The following examples illustrate APA citation style for selected works in print format. For other works see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth edition, on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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…elderly patients fear MRI tests (Armony & Dolan, 2002) and require follow-up …
Reference List:
Armony, J. L., & Dolan, R. J. (2002). Modulation of spatial attention by fear-conditioned
stimuli: An event-related MRI study. Neuropsychologia, 40, 817–826.
Note: If each issue of a journal begins on page 1, give the issue number in parentheses after the volume number.
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… meta-analysis shows the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, et al. 2008) to have validity…
Reference List:
Beck, A. T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., Smith, P., Mittle, H., Steer, R. A., et al. (2008).
An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety: Psychometric properties. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 893–897.
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...prescriptions of antidepressants to youths are undergoing scrutiny (Schultz, 2008) by the
Reference List:
Schultz, A. (2008, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state FDA regulations on
antidepressants. The Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 1A.
Note: Single pages use p., e.g., p. 1A; multiple pages use pp., e.g., pp. B2, B4 or pp. C1, C3-C4.
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…Sigmund Freud, recognized as one of the most familiar figures (Davis, 2007) in psychology…
Reference List:
Davis, J. (2007). Familiar psychological figures. Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
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…The subjective well-being of college students (Haybron, 2008) has been found
Haybron, D. M. (2008). College and the subjective well-being. In M. Els & R.
Larsen (Eds.), The science of subjective well-being (pp. 17-43). New York, NY:
Guilford Press.
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…Subjective well being has been defined as (Davis, 2007) the ability to recognize…
Reference List:
Davis, T. J. (Ed.). (2007). APA dictionary of psychology. Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association.
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Though it is not completely understood how phobias develop (Bergmann, 1994) they…
Reference List:
Bergmann, P.G. (1994). Phobias. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp.
501-508). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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