Basics
What does APA stand for?
American Psychological Association
These three text and formatting elements should be in every APA paper.
12-point Times New Roman (or 11-point Calibri), double-spaced, and 1-inch margins
True or False? It is possible to self-plagiarize.
True
The name of your list of sources.
References
What does a Heading 1 look like?
Centered and Bold. The text begins as a new paragraph.
True or False? Even when paraphrasing, an in-text citation is still required.
True.
References are put in this order.
Alphabetical order
It is important to use what type of language in your research/study.
Bias-free language
What elements should be in the body text on your cover page?
paper title, author, affiliation, course, instructor, and publishing date
What is wrong with this narrative in-text citation?
Smith, 2016, says that the statistics are relevant to the research study.
Parentheses, not commas, around the year. Page number could be included at the end of the sentence in parentheses.
The four elements of a reference.
author, date, title, and source
What is plagiarism?
The American Psychological Association (2020) states that "plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own"
True or False: Running heads are not required for student APA papers.
True.
This is a source that refers to content first reported in another source.
Secondary source
True or False? If there is more than one author, the first one is the only one listed and is followed by the words et al.
False. They are all listed in a reference.
Name a discipline that uses APA format (besides communication).
Psychology, Business, Nursing, & Engineering
What does a Heading 5 look like?
Indented, Bold italic, Title case heading, Ending with a period. Begins on the same line as the paragraph.
Create an in-text citation for this reference.
Abdel-Monem, T., Bingham, S., Marincic, J., & Tomkins, A. (2010). Deliberation and Diversity: Perceptions of Small Group Discussions by Race and Ethnicity. Small Group Research, 41(6), 746–776. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496410377359
(Abdel-Monem et al., 2010)
This is put after the year in a reference if two (or more) references share the same author and year.
all authors