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Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationAll reference examples are from the APA Style website. This website contains many more examples and useful tips.
American Psychological Association. (2022, July). Reference Examples. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
All information in this guide has been adapted from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: the official guide to APA style. (7th ed.)
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Bordeaux, B., & Lieberman, H. R. (2020). Benefits and risks of caffeine and caffeinated beverages. UpToDate. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/benefits-and-risks-of-caffeine-and-caffeinated-beverages
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Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.
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Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.
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Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019, August 8–11). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video
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