Books
Key: [R] References [T] In-text
A book
T: (Sternberg, 1993)
R: Sternberg, R. J. (1993). The psychologist's companion (2nd ed.). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Multiple works by the same author in the same year are distinguished by adding a letter to the date. For example (Priest, 1990a) (Priest, 1990b).
A book with two authors
T: (Smith & Jones, 1948)
R: Smith, F. J., & Jones, E. (1948). A scheme of qualitative organic analysis.
London: Blackie.
A book with three to five authors
T: (Fischer, Demetriou, & Dawson, 1992)
If citing for the second time list the first author and year (Fischer et al., 1992)
R: Fischer, K., Demetriou, A., & Dawson, T. L. (1992). The development of mental processing: Efficiency,
working memory and thinking. Boston; Blackwell.
A book with six or more authors
For works with six or more authors cite the first author only followed by et al. within the text, however include all authors in the reference list entry.
T: (Jones et al., 1992)
R: Jones, K. K., Peters, F., Ho, L., Wang, W., Reddy, F. P., & Smyth, R. (1992). Advances
in mental processing: Memory and thinking. Sydney: Apex.
In the reference list, single authors go before multiple authors, for example:
Fischer, K. W. (1992)... before Fischer, K., Demetriou, A., & Dawson, T. L. (1992)....
Edited book
T: (Hartman, 1994)
The editor's name occupies the author position for the in-text citation.
R: Hartman, G. H. E. (Ed.). (1994). Holocaust remembrance: The
shapes of memory. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell.
Chapter in an edited or non-edited collection
T: (Bjork, 1989)
R: Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human
memory. In H. L. Roediger & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory and
consciousness (pp. 309-330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
For a non-edited collection include the word ‘In' prior to the book title and omit the editor information.
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