CorrectionstotheFirstPrintingofthePublicationManual oftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,SixthEdition(July2009)

ErrorsinAPAStyleRules
ThefollowingarecorrectionstothefirstprintingofthePublicationManualinJuly2009. Pleasecheckthecopyrightpage(unnumberedp.iv)todeterminewhichprintingyouare using. Chapter7 Page202Section7.02,inthelasttemplateexampleonthepage,deleteLocation: Publisher. PublisherinformationdeletedintemplateforabookchapterreferencewithaDOIbecause itisunnecessaryinformation.TheDOI(orURL)willallowusertolocatepublisher information. Page209Section7.07,inthemotionpicturetemplateexample,capitalizeorigin.

Capitalizationoforiginaddedinreferencetemplatetoillustratethatthenameofthe countryshouldbecapitalizedandtobeconsistentwithotherreferencetemplate examples.

ErrorsinExamples
ThefollowingarecorrectionstothefirstprintingofthePublicationManualinJuly2009. Pleasecheckthecopyrightpage(unnumberedp.iv)todeterminewhichprintingyouare using.

Chapter2 Notethatallsamplepapershavebeencorrectedandareavailableatwww.apastyle.orgfor download.

Page25IndentthefirstparagraphoftheexampleundertheheadingFourthparagraph: Persontocontact(mailingaddress,email). IntheAuthorNote,thefirstparagraphhasbeenindentedtofollowtheAPAStylerulelisted inChapter8,section8.03(p.229),Paragraphsandindentation:Indentthefirstlineof everyparagraphandthefirstlineofeveryfootnote. Chapter3 Page62Table3.1,runsuperscriptbtextupsoitimmediatelyfollowssuperscripta text. Thesecondspecifictablenote(b)hasbeenmovedtodirectlyfollowthefirstnoteonthe sameline(a),accordingtotheformatdescribedandillustratedinTable5.1(p.129):A specificnoteappearsonaseparatelinebelowanygeneralnotes;subsequentspecificnotes arerunin(seesection5.16). Chapter4 Page100Table4.3,runsuperscriptbtextupsoitimmediatelyfollowssuperscripta text. SameexplanationasChapter3,page62. Page121AddoftothedefinitionofRMSEAsoitreadsRootmeansquareerrorof approximation. InTable4.5,StatisticalAbbreviationsandSymbols,ofhasbeenincludedinthedefinition ofRMSEA(rootmeansquareerrorofapproximation)forclarity. Chapter5 Page139InTable5.8,incolumnheads2and4,italicizeOR.

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Intwotablecolumnheadings,oddsratio(OR)hasbeenitalicizedbecauseitreferstothe symbol,specifyingnumericvaluesinthecolumn,asdescribedinthenotetoTable4.5, StatisticalAbbreviationsandSymbols(p.123):Usetheabbreviationformwhenreferringto theconceptandthesymbolformwhenspecifyinganumericvalue.Asarule,thesymbol formwillbeeitheranonEnglishletteroranitalicizedversionoftheEnglishletterform. Mostabbreviationscanbeturnedintosymbols(forusewhenreportingnumerical estimates)bysimplyitalicizingtheabbreviation. Page152InthecaptiontoFigure5.1,removeitalicfromthesubscriptsVt,Vr, Gt,andGrandsetinromaninstead. Italicsinsubscriptsappearingwithstatisticalsymbolshavebeenremovedforconsistency withcorrectformatthatappearswithinfigureandinaccordancewithAPAStyle recommendation(seep.118,Standard,boldface,anditalictype)thatGreekletters, subscripts,andsuperscriptsthatfunctionasidentifiers(i.e.,arenotvariables)and abbreviationsthatarenotvariables(e.g.,log,GLM,WLS)aresetinstandardtypeface. Chapter6 Page170InthenotetoFigure6.1,line3,italicizethecommaafterPsychologyaswell as122andthecommafollowingit(i.e.,Psychology,122,). Commafollowingperiodicalname,thevolumenumber,andthecommafollowingthe volumenumberhavebeenitalicizedtofollowAPAStyleformatforreferencesto periodicals,asoutlinedinsections6.296.30andillustratedinmultipleexamplesinsection 7.01. Chapter7 Page202Example17,insertacommaafterResearchinthejournaltitle. Inreferenceexampleforanabstractasasecondarysource,acommawasaddedafter journaltitletofollowAPAStyleformatforreferencestoperiodicaltitles,asoutlinedin sections6.296.30andasshowninreferenceexamplesinsection7.01. Page207Example38,add,USA,afterAcademyofSciences(AcademyofSciences, USA)beforethevolumenumber. Inreferenceexampleforproceedingspublishedregularlyonline,thetitlewascorrectedto includeUSAandtheitalicizedcommasprecedingandfollowingthetitlewereaddedto followAPAStyleformatforjournaltitlesasoutlinedinsections6.29and6.30andasshown inreferenceexamplesinsection7.01. Page210Example53,deletetheperiodafterServicesbefore(Cartographer).

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Inreferenceexampleforamapretrievedonline,aperiodwasdeletedbetweentheprimary contributorlistedasauthorandtheidentificationofthecontributiongiveninparentheses. Theseelementsshouldnotbeseparatedbyaperiodunlessanauthorsinitial,asillustrated inthereferencetemplateinsection7.07. Page212SecondpartofExample61,insertacommaafterPluralistbeforethevolume number. Inreferenceexampleforaninformallypublishedorselfarchivedwork,acommawasadded afterjournaltitletofollowAPAStyleformatforreferencestoperiodicaltitles,asoutlinedin sections6.296.30andasshowninreferenceexamplesinsection7.01. Page213Example65,changethecommaafter(HUG4118.10)toaperiod. Insection7.10,ArchivalDocumentsandCollections,thereferenceexampleforacollection oflettersfromanarchive,aperiodwasaddedtoreplacethecommaaftertheparenthetical descriptionofthecallnameandnumber.Thisreflectstheformatestablishedinthe templateforthesection. Page214Example71,changeOhiotoOHandplacetheperiodoutsidethebrackets. Insection7.10,ArchivalDocumentsandCollections,inanexampleofanewspaperarticle, historical,inanarchiveorpersonalcollection,astatenamewaschangedtoitspostal abbreviation,perguidelinesinsection6.30(p.187)onpublicationinformation,whichstates thatthenamesofU.S.statesandterritoriesareabbreviatedinthereferencelist;usethe officialtwoletterU.S.PostalServiceabbreviations. Page214Example72,changethecommaafter(HUGFP104.50,Box2,Folder MiscellaneousPsychologicalMaterials)toaperiod. Insection7.10,ArchivalDocumentsandCollections,thereferenceexampleforahistorical publicationoflimitedcirculation,aperiodwasaddedtoreplacethecommaafterthe parentheticaldescriptionofthecallnumber,boxnumber,andfilename.Thisreflectsthe formatestablishedinthetemplateforthesection. Page214Example73,changethecommaafter(Box137,Folder2292)toaperiod. Insection7.10,ArchivalDocumentsandCollections,thereferenceexamplefor photographs,aperiodwasaddedtoreplacethecommaaftertheparentheticaldescription oftheboxnumberandfilenumber.Thisreflectstheformatestablishedinthetemplatefor thesection. Page218InExample3,changeMarchtoMar.

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InAppendix7.1:ReferencestoLegalMaterials,anabbreviationforamonth(March)was correctedinasamplereferencetoanunreporteddecisionperstyleofabbreviations recommendedintheTheBluebook(18thed.,2005). Page224Example19,intheExplanationsection,line1,lowercaseTitle. InAppendix7.1:ReferencestoLegalMaterials,thewordtitlewaslowercasedinreference totitle3oftheCodeofFederalRegulationstofollowthecapitalizationguidelinesinThe Bluebook(18thed.,2005)andtobeconsistentwithsimilarreferencesintheappendix. Chapter8 Page241UnderFormatsection,fourthbullet,changeappendixestoappendices; underTitlePageandAbstractsection,fourthbullet,line2,addwww.sotheURLreads http://www.apa.org/journals. IntheChecklistforManuscriptSubmission,Formatsection,thewordappendixeswas changedtoappendicestocorrespondtosection4.12,PreferredSpelling,regardingplural formsofwordsofLatinorGreekorigin,inwhichappendicesisincludedasthepreferred pluralformofappendixinAPAStyle.IntheTitlePageandAbstractsection,theURLwas correctedtoincludewww.sothatthelinkisaccurate. Appendix Page252InthenotetoTable4,italicizevolumenumber63andthecommafollowing it. IntheAppendix,Table4,MetaAnalysisReportingStandards(MARS):Information RecommendedforInclusioninManuscriptsReportingMetaAnalyses,inthenotetothe table,thevolumenumberandcommafollowinginthereferencetothejournalarticlehave beenitalicizedtocorrespondtoreferencingguidelinesforperiodicalsgiveninsections 6.296.30andinreferenceexamplesinsection7.01. References Page256IntheMeyeretal.reference,italicizethecommafollowingSexualityandthe volumenumber13. Inthereferencelistforthebook,intheMeyeretal.reference,italicshavebeenaddedto thecommafollowingthejournaltitletoreflectreferencingguidelinesforperiodicalsgiven insections6.296.30andinreferenceexamplesinsection7.01.

Clarifications
ThefollowingarecorrectionstothefirstprintingofthePublicationManualinJuly2009. Pleasecheckthecopyrightpage(unnumberedp.iv)todeterminewhichprintingyouare using.

Chapter4 Page88ChangelastlineunderExceptiontoreadSpacingtwiceafterpunctuation marksattheendofasentenceaidsreadersofdraftmanuscripts. Thissentencewasrevisedasthefirstpostpublicationchangetothemanualtoclarifythat includingtwospacesafterpunctuationmarksattheendofasentenceisa recommendation. Chapter7 Page215Example76,changetheauthorMiddleKidtoPZMyers;deleteRe:; change[Weblogmessage]to[Weblogpost];addasecondexampletoappearbelow theblogpostexampleasfollows: MiddleKid.(2007,January22).Re:Theunfortunateprerequisitesandconsequencesof partitioningyourmind[Weblogcomment].Retrievedfrom http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/the_unfortunate_prerequisites.php ChangethebulletedlinetoreadInthesecondexampleascreennameisusedforthe authorname.Theauthorhasadoptedanickname,orscreenname,tousewhenposting commentstotheweblog.
Insection7.11,InternetMessageBoards,ElectronicMailingLists,andOtherOnline Communities,inthereferencetoablogpost,theexamplewasoriginallyablogcomment. Theexamplehasbeenchangedtocorrectlyshowboththeblogpostandtheblogcomment. Theformatremainsthesame,buttheexampleillustratestwoaspectsofcitingaweblog.

Chapter8 Page230ChangetheheadingPagenumbersandmanuscriptpageheaderstoPage numbersandrunningheads. Insection8.03,PreparingtheManuscriptforSubmission,thesubheadinghasbeen correctedtoreflectthechangeinthesixtheditiontonolongerincludethemanuscript pageheader(from5thed.);therunningheadservesasbothpageheaderandrunning headforthemanuscript.

NonsignificantTypographicalErrors
ThefollowingarecorrectionstothefirstprintingofthePublicationManualinJuly2009. Pleasecheckthecopyrightpage(unnumberedp.iv)todeterminewhichprintingyouare using. Introduction Page3lastsentenceofthesecondparagraph,lowercaseWeb. Chapter3 Page64Firstparagraph,line2,insertcommaaftere.g. Chapter5 Page127Section5.05,line7,changeTableAltoTableA1. Page132InTable5.3,line2ofthetablenote,addPathologytothedefinitionof DAPP. Page135InTable5.5,firstcolumn,changeBachelorstoBachelors. Page136Table5.6,inline6ofthetablenote,addserialcommasafterSocietal, Attitudinal,andFamilialandAcculturativeStressScaleinthedefinitionofSAFE soitreadsSocietal,Attitudinal,Familial,andEnvironmentalAcculturativeStressScale; inline8ofthetablenote,addthewordAcculturativetothearticletitle. Page146InTable5.14,firstcolumn,indentmeasurementmodelinfirstentry. Page150InSection5.19,TableChecklist,sixthitem,deletesecondinstanceoftheword italics. Page151InSection5.21,firstbulleteditem,hyphenateyaxisandxaxis(yaxis, xaxis). Chapter6 Page183ReferenceComponentssection,lastline,adda0to7.1soitreads7.01. Chapter7 Page201Example15,insert.supptotheendoftheDOI. Page211Example57,addOntario,betweenMississaugaandCanada.

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Page212Section7.10,intemplateexample,italicizeTitleofmaterial;capitalize collection;changelastlinetoNameofRepository,Location. Page219In,Example5,insertaspacebetweentheinitialsW.Va. Page223Example19,inthereferencelistentry,insertaperiodafterRinC.F.R. Chapter8 Page233Figure8.2,Section8.01,line1,deletethehypheninaccurate;Section8.02, line3,deletethehypheninpurpose;Section8.04,subsection(a),line2,deletethe hypheninstudents;Section(b),line2,deletethehypheninopportunity. Page234Figure8.2,deletehyphensinthefollowingwordslistedbysectionand subsection: Section8.09,subsection(a),line2,compliance;subsection(f),line2,anesthesia; subsection(g),line2,psychologists;Section8.10,subsection(a),line2,Avoidance; Section8.12,subsection(b),line3,involved;line4,institutional;line6,publications; line7,introductory;subsection(c),line2,principal;Section8.13,line2,previously; Section8.14,subsection(a),line3,professionals;line8,responsible;subsection(b), line4,agreement;Section8.15,line2,publication. References Page255FifthAPAreference,lastline,changelgbttolgbcanddelete#18. Page255SixthAPAreference,adddeclineaftercognitiveinthetitle. Page256Mildenbergeretal.reference,changeRadiolologytoRadiology;change 027to927(920927). Page257U.S.CopyrightOfficereference,secondline,deleteU.S.beforeGovernment PrintingOffice. Page257FirstVandenBosreference,changeasfollows: VandenBos,G.R.(2001).Disguisingcasematerialforpublication.Unpublished manuscript,PublicationsOffice,AmericanPsychologicalAssociation, Washington,DC. Index Page264Greeklettersentry,add122123(Table4.5).