APA 6

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Edition Citation Style Exercise Answer key

Write the appropriate citation for the items below:

1.


Answer:

Babb, L. A., & Laws, R. (1997). Adopting and advocating for the special needs child. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey.









2.

Write the appropriate citation for a book chapter:

Chapter by J.P. Allan and D. Land called Attachment in Adolescence



Answer:

Allan, J. P., & Land, D. (1999). Attachment in adolescence. In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.) Handbook of attachment: Theory,
research, and clinical applications (pp. 319-335). New York: The Guilford Press.








3. http://www.psych.org/Departments/EDU/Library/APAOfficialDocumentsandRelated/PositionStatements/200205.aspx




Answer: (note: insert current date and capitalize the name of the disorder)

American Psychiatric Association. (2002). Reactive Attachment Disorder position statement. Retrieved June 16, 2010 from
http://www.psych.org/Departments/EDU/LibraryAPAOfficialDocumentsandRelated/PositionStatements/200205.aspx








4.







Answer:

Herbst-Damm, K.L., & Kulik, J.A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health
Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225








5. Use PDF Full Text version:



Answer :


Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., van IJzendoorn, M. H., & Juffer, F. (2003). Less is more: Meta-analyses of sensitivity and attachment
interventions in early childhood. Psychological Bulletin, 129(2), 195-215. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.129.2.195










6.
To locate the doi, you will need to click on the title to see if
it is included in the complete citation, or
see if the doi is included in the PDF
Full Text






Answer:
Wilens, T. E., & Biederman, J. (2006). Alcohol, drugs, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A model for the
study of addictions in youth. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 20, 580-588. doi:10.1177/0269881105058776







For page numbers, link to
the Abstract or PDF
7. Write the appropriate citation using information retrieved from a database citation:


Answer:
Jones, N. L. (1993). The alcohol and drug provisions of the ADA: Implications for employers and employees. Consulting Psychology
Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 37-45. doi: 10.1037/1061-4087.45.2.37

8. This article does not have a doi and the journal is no longer published and thus does not have a web page to cite.
Under these unusual circumstances, include the database information in the reference citation.



Langdon, S., & Preble, W. (2008). The relationship between levels of perceived respect and bullying in 5
th
through 12
th

graders. Adolescence, 43(171), 485-503. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

9.


Answer:
Russo, C. A., & Jiang, H. J. (2006). Hospital stays among patients with diabetes, 2004 (Statistical Brief #17). Retrieved from Agency for
Healthcare Research & Quality website: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb17.jsp


URL:
http://www.hcupus.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb17.jsp
10. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_sch.pdf



Back Cover:


Answer:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2003).
Managing asthma: A guide for schools (NIH Publication No. 02-2650). Retrieved from
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_sch.pdf