APA format is the official style used by the American Psychological Association and is commonly used to cite sources in psychology, education and social sciences. APA format may seem difficult, but it will become easier once you familiarize yourself with the basic rules.APA format dictates a number of specific guidelines for in-text citations and references. In virtually all instances, citations that appear in the text of your paper should be listed in the reference section.

Avoiding Plagiarism:Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else’s work as your own. If you use another author’s words you must attribute the work to its original source. If you borrow an idea from, or directly quote from, another person’s work, cite the source of that idea or quote. Phrases borrowed word-for-word from another author must be placed in quotation marks and followed by the page number from the original source. Cite a source even if you don’t quote directly from it. Paraphrase with care. Inadequate paraphrasing can be another form of plagiarism, even with documentation provided. Author References: Before we create reference sections for your psychology papers, we should check out examples of references for books, articles, and other sources. The structure of the reference varies somewhat depending on who authored the source and how many authors are credited. For every entry in your reference list, provide the following four elements, to the best of your ability, in the following order (a) author by last name & first initial, (b) publication year, (c) title information, and (d) publisher location and name. If the work is an Internet resource, give the full retrieval date and the URL or database as