References

	Basic Biological Processes
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Reading Reports of Empirical Studies

The References section cites all the literature reported in the article. The reference citations are used to support statements made in the article. In psychology and the social sciences, there is a uniform procedure, called APA style, for citing and documenting references.

The general form for a journal article is:

Authors, (date of publication), title of the article, title of the journal, volume number of the journal, page numbers. The general form for a book is: Authors, (date of publication), title of the book, publication city: publisher. The general form for a book chapter is: Authors, (date of publication), title of the chapter (page numbers), editors, title of the book, publication city: publisher. The information in each citation should help you locate the reference. While reading the article, you may also want to refer to the References section to find out more about the reference cited in the text - for example, was the information published in a reputable journals?

References

Gray, P. (1999). Psychology, 3rd Edition. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.

Kenrick, D.T., Keefe, Gabrielidis, C.G., & Cornelius, J.S. (1996), Adolescents' age preferences for dating partners: Support for an evolutionary model of life-history strategies. Child Development, 67, 1499-1511.

	Reading the Research			Questions to Consider
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