APA Style
What is the main writing format used by psychologists?
What is APA Style?
What does “rhetoric” mean?
What is the art of persuasion in writing?
Qualitative research focuses on what kind of understanding?
What is understanding human experience or meaning?
What philosophy viewed reality as independent of human interpretation?
What is realism?
Why did many students struggle writing qualitative theses?
Because they were trained only in APA-style writing.
APA style was designed for what kind of research?
What is quantitative or experimental research?
Why do scientists often use the passive voice (“It was found that…”)?
To appear objective and detached.
What percent of psychology articles in the 1990s were qualitative?
What is less than 1%?
Logical positivists separated the “context of discovery” from what?
What is the “context of justification”?
What kind of journals were more open to qualitative work?
What are alternative or sidestream journals?
True or False: The APA Manual includes full guidelines for qualitative writing.
What is False?
Who are scientists really trying to convince with their writing?
Who are editors, reviewers, and readers?
What section title can replace “Results” in qualitative reports?
What is “Findings” or “Analysis”?
What newer view says all knowledge is partial and socially shaped?
What is postpositivism or constructivism?
What rhetorical technique makes researchers appear detached?
What is using objectified or neutral language?
Walsh compared the Publication Manual to what religious text?
What is a Bible?
What famous scientists does Walsh mention as examples of rhetorical strategy?
Who are Newton and Darwin?
What word describes authors showing self-awareness in their writing?
What is reflexivity?
What does “intersubjective” mean in qualitative research?
What is shared understanding between people?
What did students feel they had to “justify” when using qualitative methods?
What is their method or writing style choice?
What philosophy does APA style reflect—believing language mirrors objective reality?
What is scientific realism?
What kind of writing style hides the author’s role and emotions?
What is a depersonalized or “neutral” style?
True or False: Using emotion or first-person voice weakens qualitative writing.
What is False?
What term did Walsh prefer instead of “data,” meaning “things shared in dialogue”?
What is “communicata”?
According to Walsh, qualitative writers must balance self-expression with what?
What is scientific rigor or credibility?