Social psychology lab test Flashcards
components, in order, of APA title page
Title Name Course Institution Date (M,D,Y)
length of APA title
<12 words
body of APA report should be in ___ font
serif
figure heads should be in ___ font
san serif
which paragraph does not have an indent in an APA paper?
abstract
when should numbers be spelt out (2)
(1) starting sentence or (2) <10
how many authors must a paper have to use “first author et al.” for SECOND citation onwards?
3-5 authors
how many authors must a paper have to use “first author et al.” for ALL citations?
6+ authors
when citing multiple sources at once, what punctuation is used to separate them? and what order do they go in?
semicolon; same as in references/ alphabetical
if multiple references have the same author, they should be sorted how?
by date; oldest -> youngest
references with same last name (different authors) should be ordered _____
alphabetically by first initial
types of articles (4)
(1) empirical, (2) review, (3) meta-analysis and (4) dissertations
references must be from the last __ years
10
which sections of a paper start on their own page?
(1) abstract, (2) intro, (3) references, (4) each appendix
Introduction should be topped with…
paper title; title case, unbolded, centered
1st level headings
bolded, centered, title case
2nd level headings
bolded, left-flush, title case
which 2nd level headings should exist in all papers?
(1) participants, (2) materials, (3) procedure
what information should be included in the participant section? (5)
(1) number, (2) age (M, SD), (3) gender, (4) population and (5) incentives
Order of paper sections
title page abstract introduction materials (participants, materials, procedure) results discussion
abscissa
x-axis
ordinate
y-axis
tables should be formatted…
Table 1
Title (italics)
Table itself
Note
how long should an abstract be?
around 120 words
