Cognitive Psychology Referencing Guide
(updated May 2023)

Last updated: Mon, May 29 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Cognitive Psychology style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Cognitive Psychology citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Cognitive Psychology.

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How do you cite a book in the Cognitive Psychology referencing style? (2023 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Cognitive Psychology

Here’s an example book citation in Cognitive Psychology using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.; Edition). Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Cognitive Psychology citation:

Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Cognitive Psychology looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

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How to reference a journal article in the Cognitive Psychology citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Cognitive Psychology format?

An Cognitive Psychology citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Cognitive Psychology journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI

So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Cognitive Psychology:

Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)

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How to cite a website in a paper in Cognitive Psychology style?

I found a useful website and want to cite information from it in my paper. How do I reference in Cognitive Psychology? Here’s a simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Cognitive Psychology example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Cognitive Psychology in 2023

Did you know almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. Here’s how to cite one in Cognitive Psychology

Here’s a Cognitive Psychology citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video Cognitive Psychology?

Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Cognitive Psychology referencing style

Citing a podcast in Cognitive Psychology is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Cognitive Psychology.

Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com

Podcast referencing example in Cognitive Psychology using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. (2018). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Cognitive Psychology referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Cognitive Psychology

An example song citation in Cognitive Psychology.

Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Song Title. In Album. http://www.example.com

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Cognitive Psychology:

The Beatles. (1969, September 26). Here Comes the Sun. In Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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Cognitive Psychology Referencing Guide (updated May 2023)