Question

You want to cite the following research article by Carl Jones, Sandra Louise Smith, and C. Thomas Arthur. It is titled "Writing in APA Style: Where students Go wrong." It was published in the journal of teaching psychology, volume #4, issue #6, June of 1996. It covers page #'s 376-384. Indicate the best way to cite the article for the following sentence:

According to , students of child development are very quick and adept at learning to write in APA style.

Answer 1

To cite the article within a sentence, add "Jones, Smith, and Arthur (1996)" before the information derived from the source. A complete citation on the reference list would provide the full details of the article.

Step-by-step explanation:

To cite the research article in your sentence according to APA style, you would include the authors' names and the year of publication within parentheses. Since the author's names are not mentioned within the sentence, they must be included in the in-text citation. Here is the correct way to insert the citation:

According to Jones, Smith, and Arthur (1996), students of child development are very quick and adept at learning to write in APA style.

In-text citations feature author names, dates of publication, and page numbers, depending on what information is available. If you were to reference a specific page, you would include the page number in the citation as well. For example:

...students of child development are very quick and adept at learning to write in APA style (Jones, Smith, & Arthur, 1996, p. 379).

Remember, the reference list at the end of your paper should include full publication details for this source, formatted according to APA guidelines. This would look something like:

Jones, C., Smith, S. L., & Arthur, C. T. (1996). Writing in APA Style: Where students go wrong. Journal of Teaching Psychology, 4(6), 376-384.