QUESTION 1

1. What is wrong with this reference?
2. Davis, S., & Werner, J. (2015). Motivation across ethical theories: What can we learn for designing corporate ethics programs?Journal of Business Ethics,25(3), 751-764. doi:10.1007/s10551-007-9545-7
3. Page numbers should not have a period after the last page.
4. Journal of Business Ethicsis not a peer-reviewed journal.
5. Issue number should not be listed.
6. Article title must be in italics.

5 points

QUESTION 2

1. An abstract is a:
2. Letter to the reader
3. Brief summary of the contents of the published article, paper, or study
4. Vague description of the problem being researched
5. Table at the end of the paper

5 points

QUESTION 3

1. In APA documentation, how should the following parenthetical reference appear?
2. (Waters, 2015).
3. (Waters, p. 24, 2015).
4. (Waters 24).
5. (Waters, p. 24).

5 points

QUESTION 4

1. ThePublication Manual of the American Psychological Association(6th ed.) includes all of the following EXCEPT for:
2. Chapter 9: Overview of the journal publishing process
3. Chapter 5: Use of graphic elements in text
4. Chapter 2: Sample papers illustrating the rules of APA style
5. Chapter 6: Guidance on citing sources

5 points

QUESTION 5

1. Which of the following comments about tables is INCORRECT?
2. All tables are meant to show something generic.
3. Table layout should be logical.
4. Content in tables should be limited to essential materials.
5. You must have permission to use copyrighted information in your table.

5 points

QUESTION 6

1. What is wrong with this sentence?
2. The article stated that managers are responsible for employee performance (Smith & Grant, 2013).
3. Parenthetical citation is incorrect
4. Anthropomorphic sentence
5. Wrong tense
6. Using an ampersand is incorrect

5 points

QUESTION 7

1. Which one of the following examples reflects the correct format for citing an in-text citation THE FIRST TIME when there are six authors?
2. According to Jones, Peters, Kane, Smith, Wiley, and Rope (2013), college students...
3. According to Jones et al. (2013), college students...
4. According to Jones et al., (2013), college students...
5. According to Jones, A. S. (2013), college students...

5 points

QUESTION 8

1. Please identify the APA error in the following example:
2. Ahmed and Akhlaq (2015) indicated a "negative relationship" between distrust and purchase intention.
3. An ampersand should be used between the authors' last names
4. Should useobserve,believe, orstateinstead ofindicated
5. Wrong tense
6. Incorrect method for indicating emphasis in APA format

5 points

QUESTION 9

1. What is the APA error in the following sentence?
2. The researcher found that seventy-two percent of the participants strongly agreed.
3. The number should be presented as a numeral (72).
4. Percentshould be represented as %.
5. The number should be presented as a numeral and the percentage should be presented as %.
6. There is no APA error.

5 points

QUESTION 10

1. You are reviewing another student's dissertation and notice the student is using the following format for all books cited:
2. Jones, L. A. (2013).Leadership is learnable. SAGE.
3. What would be the most appropriate feedback to provide to the student?
4. "Nice job! You have included the correct formatting for books."
5. "Please ensure you do not italicize book titles in book references."
6. "Please ensure you capitalize the first letter of each major word in book titles."
7. "Please ensure you include the publisher's city and state in all book references."