18 Best APA Style Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

Which is the correct APA in-text citation for the following source?

Erinsmith
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

(Shaw, Speaks, and Neal, 2005, p. 12-15).

Direct quotations need the authors last names, the year of publication, and the page numbers on which the quotation can be found.

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What should you give when summarizing or paraphrasing a source?

John Smith
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

When you do not have a direct quotation, you only need to give the authors names and the year of publication.

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Do students need/no need to reference who owned computers scored 10 points higher than those who did not own computers?

John Smith
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

Need to reference.

This contains information which is too specific to be considered common knowledge--if youve included it, you must have retrieved it from an outside source. You must...Read More

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How do you cite work in APA format?

Linda Simson
Answered: Mar 26, 2019

The name of the writer and initials and the year of publication. Semicolon should be between the initials.

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What are some examples of social responsibility?

C.Mila
Answered: May 01, 2018

The American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing System. The APA (American Psychological Association) style requires two elements: in-text citations throughout your assignment, and a...Read More

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What is true of Internet Explorer?

Richard Parra
Answered: Mar 28, 2018

Internet Explorer has a 96% browser market share as of June 2000. The percentage market share should be verified by a source that is credible. Since it is not common knowledge, there should...Read More

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What should you be sure when citing a direct quotation from a source?

M. Porter, Senior Executive
Answered: Dec 14, 2018

When citing a direct quotation from a source, it is very important to include the author(s) name(s), the year of publication, and the page number. Depending on which format you are supposed to...Read More

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"Leadership giftedness: Is it innate or can it be developed?" is a Chapter written by Karen Rogers. The Chapter was published in 2009 in International Handbook on Giftedness, which is an edited...

RRUWritingCentre
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

Rogers, K. (2009). Leadership giftedness: Is it innate or can it be developed?. In L. Shavinina (Ed.), International Handbook on Giftedness (pp. 633-6...Read More

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What should you do when quoting long sections of material?

Richard Parra
Answered: Mar 28, 2018

Indent and use a block format without any quotation marks.

This is a standard format at GCU for this type of reference.

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What image types are considered to be figures?

RRU_Library
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

Bar graphs
Charts
Maps
Drawings
Photographs
Line graphs
Histograms
Plots
Combination graphs
Pie graphs
Dendrograms
Stem-and-leaf...Read More

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What is the An Analysis of Qualitative Data on Sibling Relationships in Immigrant Families Obtained?

John Smith
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

(o day et al., 2009)-according to apa, in-text citations for works with 6 or more authors can be shortened to first author + et al. (abbreviation for and others) on first use. answer a didnt...Read More

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What is the Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)?

John Smith
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

The abbreviation for idas should be used to start the second sentence. The colon in the second sentence is misused and unnecessary. The in-line series should use lowercase letters such as (a),...Read More

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What is the correct format for the first use ofÂ the Jeffrey T. Swan, Dennard Q. Rail, Mary N. Bushcombe (1995)?

John Smith
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

.training that students receive (swan, rail, & bushcombe, 1995).-look closely at ans. a to see that the writer has misplaced the period before the citation. the correct apa format (ans. b) places...Read More

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When is secondary-source citation acceptable?

Dwyant
Answered: Jan 17, 2025

The primary source (e.g., Erickson s publication) is not available in a language that the student reads.
The primary source is not available from the student s university library or...Read More

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What should you do to avoid plagiarizing?

Richard Parra
Answered: Mar 28, 2018

Proper attribution to all sources and quoting correctly gives information on who gets the credit. Paraphrasing requires your own words since it is not quoting. Proofreading keeps yo...Read More

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