Social Psychology Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2022)

Last updated: Sat, Jun 25 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Social Psychology style?

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.

cite Social Psychology — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Social Psychology referencing style? (2022 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Social Psychology

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). 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:
Social Psychology citation:

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

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

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Social Psychology format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Social Psychology in your research, follow these simple steps.

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)

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

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Social Psychology this is what you need

Here’s an Social 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 Social Psychology in 2022

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in Social Psychology

Here’s a Social Psychology citation YouTube video example:

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

So how to cite a video Social 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 Social Psychology referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Social Psychology, all you need to do is the following

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. 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. 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?

Many people think that referencing songs or lyrics to songs isn’t common practise. That’s why we’re here to make it as simple and easy for you to reference a song in Social Psychology. This is all you need

An example song citation in Social 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 Social 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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Social Psychology Referencing Guide (updated Jun 2022)