Electronic sources do not need to be included in a references list.
True
False
Both B and C
How should the title of a journal article be formatted in APA style?
Capitalize all major words of the title and subtitle; do not use quotation marks or other special formatting (e.g. italics, underlining)
Capitalize all major words of the title and subtitle; use quotation marks around the full title
Capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle only; do not use quotation marks or other special formatting (e.g. italics, underlining)
Capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle only; italicize the full title.
In a references list, an author’s first and middle name are
written out
abbreviated using initials
Which of the following is cited correctly in APA style?
Weston, G. Daniels, & Smith, T. Mae. (2018). Persistence rewarded the journey of fruit fly larvae. Journal of insect metamorphosis, 18(3): 421-454.
Weston, George Daniels, & Smith, Teresa Mae. “Persistence Rewarded: The Journey of Fruit Fly Larvae.” Journal of Insect Metamorphosis, vol. 18, no. 3, 2018, pp. 421-54.
Weston, G D, & Smith, T M (2018) Persistence rewarded the journey of fruit fly larvae. Journal of Insect Metamorphosis, vol 18, pp 421-54
Weston, G. D., & Smith, T. M. (2018). Persistence rewarded: The journey of fruit fly larvae. Journal of Insect Metamorphosis, 18(3), 421-454.
In APA style, personal communications (e-mail, memos, letters) are
... not included in the references list
... included in the reference list with the author's initials, the exact date of communication, and the phrase “personal communication” in brackets
… included in the references list with the author’s initials, the exact date of communication, the recipient’s name, and the phrase “personal communication” in brackets
… not considered credible references and therefore used as sources in a document
Each source listed in the References list must be cited in text
True
False
How should URLs be formatted in a references list?
Black with no special formatting and a final period: http://www.xxxx.
Black and underlined with no final period: http://www.xxxx
Black with no special formatting and no final period: http://www.xxxx
Blue and underlined with no final period: http://www.xxxxx
With electronic sources, when should the retrieval date (i.e. the day you accessed a source) be included in the references entry?
Always
When the information in the source may change over time
When you feel like providing it
Never
Both B and C
In what order should sources in a references list be organized?
Alphabetical
Chronological
Reverse chronological
The order they appear in the document
What is a doi?
The identifying number for journal articles
The last information included in a journal article’s reference list entry
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