APA documentation: in-text citations 3

Choose the APA in-text citation that is handled correctly.

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undefined. The student is paraphrasing the following newspaper article: Schwartz, J. (2004, May 6). Simulated prison in ’71 showed a fine line between “normal” and “monster.” The New York Times, p. A20.
◯ Schwartz (2004, May 6) reported on a psychology experiment in 1971 in which volunteers were randomly assigned to be either prison guards or prisoners. Those who became guards quickly turned abusive toward their prisoners, and the experiment was stopped a week ahead of schedule.
◯ Schwartz (2004) reported on a psychology experiment in 1971 in which volunteers were randomly assigned to be either prison guards or prisoners. Those who became guards quickly turned abusive toward their prisoners, and the experiment was stopped a week ahead of schedule.
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undefined. The student is quoting from page 495 of the following book: Hockenbury, D. M., & Hockenbury, S. E. (2000). Psychology (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Worth.
◯ According to one psychology text, Milgram’s experiment was designed to answer the question “Could a person be pressured by others into committing an immoral act, some action that violated his or her own conscience, such as hurting a stranger?” (Hockenbury and Hockenbury, 2000, p. 495).
◯ According to one psychology text, Milgram’s experiment was designed to answer the question “Could a person be pressured by others into committing an immoral act, some action that violated his or her own conscience, such as hurting a stranger?” (Hockenbury and Hockenbury, 2000, p. 495).
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undefined. The student is quoting from page A20 of the following newspaper article: Dao, J., & von Zielbauer, P. (2004, May 6). Abuse charges bring anguish in unit’s home. The New York Times, pp. A1, A20.
◯ Dao and von Zielbauer (2004) reported that one accused soldier “told military investigators that her job was ‘to keep detainees awake’ ” (p. A1+).
◯ Dao and von Zielbauer (2004) reported that one accused soldier “told military investigators that her job was ‘to keep detainees awake’” (p. A20).
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undefined. The student used two sources by the same author published in the same year. The sources appear as follows in the reference list: Hersh, S. M. (2004a, May 17). Chain of command. The New Yorker, 80(12), 38-43.Hersh, S. M. (2004b, May 10). Torture at Abu Ghraib. The New Yorker, 80(11), 42-47.The writer is quoting from page 43 of the article “Chain of Command.”
◯ Hersh (2004) said, “The photographing of prisoners . . . seems to have been not random but, rather, part of the dehumanizing interrogation process” (“Chain of Command,” p. 43).
◯ Hersh (2004a) said, “The photographing of prisoners . . . seems to have been not random but, rather, part of the dehumanizing interrogation process” (p. 43).
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undefined. The writer is summarizing material from page 67 of the following book: Nevid, J. S., Rathus, S. A., and Rubenstein, H. R. (1998). Health in the new millennium. New York, NY: Worth.This is the second citation of the book in the paper.
◯ Nevid et al. (1998) pointed out that people who have had traumatic experiences may later suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD (p. 67).
◯ Nevid, Rathus, and Rubenstein (1998) pointed out that people who have had traumatic experiences may later suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD (p. 67).
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