Given below are two statements: Statement I: In a reference written in APA…
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In a reference written in APA style, the first name of an author is written first.
Statement II: In a reference written in APA style, the year of the publication is written after the page number.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Answer: B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false — CONCEPTA bibliographic style fixes the sequence of elements in a reference. In APA author–date style, the author element is written as surname followed by…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: B
CONCEPT
A bibliographic style fixes the sequence of elements in a reference.
In APA author–date style, the author element is written as surname followed by initials, and the publication year follows the author element in parentheses.
APPLICATION
Use the general pattern for a journal reference: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Periodical Title, volume(issue), page range.
Statement I says the author’s first name comes first. The pattern begins with the surname and then initials, so Statement I is false.
Statement II places the publication year after the page number. The pattern places the year immediately after the author element, while page details occur later, so Statement II is false.
CROSS-CHECK / CONTRAST
“Both true” conflicts with both element positions.
“Statement I true, Statement II false” conflicts with the author-name order.
“Statement I false, Statement II true” conflicts with the year position.
RESULT
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.