EXERCISE 61–1 APA documentation: in-text citations Example:
The student is quoting from page 49 of an article on parapsychology, written by Peter Greasley and published in 2000.
Greasley (2000) noted, “It is relatively easy, with the benefit of a video recorder and a skeptical demeanor, to analyze the strategies used by the medium (consciously or not) to elicit a high ratio of positive response from the client” (p. 49). Greasley (2000) noted, “It is relatively easy, with the benefit of a video recorder and a skeptical demeanor, to analyze the strategies used by the medium (consciously or not) to elicit a high ratio of positive response from the client” (49).
In APA style, the abbreviation “p.” is used before an exact page number.