General
What does the abbreviation “APA” stand for?
What is American Psychological Association?
What line spacing should you use for all text in an APA Style paper?
Double-spacing
What does it mean to paraphrase versus directly quote from a work?
A paraphrase restates another’s idea (or your own idea from a previous work) in your own words. • A direct quotation reproduces words verbatim from another work or your own previous work.
What four elements do most references contain?
Author, date, title, and source
What manual is the official source for APA Style?
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition
What is the current edition number of the APA Style manual?
What is the 7th Edition?
How many heading levels is it possible to use in the text of an APA Style paper?
5 heading levels
What citation system is used in APA Style?
Author–date citation system
Which type of capitalization is used for the titles of works in reference list entries?
Sentence case (meaning most words are lowercase)
What Latin term meaning “and others” is used in both narrative and parenthetical in-text citations?
et al.
What element is required in the page header of both student and professional APA Style papers?
Page number (aligned to the right margin)
What should you write on the first line on the first page of text in all APA Style papers?
Paper title
When a work has three or more authors, what is the correct format to use for the authors’ names in the in-text citation?
Include the name of only the first author and write “et al.” in place of the other authors’ names
What is the maximum length (number of words) of a short quotation (i.e., a quotation that is placed in double quotation marks within the text of a sentence)?
39 words
What is the Latin abbreviation for “for example” that is used within parentheses?
e.g., (remember to use periods after each letter and a comma after the abbreviation)
What element is required in the page header of all professional papers and only for student papers if requested by an instructor or an institution?
Running head (aligned to the left margin)
How should you introduce an abbreviation in the narrative text of an APA Style paper?
Present both the full version of the term and the abbreviation. Write the full term first, and then place the abbreviation in parentheses after it. Example: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What is the difference between parenthetical in-text citations and narrative in-text citations?
In parenthetical in-text citations, the author name and publication date (or equivalent information) appear in parentheses. • In narrative in-text citations, the author name and publication date (or equivalent information) are incorporated into the text as part of the sentence.
What should you write instead of a date in a reference for a work with no date?
Write “n.d.” (which stands for “no date”) in parentheses.
In general, what numbers are expressed in words and what numbers are expressed in numerals in an APA Style paper?
Numbers 0 through 9 are expressed in words. Numbers above 10 are expressed in numerals.
What elements are required on an APA Style student title page?
Paper title, author name, author affiliation, course number and name, instructor name, and assignment due date
What paragraph alignment and paragraph indentation should you use for all text in an APA Style paper?
All text is aligned to the left margin, with the first line of every paragraph indented 0.5 in.
What is the difference between a citation and reference?
A citation occurs in the body of the text to give credit to the authors of ideas being used. A reference provides details about a citation and is located at the end of a paper.
How do you format an APA Style reference list? Specify its location in the text, including whether it should begin on a new page, the label it should have, and the line spacing and paragraph indentation to use
Begin the reference list after the text on a new page. • Place the section label “References” in bold and centered at the top of the page. • Double-space the entire reference list (both within and between entries). • Apply a hanging indent of 0.5 in. to each reference (the first line of the reference is flush left and subsequent lines are indented 0.5 in.).
What numbers are always expressed in words in the text of an APA Style paper?
Numbers that begin a sentence, title, or heading • Numbers in common fractions • Numbers in universally accepted usage