This paper presents the results of a 2021 exploratory investigation concerning factors that influence online learner reticence toward the application of corrective feedback relating to the writing style sanctioned by the American Psychological Association. The research question for the qualitative case study explored reasons for a disinclination in the acceptance of corrective instructor feedback and redirection of the proper application of APA style by a panel of graduate students. The results of this investigation captured personal views relating to the adoption of rules of APA style, and reasons for non-compliance including some aspect of interruption with the receipt of instructor feedback, limited prior experience with APA style, and inconsistencies regarding the expressed need for adherence to APA style between instructors. The discussion offers considerations for faculty, staff, and administration as they deliberate an approach to upholding the writing style sanctioned by the American Psychological Association while promoting an improved response to learner uptake of corrective feedback.