InfoGuides: PSYC 223 Cognitive Psychology: APA Citations

Last Updated: Oct 25, 2024 3:38 PM

Using APA

APA (American Psychological Association) 7th edition is used in the areas of the behavioral and social sciences.

There are formatting rules one follows when writing a research paper (margins, page numbers, titles, capitalization, etc.), creating in-text citations in the body of the paper, and writing full citations in the References page (the last page). View the APA sample paper. Some professors may ask you to submit your papers to TurnItin, a plagiarism checking database.

You must have both the in-text citations and the References page which is a list of all sources you used for your paper.

Check out the Gallaudet English Center: Words that introduce quotes or paraphrases, Guide to paraphrasing, How to avoid plagiarism, and other writing resources.

Why Should We Use Citations?

Why Do We Need to Cite Sources for Papers or Presentations?

We need to acknowledge another person's work and ideas and give him credit.
You have more credibility because your paper shows you reviewed, evaluated, and selected sources during the research process
You avoid plagiarism.
Your sources are easier to find. Readers can find the sources you used.

How Do You Incorporate Sources Within Your Paper or Presentation?

Quoting-Copy a short passage word for word, set off by quotation marks.
Summarizing--Restate the main ideas in your own words which is shorter than the origiinal
Paraphrasing--Take an idea and put it in your own words.