APA 5th

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For more examples and detailed explanations please see the source of these examples: 

 

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological 
Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. 

 

 

 

.. Journal article, one author (p. 240) 





Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological Bulletin, 
126, 910-924. 

 

 

.. Electronic copy of a journal article retrieved from database (p. 279) 





Borman, W. C., Hanson, M. A., Oppler, S. H., Pulakos, E. D., & White, L. A. (1993). Role of 
early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 
78, 443-449. Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycARTICLES database. 

 

.. Web site (p. 231) 





Electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological Association. (2000, 
October 12). Retrieved October 23, 2000, from http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html. 

 

 

.. Internet articles based on a print source (p. 271) 





VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of 
resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic 
Research, 5, 117-123. 

 

 

.. Article in an Internet-only journal (p. 272) 





Frederickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-
being. Prevention & Treatment, 2, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from 
http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html 

 

 

.. Magazine article (p. 241) 





Kandel, E. R., & Squire, L. R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking down scientific 
barriers to the study of brain and mind. Science, 290, 1113-1120. 

 

 

.. Daily newspaper article, discontinuous pages (p. 243) 





Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. The Washington 
Post, pp. A1, A4. 

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.. Abstract as original source (p. 245) 





Woolf, N. J., Young, S. L., Fanselow, M. S., & Butcher, L. L. (1991). MAP-2 expression in 
cholinoceptive pyramidal cells of rodent cortex and hippocampus is altered by Pavlovian 
conditioning [Abstract]. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 480. 

 

 

.. Book, third edition, Jr. in name (p. 248) 





Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to 
organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. 

 

 

.. Edited book (p. 249) 





Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological interventions with 
minority youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 

 

 

.. Book chapter (p. 252) 





Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. 
Roediger III & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp. 309-330). 
Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 

 

 

.. Chapter in a volume in a series (p. 253) 





Maccoby, E. E., & Martin, J. (1983). Socialization in the context of the family: Parent-child 
interaction. In P.H. Mussen (Series Ed.) & E. M. Hetherington (Vol. Ed.), Handbook of 
child psychology: Vol. 4. Socialization, personality, and social development (4th ed., pp. 
1-101). New York: Wiley. 

 

 

.. Entry in an encyclopedia (p. 254) 





Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). 
Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica. 

 

 

.. Report available from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) (p. 257) 





Mead, J. V. (1992). Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher tales that novice 
teachers bring with them (Report No. NCRTL-RR-92-4). East Lansing, MI: National 
Center for Research on Teacher Learning. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. 
ED346082) 

 

 

.. Citation of a work discussed in a secondary source (p. 247) 





�Give the secondary source in the the reference list; in text, name the original work, and give a 
citation for the secondary source.�