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BIOL 2330: Introduction to Genetics

APA Citation

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Introduction to APA

APA Guide Scavenger Hunt

APA Citation Practice

PDF: Find the Reference Activity
As you read through the text passage, look for in-text citations. Match each in-text citation to its corresponding reference list entry.

If you are citing the same source multiple times in a paragraph, how many time do you put an in-text citation?

Every time you use the source, no exceptions: 46 votes (55.42%)

Only once, at the beginning of the paragraph: 8 votes (9.64%)

Once at the beginning of the paragraph, as long as it remains clear which source you are talking about: 28 votes (33.73%)

Never: 1 votes (1.2%)

Total Votes: 83