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Journal article retrieved from database search (follow the format appropriate to the work retrieved and add a retrieval statement that gives the date of retrieval and the proper name of the database) 
Borman, W. C., Hanson, M. A., Oppler, S. H., Pulakos, E. D., &
     White, L. A. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in
     supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78,
     443-449. Retrieved June 9, 2026, from Expanded Academic
     ASAP database.
 
 
Electronic journal article (insert "Electronic version" in brackets when you have viewed only the electronic version of an article) 

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference
    elements in the selection of resources by psychology
    undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of
    Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123.
 
 
Journal article, one author 
Miller, G. A. (1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus
    two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information.
    Psychological Review, 63, 81-97.
 
 
Journal article, two authors 
Alba, J. W., & Hasher, L. (1983). Is memory schematic?
    Psychological Review, 93, 203-231.
 
 
Journal article, three authors 
Smith, E. E., Adams, N., & Schorr, D. (1978). Fact retrieval and
    the paradox of interference. Cognitive Psychology, 10,
    438-464.
 
 
Journal article, non-continuously paginated journal 
Goldman, E., & Barron, L. (1990). Using hypermedia to improve the
    preparation of elementary teachers. Journal of Teacher
    Education, 41(3), 21-31.
 
 
Book 
Baddeley, A. D. (1986). Working memory. Oxford, England:
    Oxford University Press.
 
 
Chapter in an edited book 
Hampton, J. A. (1997). Psychological representation of concepts.
    In M. A. Conway (Ed.), Cognitive models of memory (pp.
    81-110). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Sebrechts, M. M., Marsh, R. L., & Furstenburg, C. T. (1990).
     Integrative modeling: Changes in mental models during
     learning. In S. P. Robertson, W. W. Zachary, & J. B. Black
     (Eds.), Cognition, computing, and cooperation (pp.
     338-398). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
 
 
Translated book 
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1969). The psychology of the child
    (H. Weaver, Trans.). New York: Basic Books. (Original work
    published 1966)
 
 
Internet article (no author, no date provided) 
What is ADHD? (n.d.) Retrieved June 9, 2026, from
    http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/add_adhd/what_is.html
 
 
Internet article (for documents within large and complex Web sites) 
Chou, L., McClintock, R., Moretti, F., & Nix, D. H. (1993).
    Technology and education: New wine in new bottles: Choosing
    pasts and imagining educational futures. Retrieved
    June 9, 2026, from Columbia University, Institute for
    Learning Technologies Web site: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/
    publications/papers/newwine1.html