APA help

The correct format for typing the heading of the introduction:

There is no heading for the introduction

A correct format for a book in a reference list:

author's last name, first initials, publication year, book title, and publisher. Example: Myers, D. (2010). Psychology. New York: Worth.

When quoting, provide the

author's name, the year, and the page citation in parentheses following the quoted material in text.

The general rule on expressing numbers is

use words to express numbers below 10 and numerals to express numbers 10 and above.

How long should an abstract be ?

single paragraph without indention 150-250 words.

an acceptable way to cite a study in text:

text ( author, year).

The following is the correct format for the heading of the reference list:

References - centered on seperate page

correct APA format to include in parentheses for an in-text citation of a direct quote less than 40 words in length?

(author, year, p.) ex: (Doe, 2017, p. 25).

The usual subsections of the Method section include

1. Participants 2. Materials 3. Procedure

How are entries ordered in a Reference list?

By author's last name first, then author's first initial, then date of publication, then title.

T/f: An author can submit the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more journals as long as he or she withdraws the manuscript from consideration to other journals once it is accepted by a particular journal.

False

What is a running head in APA style?

It is an abbreviated form of the title which is up to 50 characters long. It is capitalized and included at the top of each page, including the title page.

What would an in-text citation include when the author of a source is unknown?

It would include the first few words of the Reference list entry of that work and the year. It would only include the word anonymous if the work's author is stated as anonymous.

The correct format for a book with two authors in a reference list:

Last name of the author, first initials, separate by using the "&" sign. , year, book title, and publisher. Example: Baron, J. B., & Sternberg, R. J. (1987). Teaching thinking skills. San Francisco, CA: Freeman.

When typing the references in the reference list,

Organize by last name

In APA style, the first name of the author in a Reference list:

Should not be spelled out.

T/F: In APA style, a separate title page is required for a research paper.

True

To cite a research study at the end of a sentence following you should include

author(s) last name, as well as date of article/published. This should be parenthesized. Ex: (Marks and Jones, 2015).

Book format for reference list

authors last name, first initial. (year). Book title. Publisher

Each source listed in the Reference list must be

cited in text.

When typing the reference list type each reference with the

first line flush left and all the remaining lines indented.

correct format for a book with more than two authors in a reference list:

last name, first name initial, "&" sign to separate authors. year. book title:publisher Ex: Wrightsman, L., Greene, E., Nietzel, M., & Fortune, W. (2002). Psychology and the legal system. Thomson Learning, Inc.: Belmont, CA.

The words "Running head" appear on the

title page only, with the header being listed in the left margin and the page number being listed in the right margin of every page.

the correct ordering of sections in a research report?

title page, abstract, introduction

In APA style, a quotation which is more than 40 words long needs:

to be double-spaced, indented half an inch, and not enclosed in quotation marks.