PSY 2012, PSY 2930 & SOP 2772 Psychology courses, Professor Harris: The MLA Research Paper

Here are sample MLA research papers to illustrate the MLA 9th edition guidelines.

Modern Language Association (MLA) style requires the writer to document their sources in two connected, equally important ways.

1. Within the body of the paper, you need to use parenthetical documentation.
   Below is an example parenthetical citation using your course textbook.
   
   (Author's name & page #) = (King 265)
    
2. At the end of hte paper, you need to provide a "Works Cited" page.  A list of the sources you used in your paper.
   Below is an example citation using your course textbook.  (Note that the book title is in italics)
   
   King, Laura. The Science of Psychology: An appreciative view. New York: McGraw Hill, 2011. Print.

What is MLA? (Atomic Learning Video)

Formatting your Works Cited page (Atomic Learning Video)

The following guide, was developed by Easybib.com, and will guide you through citing resources in MLA 9 style. Visit Easybib.com to try their automatic citation generator.

https://www.chegg.com/writing/guides/style-guides/mla-format/

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