APA Format and Style - Test 2 Flashcards

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Parts of your paper

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  • Title Page * Discussion
  • Abstract * References
  • Introduction * Appendices
  • Methods
  • Results
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Title Page

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  • Running Head
  • Page Numbers
  • Title
  • Author’s name
  • Affiliation (WVC)

PAGE BREAk

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Abstract

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  • Running Head
  • Page Numbers
  • NO Indent
  • Centered and Bold

PAGE BREAK

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Introduction

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  • Running Head
  • Page Numbers
  • Indent
  • Centered and Bold

NO PAGE BREAK

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Methods

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  • Running Head
  • Page Numbers
  • Centered and Bold
    3 Subheadings (left aligned and bold)
  • Participants
  • Materials
  • Procedure

NO PAGE BREAK

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Results

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  • Running Head
  • Page Numbers
  • Centered and Bold
  • Reference any tables or figures added in the appendices

NO PAGE BREAK

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Discussion

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  • Running Head
  • Page Numbers
  • Centered and Bold

PAGE BREAK

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References

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  • Running Head
  • Page Numbers
  • Centered and Bold
  • Alphabetized by the first author (but not in the case of multiple authors on same paper)
  • 1/2 inch hanging indent
  • Name of publication and volume are italicized

PAGE BREAK

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Tables and Graphs

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  • Each on its own page
  • Titled in order
  • All referenced in the results section
    Table 1 - Descriptive Statistics
    Table 2 - One-way ANOVA Table
    Table 3 - T-test tables
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10
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Which Tone is good?
a.) Smith and Jones did not consider
b.) Smith and Jones completely overlooked

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a) Smith and Jones did not consider

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Affect as noun

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emotional state

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Affect as a verb

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to influence

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Effect as a noun

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result of some event

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Effect as a verb

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to bring about

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Plurals for:
data, analysis, criterion, hypothesis, phenomenon, and stimulus

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datum, analyses, criteria, hypotheses, phenomena, stimuli

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TIdbits for Tables and Figures

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  • Avoid repeating the same data in multiple places
  • don’t use figures or tables for data that cannot be explained in a sentence
  • mention them in the body of your paper
  • attach at the end of your paper
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Statistical Presentation

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  • Magnitude of test 3.23
  • degrees of freedom (23)
  • probability level p < .05
  • direction of the effect (was in the direction of the hypothesis

T-test: t(23) = 3.23, p <.05

ANOVA: F(2, 334) = 6.34, p < .001

Freedom between 2, Freedom w/in 334
magnitude 6.34
probability < .001

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Appendix

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  • Samples of the questionnaires
  • copies of materials
  • detailed descriptions of equipment
19
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Good writing

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  • economy of expression
  • avoid jargon (monetarily felt scarcity - poverty)
  • avoid wordiness (based on the fact - because)
  • redundancy (has been previously found - had been found)
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Precision and Clarity

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  • Word choice (feel/think believe)
  • Colloquial expressions (practically all)
  • Pronouns (this, that, those)
  • Comparisons (make sure they make sense)
  • Attribution (experimental instructed the participants)
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Grammar

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  • Verbs - use active rather than passive
  • Subject and Verb - the data indicates
  • Pronouns - (agree in numbers, the group improved their scores)
  • Pronouns - (agree in gender) the rats who completed the task
  • Modifiers - (misplaced) the investigator tested the participants using this procedure
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Reduction of Bias

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  • Be specific rather than less (men - men and women; over 65 - 65 to 80)
  • Be sensitive to labels (gays - gay men; schizophrenic - people with schizophrenia)
  • Participation (subjects - participants, individuals, students)
  • Ethnic/Group Identity (The client’s behavior was typically female - The client’s behavior was [specify]… OR Man the station - Staff the Station)