Are the following properly referenced in APA format? And if not please fix them accordingly.
American Psychiatric Association(2000) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of MentalDisorders DSM-IV-TR.
Barkley R.A. (2006) Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment (3rd Edition).
Santrock, J.W. (2009). Life-span development (13th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions.
Only one is correct. Use the information here (list of contents at the left) to determine which ones to fix and which one is OK:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Santrock, J.W. (2009). Life-span development (13th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions.
The references you provided are not properly formatted in APA style. Here are the corrected versions:
1. American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Washington, DC: Author.
Explanation: In APA format, the author's last name is followed by a comma and initials. Also, the publication title should be italicized, and the edition should be written after the title in parentheses.
2. Barkley, R.A. (2006). Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment (3rd Edition). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Explanation: The author's name should be formatted with last name followed by initials, followed by the publication year in parentheses. The title should be italicized, and the place of publication should be included.
3. Santrock, J. W. (2009). Life-span development (13th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Explanation: The author's name should have the last name followed by initials. The publication year should be in parentheses. The title should be italicized, and the place of publication is included.
Remember, in APA format, it is important to have correct capitalization, italicization, punctuation, and proper placement of each element.