Below is the template for a peer-reviewed journal article reference in APA-style:
First Author's Last Name, First Name Initial. Middle Name Initial., Second Author's Last Name,
First Name Initial. Middle Initial., & Third Author's Last Name,
First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of article. Title of
Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Given this information, which of the following peer-reviewed journal article references is written in APA-style?
A. Albert Bandura, Dorthea Ross, and Sheila A. Ross, Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1961).
TRANSMISSION OF AGGRESSION THROUGH IMITATION OF AGGRESSIVE MODELS.
The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 63(3), 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0045925
B. Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1961). Transmission of aggression through imitation of
aggressive models. Retrieved from https://media.thuze.com/MediaService/MediaService.
svc/constellation/book/AUPSY330.12/%7Bpdfs%7Dch_1_transmission_
of_aggression_bandura.pdf
C. (1961). Bandura, Ross, and Ross. Transmission Of Aggression Through
Imitation of Aggressive Models. The journal of abnormal and social
psychology, 63(3), 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0045925
D. Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1961). Transmission of aggression through
imitation of aggressive models. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology,
63(3), 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0045925
Answer (2)
The option that is correctly formatted in APA style is D. It includes authors' names, publication year, article title with proper capitalization, journal title in italics, volume and issue number, page range, and DOI. Therefore, option D is the correct choice.
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To determine which of the given references is written in APA-style for a peer-reviewed journal article, we need to follow the APA referencing format closely. Here's the breakdown of what the correct reference format looks like based on the provided template:
Authors' names should be presented with the last name first, followed by the initials for the first and middle names (if available), separated by commas.
Ampersand (&) should be used before the last author's name.
The year of publication is placed in parentheses, followed by a period.
The title of the article should be in sentence case, meaning only the first word of the title, the first word after a colon, and proper nouns are capitalized.
The title of the periodical should be in italicized title case.
The volume number of the periodical should be italicized, followed by the issue number in parentheses (without italics), and then page numbers, followed by a period.
Finally, include the DOI as a clickable URL.
Given these guidelines, the correct APA reference is:
Option 4:
"Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1961). Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology , 63(3), 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0045925 "
This option correctly follows each aspect of the APA-style reference guide including the format and style requirements for author names, title capitalization, periodical titles, and DOI inclusion.
