Documenting sources (APA)

Example

Source: a printed book with one author

Miller noted that while boys’ dreams tend to be shorter and include “more tools and other objects,” girls’ dreams generally “have more people in them” (p. 13).

Miller, J. (1985). The dream workbook. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.

Miller, J., (1985), The dream workbook, Boston, MA: Little, Brown.

The first answer is correct because it uses periods (not commas) following the author’s name, the publication year, and the book title.