Group Author (n.d.). Title of website. Retrieved Month day, year, from direct URL
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When a stable or archived version of the work is cited, a retrieval date is not needed.
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Entry in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia, with group author
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Positive transference. In APA dictionary of psychology. Retrieved August 31, 2019,
from https://dictionary.apa.org/positive-transference
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Self-report. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved July 12, 2019,
from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-report
Entry in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia, with individual author
Graham, G. (2019). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Summer 2019 ed.).
Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2019/entries/behaviorism
Adapted from American Psychological Association publication manual (7th ed.).