Citing Sources In APA Citation Format! Trivia Questions Quiz

1. Where do the Full Citations go in APA style?

References page

Works Cited page

Bibliography page

Within the text of the paper

Full Citations in APA style go on the References page at the end of a research paper or project.

Explanation

Full Citations in APA style go on the References page at the end of a research paper or project.

2. You create a bar graph using the information found on a government website. You include the graph in your paper.

Include an in-text citation with the website's url

Create a full citation for the Works Cited page

Nothing, you created the graph, so it doesn't need to be cited

Create an in-text citation and a full citation

Although you created the graph, the content came from another source. You still need to cite that source in your text (in-text citation) and include a full citation. In some styles, the full citations for images and graphs can be either at the end of the paper or directly below the image.

Explanation

Although you created the graph, the content came from another source. You still need to cite that source in your text (in-text citation) and include a full citation. In some styles, the full citations for images and graphs can be either at the end of the paper or directly below the image.

3. Since you're writing a research paper for a Psychology class, you must use APA style.

True

False

Although APA style is almost always used in Psychology, your instructor decides what citation style you'll use for an assignment.

Explanation

Although APA style is almost always used in Psychology, your instructor decides what citation style you'll use for an assignment.

4. Which of the following needs to be cited?

An image you found on Flickr

An interview done through email

A quote from a book

A Blog post

A database article

A graph from a government website

A tweet from a celebrity's Twitter account

Your opinions

A well-known quote

Your own original ideas or works (photos, artwork, etc.), common knowledge, and well-known proverbs/quotes DO NOT have to be cited. Everything else should be cited including anything on the web as well as things like pictures, music, internet postings, etc.

Explanation

Your own original ideas or works (photos, artwork, etc.), common knowledge, and well-known proverbs/quotes DO NOT have to be cited. Everything else should be cited including anything on the web as well as things like pictures, music, internet postings, etc.

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5. Why is it important to cite your sources?

Shows that you did research

Avoids copyright infringement

Gives credit to the authors for their work

Avoids plagiarism

Allows the reader to find the source for themself

Is required by law

There are many reasons to cite including to avoid plagiarism, showing that research was done, giving credit for the author's work, and allowing your reader the chance to find the source for themself. Copyright infringement relates to the legality of using a work that is not your own. Therefore, you could cite a source and still be infringing on copyright.

Explanation

There are many reasons to cite including to avoid plagiarism, showing that research was done, giving credit for the author's work, and allowing your reader the chance to find the source for themself. Copyright infringement relates to the legality of using a work that is not your own. Therefore, you could cite a source and still be infringing on copyright.

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