Psychology 321 - Psychology Research Method » Spring 2022 » APA citing/referencing quiz

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Question #1
Which of the following is the correct way to cite the following book in the paper? Griffin, P., Quagmire, G., & Swanson, J. (2014). Men doing stupid things: How clueless can they be? Family Guy Press.
A.   Blah blah giggity giggity (Griffin, Quagmire, & Swanson, 2014).
B.   Blah blah blah giggity giggity (Griffin, Quagmire, and Swanson, 2014).
C.   Blah blah giggity giggity (Griffin, P., Quagmire, G., & Swanson, J. 2014).
D.   Blah blah blah giggity giggity (Griffin et. al., 2014).
E.   Blah blah giggity giggity (Griffin et al., 2014).
Question #2
Which of the following is the correct way to cite the following book chapter in the paper? Lector, H., Sweeney, T., & Dahmer, J. (2014). Tips for preparing and eating white meat. In G. Ramsey, R. Ray, W. Puck, & J. Childs (Eds.), Eating advice from famous chefs (Vol. II, pp. 15-34). Yum Yum Press.
A.   Yum yum yum (Lector et. al., 2014).
B.   Yum yum yum (H. Lector, T. Sweeney, & J. Dahmer, 2014).
C.   Yum yum yum (Lector et al., 2014).
D.   Yum yum yum (Lector, Sweeney, & Dahmer, 2014).
E.   Yum yum yum (Dahmer, Lector, Sweeney, &, 2014).
Question #3
Which of the following is the correct way to cite the following journal article? Krueger, F., Myers, M., Chucky, C. L. R., Pinhead, H., Bates, N., Torrance, J., ... Voorhees, J. (2014). A guide to nighttime festivities. Slasher Journal, 6(66), 1-666. doi:123kill456789
A.   According to Krueger et al slash cut slash stab. (2014)
B.   According to Krueger et al. (2014), slash cut slash stab.
C.   According to Krueger et. al., (2014) slash cut slash stab.
D.   According to Krueger, et. al., (2014), slash cut slash stab.
E.   According to Krueger, Myers, Chucky, Pinhead, Bates, Torrance, and Voorhees (2014), slash cut slash stab.
Question #4
Which of the following is the correct way to cite the following book chapter? Coyote, W. E., & Fudd, E. (1998). Hunters anonymous: Giving up a losing fight. In B. Bunny (Ed.), Looney stories from a wild hare (pp. 122-148). Merrie Melodies Printing.
A.   Nowadays, more people order from Amazon than Acme (Coyote, W. E. & Fudd, E., 1998).
B.   Nowadays, more people order from Amazon than Acme (Coyote & Fudd, 1998).
C.   Nowadays, more people order from Amazon than Acme (Coyote and Fudd, 1998).
D.   Nowadays, more people order from Amazon than Acme (Coyote et al., 1998).
Question #5
Which of the following is the correct way to cite the following book? Picky, I. M., & Anal, I. B. (2002). The anal-retentive professor. Freud Press.
A.   According to Picky et al. (2002), fix that, and that, and also that!
B.   According to Picky, et al., fix that, and that, and also that!
C.   According to Picky, I. M., & Anal, I. B. (2002), fix that, and that, and also that!
D.   According to Picky and Anal (2002), fix that, and that, and also that!
E.   According to Picky and Anal, fix that, and that, and also that!
Question #6
Which of the following is the correct way to cite the following two references in the same sentence? Bates, N. (1960). Mommy issues: Where is my knife? Psycho Journal, 1(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/1959novel1960movie Rex, T. (1950). Barney, Godzilla, and Dino: A dinosaur love fest? Jurassic Cretaceous.
A.   Blah blah blah (Bates, 1960; Rex, 1950).
B.   Blah blah blah (Bates, 1960 & Rex, 1950).
C.   Blah blah blah (Bates, N., 1960; Rex, T., 1950).
D.   Blah blah blah (Rex, 1950; Bates, 1960).
E.   Blah blah blah (T. Rex, 1950; N. Bates, 1960).
Question #7
Which of the following is the correct way to cite the following three journal articles in the same sentence? Fergus, M. (2012). Red…It’s the new blonde. Brave Bear Highlands Publishing. Lannister, J., Greyjoy, J., & Stark, E., N. (2011). Missing body parts: Some are worse than others. Journal of Body Mechanics and Movement, 7(7), 2011-2019. https://doi.org/#ouch!that&*@&$hurt! Solo, H., & Skywalker, L. (1977). Chewbacca: Sorry about the hairballs. Star Wars Journal, R2(D2), 1977-2019. https://doi.org/C-3PO#12parsecs
A.   (Fergus, 2012; Lannister, Greyjoy, & Stark, 2011; Solo & Skywalker, 1977)
B.   (Solo & Skywalker, 1977; Lannister, Greyjoy, & Stark, 2011; Fergus, 2012)
C.   (Fergus, 2012; Lannister et al., 2011; Solo & Skywalker, 1977)
D.   (Fergus, 2012; Lannister et al., 2011; Solo et al., 1977)
E.   (Solo & Skywalker, 1977; Lannister et al., 2011; Fergus, 2012)
Question #8
Which of the following is NOT true according to PSY321_Plagiarism_Citing.pptx
A.   All these are true.
B.   You should always double-check other people’s citations.
C.   A bad way to avoid plagiarism is just using a thesaurus on all major words.
D.   An important step in paraphrasing without plagiarizing is to know what you are reading before you start paraphrasing.
E.   A bad way to avoid plagiarism is to use an online sentence rewriter/converter.
Question #9
Which of the following is NOT true according to PSY321_Plagiarism_Citing.pptx
A.   Most of the information in a review of literature can generally be cited.
B.   in general, in an empirical study, you should not cite from the introduction.
C.   In an empirical article, you can paraphrase from the results, discussion, practice implications, and research implications.
D.   A definition of a variable/concept can be cited from an introduction.
E.   All these are true.
Question #10
If citing a review of literature article, which of the following would be the LEAST accurate/appropriate? (note. Plunkett would say it is wrong).
A.   In a review of literature, Plunkett (2022) found numerous studies suggesting people are more productive when they enjoy life.
B.   Plunkett (2022) found that people are more productive when they enjoy life.
C.   In a review of literature, various studies found that people are more productive when they enjoy life (Plunkett, 2022).
D.   There are multiple studies that suggest people are more productive when they enjoy life (Plunkett, 2022).

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