There are formatting errors in the reference below per APA formatting guidelines. Which one of the following choices indicates the correct errors?
Williams, P. W., & Lee, T. B. (2015) Happy People Create Healthy Habits. Journal of Family Medicine, vol. 4, 2, 343-355.
Title of article should be in italics, volume number should be in italics, period is missing after the parenthetical year.
Journal title and volume number should be in italics, "vol." should be deleted, the issue number should be in parenthesis directly following volume number, period is missing after the parenthetical year, title should be in sentence format.
First names should appear next to the last name of the authors, period is missing after the parenthetical year, month of publication should appear after the year in parenthesis, and journal title should be in italics.
Title of article and journal title should be in italics, title should be in sentence format, comma should go after the parenthetical year, volume and issue number should be in parenthesis, there should be a "p." in front of the page numbers.
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Each source listed in the reference list must be cited within the body of the paper.
True
False
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Which one is not a rule for formatting a YouTube video reference?
The video title must be italicized.
The author is the actual name and/or screen name listed under the title of the video on YouTube.
The year, month, and day are placed in parenthesis after the author.
The words Video file are placed within brackets after the title of the video.
None of the above.
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In which of the following circumstances would you mostly like write the paragraph number in the parenthetical citation instead of a page number?
When citing a quote from an electronic book.
When citing a quote from an online magazine article.
When citing a quote of 40 words or more from a book chapter.
When citing a quote from a newsletter article.
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In APA style, a separate title page is required for a research paper or essay.
True
False
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When should et al. be used in an in-text citation?
It should be used the first time a work with more than four authors is cited.
If the work has three or more authors, all of the authors are mentioned in the first time it is cited, but further mentions of the work should include the first author's last name followed by et al.
It should be used when the work has six or more authors every time the work is cited.
b and c
All of the above
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Which of the following is the correct way to write a parenthetical citation when the source is directly quoted?
(Smith, 2014)
(Smith, 2014, 242)
(Smith, 2014 (p. 242)
(Smith, p.242, 2014)
(Smith, 2014, p. 242)
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Below is a reference listing for a video file with two authors. How should the title of the video be formatted?
The first letter of each word in the video title should be capitalized.
The video title should be in italics.
The first word after the colon should not be capitalized.
The video title is in the correct format; therefore no changes need to be made.
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What would an in-text citation include when the author of a source is unknown?
It would include the word anonymous and paragraph number of that source.
It would include the first few words of the reference list entry and the year of publication.
It would include just the year of publication and page or paragraph number.
It would include the word anonymous if the author is actually stated as anonymous and the page number would follow.
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Which of the following sources would be included in the reference list?
Personal interview with the CEO of a company
Classroom discussion posts
Bible
Time Magazine
All of the above
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Which of the following statements requires an in-text citation as supportive evidence?
There are over three million people in the United States without jobs, therefore outsourcing should be banned.
Studies show that there are more obese people in the United States than there are in any other country.
Because of the economy crisis back in 2008, many people lost their jobs.
Understanding the principles of critical thinking is imperative to being a successful college student.
All of the above
both a. and b.
both c. and d.
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Which of the following is a reason why popular sources should not be used for academic research?
They may lack a bibliography or reference list.
They are not considered scholarly.
They are intended to inform or entertain the public.
All of the above
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When should you cite a source?
When you use quoted material from a source.
When you paraphrase information from a source.
When you summarize information from a source, and it's entirely in your own words.
All of the above.
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Which of the following is not a rule in APA formatting?
Single-space the references page.
Italics should be used for journal, book, and film titles.
The second and subsequent lines in a reference should be indented.
Professional credentials (i.e. PhD, EdD) of authors should not be included in the references.
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Citations are used within the body of your paper to indicate information that has come from another source. Select the answer that best describes which information must always be cited within the text.
Quotations from a video, blog, website, or journal article.
Written or media content that you have paraphrased or summarized.
Personal opinions and ideas written in your own words.
Quotations, paraphrased and summarized content.