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: Paraphrasing is the same as summarizing.
False! When you paraphrase something, you keep it around the same length as the original. Summaries are briefer.
True or False: The abstract should be on its own separate page
True
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 (in quotation marks!)
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 AND there needs to be a second p
Correct: According to Sendak and Wise (2010), "imagination is crucial" (pp. 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 authors, do you cite both or use et al.?
Cite both
True or False: For non-annotated bibliographies, 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?
"Always ask the question," Clapp et al. (2010) reflected (para. 5).
at least 3
Is this a narrative citation or a parenthetical citation:
Some educators believe in the importance of asking questions (Clapp et al., 2010).
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
What is special about the formatting of the "running head"?
The entire running header should be capitalized
When referencing another source in a paper, how do you know if you need to include the page number in the in-text citation?
If it's a direct quote. (Paraphrasing and summarizing do not require page #s)
If your source doesn't have page numbers, but you are providing a direct quote, what do you do?
Provide the paragraph # (para. 4)
Make this parenthetical paraphrase narrative:
Children must develop imagination (Sendak & Wise, 2015).
Children must develop imagination, observed Sendak and Wise (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.
Some researcher writes about many different kinds of naked mole rats (Swift, 2012).
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).
When you are narratively citing a source with two authors, do you include the ampersand (&) sign between the 2 names?
No! You must spell out "and" for narrative citations. Parenthetical citations use &, though.