Writing an APAStyle Research Report

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Writing an APA-Style Research Report

• Wrapping it Up

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Reference List

• Start this section on a new page, after the last
  page of the Discussion section.
• Center References on the first line.
• Use hanging indentation -- See Microsoft Word
  Tips.
• Titles of journals and books and the volume
  numbers of journals are set in italic font.

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Appendices

• Can be used to present details that would be too
  distracting in the body of the article.
• Start on a new page after the References.
• Center Appendix
• If more than one, Appendix A, Appendix B, etc.

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Author Note

• On a new page after the last page of appendices.
• Departmental affiliation of each author.
• Contact information for the corresponding author.
• Acknowledge any funding from grants etc.
• Acknowledge assistance from persons not included
  among the authors.

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Footnotes

• Strongly discouraged.
• You should not have any reason to use them.

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Tables

• In a copy manuscript, each on a separate page,
  after the author note.
• In a final manuscript, placed where best for the
  reader.
• First line is Table number, such as Table 1.
• Next line is the title, italic font, upper and
  lower case.

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• Number the tables in the order in which they are
  referred to in the manuscript.
• Do be sure to refer to each table.

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Figures

• Each must have a caption, that is, a title, such
  as Figure 1. Scented tunnel apparatus.
• In a copy manuscript, each figure caption is on a
  separate sheet, following the tables.
• Following all the figure captions come the
  figures themselves, one per sheet.
• In a final manuscript, locate each figure near
  where you first refer to it in the body of the
  manuscript.

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Ordering the Various Parts

• Title Page (page 1)
• Abstract (page 2)
• Introduction (page 3, title of the manuscript
  typed at the top of the page, centered)
• Method
• Results
• Discussion
• References (new page)

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• Appendices (if any, start each on a new page)
• Author Note (new page)
• Footnotes (if any, new page)
• Tables (if any, start each on a new page)
• Figure Captions (if any, start each on a new
  page)
• Figures (each on a separate page)

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Your Papers for This Class

• Prepare as a final manuscript, not a copy
  manuscript.
• Instead of a title page, simply put your name,
  the class name, the date, and the title of the
  paper you are submitting at the top of the first
  page of each paper that you submit to me. For
  example,

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• Ima StudentPSYC 221011. July 2003
• Ethical Ideology Related to Political Ideology in
  College Students
• Xxxx xx xxx xxxx ............

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Abstract

• I do not require an abstract.

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Appendices

• You may need an appendix with your Method section
  paper for example, a copy of a questionnaire
  that will be used.
• You will need an appendix with your Results and
  Conclusions section paper. It will contain the
  statistical output from SPSS or other statistical
  program.

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Author Note

• I do not require an author note.

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Tables and Figures

• Put them in the body of the manuscript.
• Easiest to put each on a separate page.
• Put the caption below the figure, not on a page
  by itself.