Journal Articles/ APA Format

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Journal Articles/ APA Format
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Journal Articles

• Major part of psychology for researchers,
  students, clinicians, etc
• Difference between journal article and popular
  press articles
• Scholarly Journal- A Periodical that publishes
  technical and scholarly material
• Represents core of intellectual activity in any
  academic disicipline
• Examples

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Journal Articles

• Written specifically for others in the field
• Specific format and precise language
• Other contents of scholarly journal articles

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Finding Journal Articles

• 1.) Library
• 2.) Google Scholar
• 3.) PSYInfo or PSYArticles

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PSYInfo/PSYArticles

• Searchable Computerized databases utilized by
  Clinton Community College
• PSYInfo is a larger database storing both full
  text articles and references to articles where
  full text is not available
• PSYArticles only has full text articles
• How to use

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Sections of a Journal Article

• 1.) Title Page
• 2.) Abstract
• 3.) Introduction
• 4.) Method
• 5.) Results
• 6.) Discussion
• 7.) References
• This is APA (American Psychological Association)
  format

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2.) Abstract

• Abstract- Concise summary of research
• Approximately 200 words

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3.) Introduction

• Provides overview
• Discusses background literature
• Discusses reasoning for current study and the
  hypothesis

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4.) Method

• Thorough description of research methods used and
  study protocol
• 3 separate sections
• 1.) Participants
• 2.) Materials
• 3.) Procedure

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5.) Results

• Complex statistical work presented here
• Numerical data, figures, tables, graphs
• No actual conclusions stated

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6.) Discussion

• Typically consists of 3 things
• Conclusions
• Limitations
• Future Research Direction

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7.) References

• Acknowledgement of sources where authors obtained
  background material or key terminology.
• Approved format by APA