APA Style Papers

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APA Style Papers

• Martin Knowles

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Title Page

• Running head
• Header and Page Numbers
• Title
• Name
• Affiliation

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Introduction

• No Heading
• Review the Literature
• Purpose
• Hypotheses
• Define Variables

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Methods

• Participants
• Apparatus
• Materials
• Procedure

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Results

• Statistics
• Tables and Graphs

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Discussion

• Your Hypothesis
• Implications and Applications
• Weaknesses

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References

• Journal Article Reference
• Chapter in an Edited Book
• An Authored Book
• Citations in Manuscript

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Abstract

• Short and Sweat (lt120 words)
• Introduction
• Method
• Results
• Discussion

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Other Tips

• Double Space
• Participants not Subjects
• Proper Tense
• Dont Overstate
• Numbers