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Referencing: APA Style

Citing Indirect/Secondary Sources

Whenever possible, take material from the original source, not a secondhand one. Sometimes only the indirect source is available,

Include the secondary source in the reference list; in the text, name the original work, and cite the secondary work

Citation In-Text Example:  Seidenberg and McClelland’s (1990) study (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, & Haller, 1993) reinforces this notion.

Reference Entry: Coltheart, M., Curtis, B., & Haller, M. (1993). Models of reading aloud: Dual-route approaches. Psychological Review, 100(2), 589-608.