Therefore, much of what is contained in the manual is not especially relevant for writing undergraduate papers. Failing to do so is plagiarism. Properly citing your sources also allows your reader to go back to your sources for more information or clarification. Within the text, APA style uses the author's last name and the year of publication to cite a source. These may be placed entirely within parentheses or may be partially given within the text of a sentence.
Page numbers are necessary only for a direct quote.
Boyer et al. All information that is not common knowledge or original needs to have a source cited. Citations should be placed close to the information, not tacked on at the end of the paragraph. Research has previously indicated mothers may respond differentially in both content and style when talking to children of different genders. They attribute these differences in content to gender differences in socialization.