Psychology 103 - Physiological Psychology » Spring 2022 » APA EXAM

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Question #1
If in the first sentence of your introduction page, you make a statement, use a direct quote, paraphrase a source, use copy righted statements, ideas (e.g. fictional characters) or trademarks, and you are using the same source throughout the paper, you should include an in-text citation ______________________, unless none of the aforementioned apply and you are speaking in first person.
A.   in the first sentence of each paragraph.
B.   in the second sentence of the first paragraph only.
C.   in first sentence of the first paragraph only.
D.   only when you make a direct quote.
Question #2
What should be the margins on the APA paper?
A.   1/2 inch.
B.   2 inch.
C.   1 inch.
D.   1.5 inch.
Question #3
What does a regular in-text citation include?
A.   Last name of the author(s). Publication date.
B.   Title of the reference. Last name of the author(s).
C.   Title of the reference. Publication date.
D.   None of these
Question #4
What font and size should be used in the APA paper?
A.   Times New Roman, 10 point.
B.   Times New Roman, 12 point.
C.   Calibri, 12 point.
D.   11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode, 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or 10-point Computer Modern 1
Question #5
How many characters including spaces must the short title not exceed?
A.   20
B.   50
C.   APA 7 does not use a short title on the header any longer.
D.   40
Question #6
The words "Running head:" should be _______________________.
A.   in lower case and centered in the header.
B.   APA 7 does not use the words "Running head" on the cover page any longer.
C.   all caps and centered in body of the paper.
D.   aligned left and in the header of first page of the paper before the short title.
Question #7
What is included in the introduction page (second page for this course)?
A.   The title of the paper in bold.
B.   The name of the institution.
C.   Your name.
D.   all of these
Question #8
For this course and most APA papers, where should the thesis statement be?
A.   Anywhere in the first paragraph.
B.   On the last sentence of the first paragraph.
C.   Anywhere in the second paragraph.
D.   all of these
Question #9
The APA format for the behavioral and social sciences is published by the __________________,
A.   American Psychological Association
B.   American Philisophical Association
C.   American Psychiatric Association
D.   All Publications of America
Question #10
After double spacing the paper, how much extra line spacing should be used after each paragraph?
A.   1 inch.
B.   .5 inch.
C.   None.
D.   1.5 inch.
Question #11
This course is using the ____________ edition of the APA manual.
A.   seventh
B.   fifth
C.   sixth
D.   eigth
Question #12
The title of the publication for the format used in the behavioral sciences is _________________________.
A.   Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
B.   Publication Manual of the American Publications Association
C.   Publication Manual of the American Psychiatric Association
D.   Publication Manual of the American Philisophical Association
Question #13
All APA papers must use ____________________ level writing.
A.   collegiate
B.   graduate
C.   any of these
D.   high school
Question #14
What should be in the cover page?
A.   Your full name
B.   The title of the paper
C.   The name of the institution.
D.   All of these
Question #15
References should appear in _______________________________ on the Reference page.
A.   order most used
B.   by publication date
C.   alphabetical order
D.   chronological order
Question #16
The short title of the paper should be ___________________________.
A.   all caps and aligned right in the header of the paper.
B.   aligned left and in the header of paper in all caps after the following, Running head:
C.   all caps and centered in body of the paper.
D.   APA 7 does not use a short title on the header any longer.
Question #17
What is included in the cover page of the APA paper for this course?
A.   All of these
B.   The short title of your title.
C.   The full set of references.
D.   The title of the paper in bold.
Question #18
What is included in the introduction paragraph?
A.   Short title.
B.   Your name.
C.   Long title.
D.   Thesis statement.
Question #19
What is in the header of the introduction page (second page for this course)?
A.   Short title.
B.   The words, "Running head:"
C.   Page number
D.   All of these
Question #20
Where is the page number positioned in the APA paper?
A.   Footer centered.
B.   Header flushed right.
C.   Header flushed left.
D.   Footer flushed right.

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