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Headings are titles for various sections of a psychology paper designed to
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help the reader understand the outline and importance of parts of the paper.
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Authors use headings to divide the
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APA-format paper into sections and to help the reader understand the paper's organization.
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The major components of an APA-format paper are, in order
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1. Title Page 2. Abstract 3. Introduction 4. Method Section 5. Results Section 6.Discussion Section 7.References 8.Appendixes (if any) 9. Author note 10. Tables (if any) 11. Figures (if any)
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Title Page
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The first page of an APA-format paper.
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What does the title page include?
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It includes the manuscript page header, the running head, the manuscript's title, and the name(s) of the author(s) and their affiliation(s).
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Manuscript page header
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The first two or three words of the report's title. Appears with the page number on each page of the research report.
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Running head
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A condensed title that is printed at the top of alternate pages of a published article.
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The running head should
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be a maximum of 50 characters, including letters, punctuation, and spaces between words.
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When you type the running head on the title page, it is in
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all capital letters.
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Also, note that the
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h in running head is not capitalized.
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Abstract
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The word "Abstract" is centered and appears two lines below the page number. ; A centered section title in which the first letters of major words are capitalized is designated as a level 1 heading.
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Level 1 heading
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A centered section title in which the first letters of major words are capitalized; Occupies a line by itself.
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The abstract of an experimental report consists of
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a brief (up to 120 words) one paragraph description of the research presented in your paper.
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The paragraph that comprises the abstract should include
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a description of the intent and conduct (including participants and method) of your project, the results you obtained, and the project's implications or applications.
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It is important to note that the abstract is typed in
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block form; there is not indentation on the first line.
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Introduction
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The first major section of the APA-format paper. Contains the thesis statement, review of relevant literature, and experimental hypothesis.
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Your introduction section begins on
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page 3 of your report.
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The level 1 heading from this section is
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the title from page 1. Be sure that it is exactly the same in both places.
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The introduction starts off
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broad, then narrows to a specific focus leading to a logical experimental question
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Introduction should include a thesis statement which indicates
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general topic in which you are interested and your general view of the relation of the relevant variables in that area.
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Note that every fact based statement is supported by
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a citation to a reference.
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If you wish to locate one of the references cited,
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you can find the necessary information in the reference section.
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Citation
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A notation in text that a particular reference was used.
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The citation provides the
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name(s) of the author(s) and date of the work's publication.
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Reference
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A full bibliographic record of any work cited in the text of a psychological paper.
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Reference section
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A complete listing of all the references cited in a psychological paper.
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A second point on writing in APA style is that
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the use of unbiased language is imperative.
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Unbiased language is language that does not
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state or imply a prejudice toward any individual or group.
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Method
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The objective of the method section is to provide sufficient detail about your experiment to enable readers to evaluate its appropriateness or replicate your study should they desire.
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The method section is typically made up of
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three subsections: participants, apparatus (also designated materials or testing instruments), and procedure.
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Method is a
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level 1 section heading.
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The participants subsection
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enumerates and describes the experimental participants.
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Participants is a
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level 3 heading.
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Level 3 heading
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A section title that is left-margin-justified, underlined, and has the first letter of each major word capitalized. Occupies a line by itself.
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The subsection on participants answers three questions
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1. Who participated in the study? 2. How many participants were there? 3.How were the participants selected?
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Materials subsection
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The second subsection of the method section.
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When appropriate the materials subsection contains information about
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materials other than equipment used in the experiment.
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If you use equipment in the experiment, you should label this subsection
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Apparatus.
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If your "equipment" consists of standardized psychological testing materials, then the label
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Testing Instruments (or Measures) would be appropriate.
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Procedure
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The third subsection of the method section.
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The procedure provides a step by step account of
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what the participants and experimenter did during the experiment.
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Your primary goal in the procedure subsection is to
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describe how you conducted your experiment.
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You should give enough information to allow a
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replication of your method, but do not include unnecessary details.
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