APA quizlet

Order of Sections

Abstract, body (Introduction, method, results, discussion), References, Footnotes Tables, Figures, Appendices

Empirical article

Are original research designs that extend upon already existing literature. Has intro, method, results, discussion

Book citation

Author, A. A. (2018). Title of work in italics. Location: Publisher Author, A. A. (2018). Title of work in italics. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxx When no author Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (1986). Title of work in italics. Location: Publisher.

Book chapter citation

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1995). Title of chapter entry no italics. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book in italics (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher

Theoretical Articles

Authors draw on existing research literature to advance theory Similar to a literature review except it focuses on theoretical advancements or issues rather than research experiments

How do you know who has copyright?

Journal publisher owns the copyright on material published in its journals. Transfer of copyright, the journal editor sends a legal form to the author to permit the publisher to more widely distribute, control reuse by others, and handle the paperwork involved in copyright registration and administration. The publisher permits authors to reuse their work in several ways.

Journal Citation

Last Name, A. A. (2018). Title of study. Journal name in Italics, 13, pp-pp. doi:10.1331kr (Smith, 2018) (Smith, 2018; Julia, 2018; Marcus, 2018). 3-5 list all authors the first time, then use "Author et al., 2018"

Rules on Titles

Make titles 12 words at max, make it searchable and include key words.

When to use parentheses or not with stats in text

Parentheses are for when it doesn't already have parentheses (m = x, sd = x). Inferential statistics have parentheses for degrees of freedom, so those don't go in parentheses. F(df, df)=x, p=x, ... [Text], F in italics(df, df) = x, p = .001, np2 = x. [Text] (m = x, sd = x).

Methodological Articles

Present new methodological approaches Modifications of existing methods Discussion of quantitative and analytic approaches Available only to researchers

Paper or poster citation

Presenter, A. A. (Year, Month). Title of paper or poster in italics. Paper or poster session presented at the meeting of Organization Name, Location.

Title page

Start with your title then immediately move into your text with an indent Do not say 'introduction' and the next heading is the first level heading. Ex. Title This is my paper blah blah blah i really don't want to to take this test blah blah blah.

Like vs Such as

Such as is used in specific examples. Like is used when making comparisons or saying something is similar to something else

Plural of Jones

Joneses = more than one Jones Jones's = one jones possessive jones' = more than one jones possessive

Were vs. was

Were is for hypotheticals use was for statements of fact

Who vs. Whom

Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with "he"' or "'she," use who. If you can replace it with "him" or "her," use whom

i.e., vs e.g., vs cf. vs etc.

all examples of a group, specific Ex. (i.e., blue, red, green) e.g. an example of one or a few of the groups Ex. (e.g., blue) cf. is used for comparing , etc. and so forth

Categorizing groups

don't say elderly, say they were in the (x-x) age range.

Describing scale points

items were answered on a scale of 0 (not at all in italics) to 5 (very much in italics).

Keep data

keep data for up to 5 years after publication

We

means current authors

n

subgroups/cells

Active voice

use unless you are explaining the object or recipient of the action

N

whole study

Capitalizing scale names

Capitalize when it's the official name of the scale and capitalize scale only when it is part of the official name

Level 1 Header

Center, boldface, Uppercase and Lower Case Headings

Cover page

Cover Page: [short title, p.#] -Title, name, affiliation, -Author notes

Reporting Test Stats

F(df) = value, p-value = x, effect size = x. Confidence intervals of main effects Multivariate - list correlations table Note sample sizes per cell DO NOT put 'Running Head:' just put short title

Figures and Tables

Figure X italicized [One or two sentences caption, also where you give credit as appropriate.] Table X. One or two sentences italicized. Make titles brief and clear and descriptive example of table Table x Title in Italics actual table with numbers Note. all notes example of figure Title actual figure Figure X in italics Caption

Level 2 Header

Flush Left Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading

When do you use leading 0s?

If the number cannot be larger than 1, you do not use one. (correlations cannot be greater than 1, so don't have r = 0.2) but means can be greater than 1, so you'd have m = 0.45)

That or which

If the sentence doesn't need the clause that the word in question is connecting, use which

How to write a cover letter

Include details about the manuscript; include a request for masked review if applicable; include information about how the study was presented previously (e.g. conferences, meetings)

Level 4 Heading

Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.

Level 3

Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.

Level 5 Heading

Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.

Writing style

Be participant focused "participant completed..." Use verb tense consistently, use active voice, be respectful in tone, do not be too wordy, do not use conjunctions. This, that, these needs to be followed with a noun Use first person pronouns (I/We) We = current research team/authors NOT everyone Avoid using jargon Do not attribute human characteristics to animals or objects

Proofs

Before publishing, this is the last copy and how it looks. They send you this and ask if there are last minute questions or last minute errors to correct.

Symposium Citation

Contributor, A. A. (Year, Month). Title of the contribution. In E. E. Chairperson (Chair), Title of symposium in italics. Symposium conducted at the meeting of University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.

Literature review

Critical evaluations of material that has already been published define and clarify problems summarize previous research identify relations/contradictions/gaps/inconsistencies Suggest steps for solving the problem A meta analysis is a type of lit review