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Note:

The caption for a figure begins with a description of the figure, then the complete Works Cited list citation for the source the figure was found in. For example, if it was found on a website, cite the website. If it was in a magazine article, cite the magazine article.

Note the source is cited as any other reference in Works Cited

Example:    

Table 1
Short-Term Memory Test Involving Pictures. From Pike, Karen L. Short-Term Memory
Loss
. Mackerlin Press, 2008, p. 73.

    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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