Question

applied critical analysis
which sentence uses the proper apa style for an in - text citation without an attributive phrase?
young people were most likely to be injured while talking on their cell phones rather than texting (nasar, 2013).
young people were most likely to be injured while talking on their cell phones rather than texting (nasar 32).
young people were most likely to be injured while talking on their cell phones rather than texting (nasar: 2013).
young people were most likely to be injured while talking on their cell phones rather than texting (nasar 2013).

Explanation:

In APA style, when there is no attributive phrase, the in - text citation should have the author's last name and the year of publication separated by a comma within parentheses.

• The second option "Nasar 32" is incorrect as it uses a page number without the year (and also the format is wrong for a page number in APA when there is no year - it should be (Nasar, p. 32) if it was a direct quote with a page number and year already mentioned before).
• The third option "Nasar: 2013" uses a colon which is incorrect in APA in - text citation format.
• The fourth option "Nasar 2013" is missing a comma between the author's name and the year.

Answer:

Young people were most likely to be injured while talking on their cell phones rather than texting (Nasar, 2013).