APA Basics
What is the reference page called in APA?
References
Is this citation correct or incorrect: Sendak (2015) contended that "imagination is crucial" (p. 2).
correct
True or False: Paraphrases are cited differently than quotes
False! they are cited the same
True or False: The title page should be on its own separate page
When citing, if you don't know the author's last name, or you don't have an author's last name, the next best thing is the...
title of the article
What 2 aspects of APA always go together? (hint: they're in a hot, toxic relationship!)
Author's last name and year
This citation is incorrect. Why?
According to Sendak and Wise, "imagination is crucial" (2010, p. 112-113).
the author's last names aren't together with the year
Correct: According to Sendak and Wise (2010), "imagination is crucial" (p. 112-113).
Is this a narrative citation or a parenthetical citation: Sendak and Wise (2015) believed that children must develop imagination.
narrative
True or False: You typically use headings in APA papers
True
When there's 2 or more authors, do you cite both or use et al.?
Cite both
True or False: The Reference page needs to be on its own separate page
True!
How many author's (at least) are being cited in the below citation?
"Imagination is crucial," Sendak et al. (2010) reflected (para. 5).
at least 3
Is this a narrative citation or a parenthetical citation:
Children must develop imagination (Sendak et al., 2015).
parenthetical
Name the font, font size, and spacing usually required for APA papers.
Hint: we use this for our papers
Times New Roman, 12pt font, double spaced
At what number (of authors) may you start using et al.?
3+
The page number can go in one of two places in an APA citation. What are they? (hint: sometimes the Author's last name and year let them third wheel, and sometimes...)
either in the parenthesis or at the end of the quote
Take this narrative citation and make it parenthetical:
"Lots of people enjoy going to Disney World" Mouse et al. (2020) stated (p. 22).
Mouse (2020) states "lots of people enjoy going to Disney World" (p. 22).
Make this parenthetical paraphrase narrative:
Children must develop imagination (Sendak et al., 2015).
Children must develop imagination, observed Sendak et al. (2015).
What kind of indent do we use in our References page?
hanging (0.5 in)
We prioritize the year in APA because scholars who use APA value...
recency / currency
There are 2 kinds of in-text citations. What are they?
Narrative or parenthetical
Take this parenthetical citation and make it narrative:
Clearly, "cats are better than dogs" (Jones, 2014, p. 20).
Jones (2014) states that, "cats are better than dogs" (p. 20)
Take this narrative paraphrase and make it parenthetical:
Swift (2012) writes about many different kinds of naked mole rats (p. 12).
Some researcher write about many different kinds of naked mole rats (Swift, 2012, p. 12).
There's something unique about the author's name in APA citation style. It specifically has to do with the first name. What is it?
You only put the first initial of the author's first name (and middle name, too).
There's something special about the capitalization of a running header. What is it?
The entire running header should be capitalized