Social Psychology Referencing Guide

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This is the Citationsy guide to Social 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 Social Psychology.

How do you cite a book in the Social Psychology referencing style?

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

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

So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:

Rowling, J. K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1st ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.

And an in-text citation book citation in Social Psychology looks like this: (Rowling, 1997)

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

Here’s a Social 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 Social 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)

Citing a website in Social Psychology reference style

Here’s an Social Psychology example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Retrieved July 15, 2019, from 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. Retrieved July 15, 2019, from 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 Social Psychology

Here’s a Social Psychology citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. Retrieved July 15, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video Social Psychology?

Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. Retrieved July 15, 2019, from 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 Social Psychology referencing style

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 Social Psychology.

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

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

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

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

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

An example song citation in Social Psychology.

Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album. Retrieved from http://www.example.com

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

The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. Retrieved from 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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