This section is usually limited to one paragraph, 150-250 words in length.
What is the Abstract?
100
The act of presenting someone else's ideas as if they were your own.
What is Plagiarism?
100
The only page of your paper that should have the words "Running head" in the header.
What is title/cover page.
100
Manuscript format specified in the APA 6th edition manual (font, font size, spacing, margins).
What is Times New Roman 12pt font, double spaced with one-inch margins.
100
This type of article reports original research and includes the following sections: introduction, method, results, discussion.
What is an Empirical study?
200
This section begins on a new page and is where you will find all necessary information in order to locate the full text version of sources cited within the article.
What is the References section?
200
Whenever possible, you must include these two items of information for all in-text citations in order to avoid accusations of plagiarism.
What is last name & year of publication?
200
These components label each section and subsection of an APA manuscript.
What are headings?
200
Statistical symbols (M, SD, p) should be expressed in this style of typeface.
What is italic?
200
Research looking at individual patients, like H.M., represent this type of study.
What is a case study?
300
This is the total number of Tables and Figures allowed per page.
What is one.
300
The 6th Edition APA Manual specifies that all entries in your References section be formatted using this type of indentation (applies to this section only).
What is hanging indent?
300
"Participants completed three surveys assessing various personality traits" is an example of a sentence written in this type of literary "voice".
What is active voice?
300
Numbers in the Abstract are expressed in this way.
What is numerically?
300
"Theoretical articles draw on _____ research".
What is original existing?
400
Researchers who may want to replicate your study step-by-step would find this SUBSECTION of your paper very helpful.
What is the procedures/research design section?
400
In-text citations involving direct quotes must always include this item of information.
What is page number?
400
Verb tense used for the majority of the Introduction and Methods/Results sections.
What is past tense?
400
Components located directly beneath the data Table and explain and/or clarify information/data within the Table.
What are Notes?
400
Article in which the author discusses new or modified approaches for conducting psychological research and/or analyzing data.
What is a methodological study?
500
Specific location in an APA paper where the hypothesis should be clearly stated (section & paragraph).
What is final/last paragraph of the Introduction?
500
The two italicized components of an APA formatted Reference entry of a journal article (or other periodical).
What is journal title & volume number?
500
This term refers to the use of unnecessary subject specific technical language and/or substitution of common words with lengthy "euphemistic phrases".
What is jargon?
500
This component describes symbols used within a Figure.
What is a legend?
500
Type of literature review in which the results of numerous studies are analyzed using quantitative, instead of qualitative, reasoning.