COMM1133 APAFormatting Assignment
Instructions: Use the information provided to complete all exercises.When you are finished, create an APA formatted Title Page for your assignment.
APA Citation Basics
·Follow theauthor-date method of in-text citation. (author’s last name, year ofpublication) The author’s last name and the year of publication for the sourceshould appear in the text.
·Examples:
o (Jones,1998) or Brown (2010) researched…
o (Colvin & Block, 1994) or Colvin and Block (1994) found that…
·Always include thepublication date. If there is no date, write (n.d.) in place of the date. Donot use first initials or first names in the text citation (unless there ismore than one author with the same last name.)
Three types of citations in APA format: paraphrase, short quote, longquote
·Paraphrase(summary):A paraphrase is material from a sourcewhich has been simplified andrestated in your own words. Allparaphrases must be cited, using the author’s last name, and year ofpublication.
o For all in text citations, if the author’s name is part of thesentence, place only the year of publication in parentheses.
o Examples:
§ Berk (2007) foundthat children begin to play organized games with rules, once
they reachschool-age.
o For all in text citations, when the author’s name is not part of thesentence, place both the name and the year, separated by a comma, inparentheses
o Example:
§ Studies conductedfound that children begin to use organized play and games with rules atschool-age (Berk, 2007).
·Short-quote (lessthan 40 words):Must be enclosedwithin quotation marks and cited using theauthor’s last name, year ofpublication, and page number. If the author is quoted “word for word,†nomatter how small, also provide the page number or paragraph number (LaBrie,2009, p. 100).
o Example:
§ “Reading makes useof many skills at once, taxing all aspects of our information processingsystems†(Berk, 2007, p. 306).
·Long-quote (40 +words):indented 5 spaces and double spaced,include page number (orparagraph number for a web document) and omitquotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, indented five spaces fromthe left margin.
o Example:
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Berk (2007) found the following to be true:
We have seen that middle childhood bringsmajor advances in perspective taking, the capacity to imagine what other peoplemay be thinking and feeling. These changes support self-esteem, understandingof others, and a wide variety of social skills. (p. 336)
Additional Notes regarding citations
·When citing an electronic document, whenever possible, cite it in theauthor-date style. If the electronic source lacks page numbers, locate andidentify paragraph number or paragraph
heading
o Example:§ Recent research hasyielded similar results (Smith, 1997, para. 6).
·When the author’sname is designated as “Anonymous†cite in text the word Anonymous followed by acomma and the date. (Anonymous, 1998). In the Reference list, an anonymous workis alphabetized by the word Anonymous as the author with the remainingpublication data.
·When a work has noidentified author, cite the first few words of the reference list entry(usually the title) and the year. Use quotation marks around the title of anarticle, a chapter or a webpage; italicize the title of a journal, a book, abrochure or a report.
o Examples:
§ Recent researchreveals (“Six Sites Meet,“ 2006) significantly…
§ The book CollegeBound Seniors (2008) asserts that…
·When listing thissource on the References page, place in alphabetical order according to thetitle
·Personal Communications: When citing interviews, letters, e-mails,etc., include the communicator’s name, the fact that it was personalcommunication, and the date of the communication. For example: A. P. Smith alsoclaimed that many of her students had difficulties with APA style (personalcommunication, November 3, 2002) or Example: (E. Robbins, personalcommunication, January 4, 2001). Do not include personal communication in thereference list
Exercise #1: Citations: Usethe following paragraph to write and cite a paraphrase.
Most people start graduate training in psychology with some ideas ofhow they would like to spend their professional careers. Indeed, tosuccessfully enter graduate training in psychology, one usually must articulateclear professional goals. These goals are generally not set in stone, but theyshould clearly and specifically point to certain professional activities. Thesegoals also typically include diagnosis of interest for research and treatment,settings for employment, or populations to serve following completion ofgraduate training.
Source information:
Author:Dean McKayChapter title: Specialist versus generalists careersBook Title: Your career in psychology: putting your graduate degree towork.Published in 2009.
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Pages 175-185. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA.
Exercise # 1 Your Answer:
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Exercise #2: Citations: Writea short quote using the following paragraph, and cite it.
Participate in at least one internship experience if not more.Internships provide you with an opportunity to gain relevant work experienceswhile you are a student. Often internships are offered for academic credit andare carefully monitored to ensure you receive adequate orientation, training,supervision and evaluation.
Source information: Majoring in psych? Career options for psychologyundergraduates. Published
1998. Page 25. Authors: Betsy Levonian Morgan, Ann J. Korschgen
Exercise # 2 Your Answer:
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How to Create a Reference List using APA format
·References citedthroughout text are listed on a new page in alphabetical order by author’s lastname.
·The title Referencesis centered at the top of the page. Do not bold, underline, or use quotationmarks for the title
·Hanging indentation is used for all references. (Author’s name isflush left. Each subsequent line of the reference is indented 5 spaces.)***Tip: Use Ctrl + T in front of the line to be indented
·Entire referencepage is double-spaced; remove all hyperlinks from the References page.
·Format follows thisbasic formula regardless of the typ
e of source.
o Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title,Publication Data. ◦ Author’s last name, first initial (if more than one authorinclude ALL authors). Do not use the
author’s first name; use only initials. Include a middle initial ifthe publication includes a middle initial. Do NOT include titles such as M.D.or Ph. D. on the References page.
o Year of publication
o Title ofthe book or title of the journal in italic
oVolume and issue number of the journal is in this format: volume(issue) for example,Green, R. J., McCord. M., & Westbrooks, T. (2005) Studentawareness of educational
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requirementsfor desired careers and the utility of a careers in psychology course.
CollegeStudent Journal, 39(2). 218-222.
·Publication datarefers to where the source material is located.
oFor example: Bookpublishing company information, full website address, journal name, newspapername, or magazine name. Include issue and page numbers for journals, newspapersand magazines.
Examples:
Books:
Paloutzian, R. F. (1996). Invitation to the psychology of religion(2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Journals and periodicals:
Journal articles with DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
Murzynski,J., & Degelman, D. (1996). Body language of women and judgments ofvulnerability to sexual assault. Journal of Applied Social Psychology,26, 1617-1626. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb00088.x
Journal articles without DOI, print version:
Colvin, C.R., & Block, J. (1994). Dopositive illusions foster mental health? An examination of the Taylor and Brownformulation. Psychological Bulletin, 116, 3-20.
Journal articles without DOI, online version:
Aldridge, D. (1991). Spirituality,healing and medicine. British Journal of General Practice, 41, 425-427.Retrieved from londonessays.com
·For articlesretrieved from databases, such as ProQuest, include ALL of the journalinformation including the author (s) names, title of article, journal name,volume, page number. DO NOT include the web address (i.e:londonessays.com Why don’t you include the web address?Library databases such as ProQuest are a subscription service the collegepays a fee touse. Readers of your paper may not have access toProQuest, so including the url of the ProQuest site doesn’t help the readerlocate the source without also including all of the journal information.
Articles or chapters in an edited book:
Shea, J. D. (1992). Religion and sexualadjustment. In J. F. Schumaker (Ed.), Religion and mental health (pp. 70-84).New York: Oxford University Press.
Informally published Web document: Do notinclude the date of retrieval. Remove all hyperlinks.
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Degelman, D. (2011). APA style essentials. Retrieved from
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Articles from magazines:
Kanchier, C. (2000, March/April). Dare to Change. Psychology Today,33. 64-67.
Exercise #3 –References formatting
Place the information below in the correct order for the referencepage, according to APA guidelines.
Book title:The psychology major: career options and strategies for success
Edition:4th
Author: R.Eric Landrum & Stephen Davis Published in 2010
PublisherInformation: Boston: Prentice Hall
Exercise #3– Your Answer:
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Exercise #4–References formatting
Place the information below in the correct order for the referencepage, according to APA guidelines.
Author: American Psychological Association, no date listed on page Webpage title: Non-academic careers for scientific psychologists
Webaddress: londonessays.com
Exercise#4–Your Answer:
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Exercise # 5– References formatting
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Place the information below in the correct order for the referencepage, according to APA guidelines. Source information: Author: Diane F. HalpernDate of publication: 2008
Journal Name: Educational Psychology Review Volume Number: 20 Issue 1
Article Title: Nurturing Careers in Psychology: Combining Work andFamily Page numbers: 57-64 DOI: 10.1007/s10648-007-9060-5Psych 100-LaBrie
Exercise #5 Your Answer:
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Exercise 6: APA Formatting Quiz
Instructions: Circle the correct answer.
1. A paraphrase is cited using the following:
a. Quotation marks, authors last name, and page number
b. Authors last name, and year of publication
c. Authors last name, and page number
d. None of the above
2. Are quotation marks used in a paraphrase?
a. Yes
b. No
3. What is included in a direct quote citation?
a. Quotation marks are used, and the authors last name is included
b. Quotation marks are used, the authors last name and year ofpublication is included
c. Quotation marks are used, the authors last name, the year ofpublication, and page number are included.
d. A direct quote does not need to be cited
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4. What is one difference between citing a short quote and a long quote?
a. A long-quote should not be longer than 40 words
b. A long-quote follows block quoting formatting, and a short-quote isnot block formatted
c. A long-quote does not need to be cited
d. A short-quote does not need to be cited
5. If you are including a book on your reference page, what is thecorrect order of information?
a. Author, title, publication data
b. Author, page number, title, publication data
c. Author, year of publication, title, edition, publication data
d. None of the above
6. What is not required on the reference page?
a. Hanging indent
b. Double-spacing
c. Authors place of birth
d. Publication data
7. What is the difference between a paraphrase and a direct quote?
a. They are the same
b. A direct quote is summarizing information from a source, while aparaphrase is using the exact words of the author.
c. A paraphrase is summarizing information from a source, while a directquote is using the exact words of the author.
d. Paraphrases are not used in APA papers.
8. True or False: When creating a reference page for a website used, APAformat requires that you place the date you accessed the website in thereferences.
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