Psy 201: The Psychology Major: Academic and Professional Issues Module 4: Technological Resources PsycINFO and Writing: APA Format and Critical Thinking APA Style for Journal References Quiz Handout Directions: Use the following APA reference quiz questions and answers to practice for the Midterm Exam. 1. What APA formatting mistake(s) is/are there in the following journal article Turner, R.J, Russell, D., & Glover, R. The social antecedents of anger proneness in young adulthood. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 48, 68-83. a. it is missing the publication date in parentheses following the authors. b. it is NOT double-spaced. c. the journal and volume number are italicized. d. answers A and B. Feedback #1: The correct answer is d (answers A and B). The date of publication must appear in parentheses following the last author. The entire reference must be double-spaced. The journal and volume number must be italicized. 2. What APA formatting mistake(s) is/are there in the following journal article a. the publication date is in the wrong place. b. it is double-spaced. c. the journal and volume number are NOT italicized. d. answers A and B.
Feedback #2: The correct answer is C (the journal and volume number are NOT italicized). The date of publication must appear in parentheses following the last author. The entire reference must be double-spaced. The journal and volume number must be italicized. 3. What APA formatting mistake(s) is/are there in the following journal article Larson, Lily, Rottinghaus, Patrick, & Borgen, Frank (2002). Meta-Analyses of Big Six Interests and Big Five Personality Factors. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61, 217-239. a. last two authors are separated by a comma and the & sign. b. First names are not initialed. c. All words in article title are capitalized. d. answers B and C. Feedback #3: The correct answer is d (answers B and C). The last two authors must be separated by a comma and the & sign. First and middle names must be initialed. ONLY the first word, proper nouns, and first word after a colon in title of the article are capitalized. Larson, L., Rottinghaus, P., & Borgen, F. (2002). Meta-analyses of big six interests and big five personality factors. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61, 217-239. 4. What APA formatting mistake(s) is/are there in the following journal article
Larson, L., Rottinghaus, P. and Borgen, F. (2002). Meta-analyses of big six interests and big five personality factors. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61, 217-239. a. last two authors are NOT separated by a comma and the & sign. b. First names are initialed. c. All of the words in the title of the article (except the first) are in lower-case. d. answers B and C. Feedback #4: The correct answer is a (last two authors are NOT separated by a comma and the & sign.) The last two authors must be separated by a comma and the & sign. First and middle names must be initialed. ONLY the first word, proper nouns, and first word after a colon in title of the article are capitalized. Larson, L., Rottinghaus, P., & Borgen, F. (2002). Meta-analyses of big six interests and big five personality factors. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61, 217-239. 5. What APA formatting mistake(s) is/are there in the following journal article Spokane, A.R., Meir, E.I., & Catalano, M. (2000). Person-environment congruence and Holland s theory: A review and reconsideration. Journal of vocational behavior, 57, 137-187. a. The font is NOT Times New Roman or Courier, 12-point font. b. There is NO hanging indent. c. All of the words in the title of the Journal are in lower case (except the first word). d. answers A, B, & C. Feedback #5: The correct answer is d (Answers A, B, & C) The font must be Times New Roman or Courier, 12-point font. There must be a hanging indent (first line is flush left, and all subsequent lines are indented 5 Spaces, using the Tab or Indent ). All of the words in the Journal name must be capitalized.
Spokane, A.R., Meir, E.I., & Catalano, M. (2000). Person-environment congruence and Holland s theory: A review and reconsideration. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 57, 137-187. 6. What APA formatting mistake(s) is/are there in the following journal article Spokane, A.R., Meir, E.I., & Catalano, M. (2000). Person-environment congruence and Holland s theory: A review and reconsideration. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 57, 137-187. a. It is in the wrong font. b. There is a hanging indent. c. All of the words in the title of the Journal are capitalized. d. none of the above Feedback #6: The correct answer is d (none of the above). The font must be Times New Roman or Courier, 12-point font. There must be a hanging indent (first line is flush left, and all subsequent lines are indented 5 Spaces, using the Tab or Indent ). All of the words in the Journal name must be capitalized. 7. What APA formatting mistake(s) is/are there in the following journal article Withecomb, J.L. (October, 1997). Causes of violence in children. Journal of Mental Health, Vol 6, pages 433-442. a. The month of publication is included in the parentheses before the date of publication. b. The word Vol appears before the volume number (i.e. 6). c. The word pages appears before the page numbers. *d. All of the above
Feedback #7: The correct answer is d (all of the above). The month of publication must NOT be included anywhere in the reference. Any word indicating Volume (e.g. Vol ) must NOT be included anywhere in the reference. Any word indicating page or pages (e.g. pages, pp., or pgs.) must NOT be included anywhere in the reference. Withecomb, J.L. (1997). Causes of violence in children. Journal of Mental Health, 6, 433-442. 8. What APA formatting mistake(s) is/are there in the following journal article Withecomb, J.L. (1997). Causes of violence in children. Journal of Mental Health, 6, 433-442 a. The month of publication is missing. b. The word Vol or Volume is missing. c. The word pages is missing. *d. None of the above Feedback #8: The correct answer is d (none of the above). The month of publication must NOT be included anywhere in the reference. Any word indicating Volume (e.g. Vol ) must not be included anywhere in the reference. Any word indicating page or pages (e.g. pages, pp., or pgs.) must NOT be included anywhere in the reference.