APA Style

Question 0

Voice of Paper

Answer 0

Active Voice, not passive
Ex: The participants responded…,
NOT The participants have been asked…

Question 1

Point of View of Paper

Answer 1

third person, not first person
Ex: The study showed that…,
NOT I found out that…

Question 2

General Format

Answer 2

\+ typed, dbl spaced
\+ standard size paper
\+ 1" margins
\+ 12pt, Times New Roman font
\+ include page header (title) upper left corner every page
\+ page # upper right corner every page

Question 3

Four major sections

Answer 3

1. Title Page
2. Abstract
3. Main Body
4. References

Question 4

Title Page:

Answer 4

Running head: fl left, page # fl right
Title: Centered, Full Title
Name: no title or degree
affiliation: subscripted if necessary

Question 5

Main Body:

Answer 5

Page #2, fl right
Abstract is 100-1290 words, summary of entire article
Background, methods, results, conclusion.

Question 6

Main Body 2nd text:

Answer 6

Page #3, fl right
Introduction:
1. Establish study
2. prior research
3. specific hypothesis

Question 7

Main Body: Methods

Answer 7

Methods (Heading Level 1)
Subs:
Participants (Level 2):
1. who was in the study?
2. what was the sample?
Materials or Apparatus (Level 2):
Materials used to conduct study
Procedures (Level 2):
1. What did they do to participants
2. What were the conditions of the study

Question 8

Main Body Results:

Answer 8

Heading Level 1
What did they find
Includes descriptive statistics
References to any tables

Question 9

Main Body Discussion:

Answer 9

Heading Level 1
Reiteration of the results
Conclusions drawn
Limitations or critiques

Question 10

APA Headings

Level 1

Answer 10

Level 1:

Ctr, Bold, U/l case

Question 11

APA Headings

Level 2

Answer 11

Level 2:

Lft, Bold, U/l case

Question 12

APA Heading

Level 3

Answer 12

Level 3:

Indented, Bold, lower, period

Question 13

APA Heading

Level 4

Answer 13

Level 4:

Indented, Bold, Italicized, lower, period