following citation:
Flanagan, C. A., & Levine, P. (2010). Civic Engagement and the Transition to Adulthood. The Future of Children, 20(1), 159–179.
Civic engagement and the transition to adulthood (the article's title) should be in sentence case.
This is when page numbering starts in student papers
What is on page 1 (title page)?
Capitalizing all major words of a title is called ____, and should only be used for ___
What are title case and journal titles?
This is included in the in-text citation only when citing a direct quote
What is a page number?
This is the proper format for level three headings
What is centered, boldface, italic, title case, text starts a new paragraph following an indent?
Find the mistake in the following citation:
Spencer, M. B. (2006). Phenomenology and ecological systems theory: Development of diverse groups. In W. Damon & R. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of Child Psychology: Theoretical Models of Human Development (6th ed., pp. 829–893). John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Handbook of child psychology: Theoretical models of human development (the book's title) should be in sentence case.
This is included in the header of professional papers but not student papers
What is the running head?
This is the name of the type of indentation used for the reference page
What is a hanging indent (1" indentation for all lines after the first of each citation)?
Say you wanted to cite an email I sent you on September 15th, 2025. This is the correct way to cite this exchange.
What is (S. Dufresne, personal communication, September 15, 2025)?
This is the proper format for level four headings
What is indented, boldface, title case, ending with a period, paragraph text continues on the same line?
Find the mistake in the following reference:
Clouder, L., Karakus, M., Cinotti, A., Ferreyra, M. V., Fierros, G. A., & Rojo, P. (2020). Neurodiversity in higher education: A narrative synthesis. Higher Education, 80(4), 757–778. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-020-00513-6
Any article or other source that has a DOI should include the DOI instead of the journal/database link - so https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-020-00513-6 instead of https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-020-00513-6
The title page of a student paper contains these six pieces of information
What are the paper title, student name, affiliation/department name, course title, instructor's name, and date?
Capitalizing only the first word, proper nouns, and words following a : or - in a title is called ____, and should be used for these three things
What is sentence case and article / chapter / book titles
Typically, this is how you would format a subsequent citation if the first in-text citation was (Department of Education [DOE], 2005)
What is (DOE, 2005)?
This is the proper format for level five headings
What is indented, boldface italic, title case, ending with a period, paragraph text continues on the same line?
Find the mistake in the following citation:
Carr, S. (2022, March 1). Why it costs a fortune to get the best test for disabilities like ADHD, autism, dyslexia. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/03/01/adhd-autism-test-special-education-neuropsychology-cost/6916203001/
Why it costs a fortune to get the best test for disabilities like ADHD, autism, dyslexia (the article title) should be italicized - popular media is the opposite of journals!