Do You Capitalize Theories in Apa?

Here's a brief guide to capitalization in APA. In general, do not capitalize the words in names of theories. Capitalize only people's names, for example, Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and the cognitive learning theory.

Are models and theories capitalized in APA format?

Contrary Rule #2: “Do not capitalize the names of laws, theories, models, statistical procedures, or hypotheses” (APA, 2010, p. 102) since they can be understood to serve more as common nouns as opposed to proper nouns. There are, of course, other capitalization rules.

Does a theory need to be capitalized?

Theories aren't capitalized or highlighted with italics, but you do capitalize someone's name when it's part of a theory: ... Goodman's theory of whole language. Einstein's general theory of relativity.