APA Quiz Questions And Answers

True - ANS In APA style, separate title page is required for a research paper or an essay. True or False running head - ANS _____________ is an abbreviated form of the title which is up to 50 characters long. It is capitalized and included at the top of each page, including the title page. words - ANS Anonymous in-text citation would include the first few ______ of the Reference list entry of that work and the year. It would only include the word anonymous if the work's author is stated as anonymous. et al. - ANS ________ should be used when the work has more than 6 authors. If the work has more than two authors, both authors' names should be used the first time; later, ___________ can be used after the first author's name. semicolon - ANS Multiple parenthetical references are separated by a ________ Author, followed by year of publication, and page number preceded by p.: (Doe, 2007, p. 25) - ANS What would an APA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted directly and the author's name is not mentioned in the text? 3 - ANS Which of the following is cited correctly in APA style? 1. H. M. Dietel and P. J. Dietel define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other variables" (1999, p. 294). 2. H. M. Dietel and P. J. Dietel (C How to Program) define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other variables" (p. 294). 3. H. M. Dietel and P. J. Dietel (1999) define pointers as "variables that contain as their values addresses of other variables" (p. 294). to be double-spaced, indented half an inch, and not enclosed in quotation marks. - ANS In APA style, a long quotation which is more than 40 words long needs are not included in the Reference list and need to include the author's initials and the exact date of communication - ANS In APA style, personal communications (e-mail, memos, letters) True - ANS Each source listed in the Reference list must be cited in text. True or False spelled out - ANS In APA style, the first name of the author in a Reference list is not _____ _______ By author's last name first, then date of publication, then title. - ANS How are entries ordered in a Reference list? True - ANS If an entry in a Reference list is longer than one line, second and all subsequent lines need to be indented half an inch. True or False A - ANS How are two or more works by the same author cited in a Reference list in APA style? A. Doe, J. (2006). Title of Book 1. City: Publisher Doe, J. (2007). Title of Book 2. Location: First Publishing House. B. Doe, J. (2006). Title of Book 1. Location: Publisher. ---. (2007). Title of Book 2. Location: publisher. A - ANS Which of the following is the correct APA Reference list entry? A. Reese, G. (2000). Database Programming with JDBC and Java. Beijing: O'Reilly Media. B. Reese, George. Database programming with JDBC and Java. Beijing: O'Reilly Media. 2000. materials (main tools), participants, procedure - ANS Name three subsections found in the Method section one through nine - ANS Spell out numbers ___ _________ ____ content - ANS While APA technical style is important, your ______ is the most important aspect of the writing. Continuity, smoothness of expression, tone, economy of expression, precision and clarity - ANS What are the 5 APA style guidelines? 12 - ANS THe title has no more than ____ words no indentation - ANS The abstract is a brief summary consisting of a single paragraph, _______ _______, is left justified, and on its own page. IS WRITTEN LAST support statements - ANS In the results, the Statistical Significance is provided to ______ __________, but not the main focus of the section statistics - ANS The discussion addresses and explains results in words not _______. results with explanation - ANS The discussion states general _____ ____ _________ as to why you think you got those findings findings - ANS In the discussion, there are no statistics and it states the importance of your findings and ralates it to other __________. limitations or weaknesses - ANS The discussion also describes _______ (or) _________ future research - ANS The discussion states how it applies to the real world and areas for ________ _________. work or ideas - ANS Plagiarism is the process of taking someone else's ____ (or) ______ and passing them on as your own paraphrasing - ANS One can commit plagiarism even when ________ if you do not have a source citation plagiarism - ANS Copying an article word for word is _____ even with a source citation. substantial change - ANS The paraphrase must be a _______ ________ from the original text. One to two word changes or sequence changes will not suffice. Paraphrasing - ANS _____ is preferred over quoting Statistical Analyses - ANS A fourth subsection for the methods section is the ___ ___________ which states significance Test & effect Size and follow Up Analyses E - ANS Which is (are) true of the Method section? a) All materials that were used including pencils, the type and color of paper, etc, should be described at length in this section