The Introduction
This is the section of a research paper where the background literature summarized
What is the Introduction.
What is Times New Roman
APA-style requires this font size
What is size 12
When writing an APA research paper, when should you include an in-text citation?
What is any time you reference someone else’s work.
The number of animals someone owns is an example of a _________ variable.
Categorical
Quantitative
What is Quantitative.
Scientific writing is objective, concise, and focused. (TRUE or FALSE)
FALSE
In an APA-formatted paper, the page number should be placed in the...
What is the upper right hand corner.
How is the title on the title page formatted?
Bolded and centered
References on the reference page of an APA paper should be placed in the order which they appear in the text of your paper. (TRUE or FALSE)
What is FALSE
The age of a participant is an example of a _________ variable.
Categorical
Quantitative
Quantitative
Should the introduction be written in first person (“I” or “we”)?
NO
What information goes inside parentheses in an in-text citation?
Author last name, year published
TRUE
Spot the ERROR:
The color red is associated with poor cognitive performance (Elliot et AL., 2007).
What is that AL should be lower case
Manipulation of a variable is necessary for a study to make claims about causality.
What is TRUE.
A primary source is a work that contains the authors own work, such as a peer reviewed empirical article or a conference poster. (TRUE or FALSE)
What is the correct order of the required sections in an APA research report?
What is title page, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, tables and figures
Is APA writing formal or personal in tone?
Formal
When do we use the term “et al.” for an in-text citation?
What is when there are three or more authors
This is an example of a ANOVA RQ:
Is there a difference in the mean number of hours slept last night and a student’s year in college (freshman, sophmore, junior, senior)
(TRUE or FALSE)
TRUE
What are some strategies for maintaining an objective, academic tone?
Be neutral, evidence-based, and precise.
These section(s) of an APA paper should be on its own page.
What is title page, abstract, references, tables & figures
Should paragraphs be indented? If so, how do you properly indent?
Yes and press tab
The narrative for (Elliot et al., 2007) is
What is Elliot and colleagues (2007),
This is an example or a Chi-Square RQ:
If the number of hours slept last increases does memory score performance increase or decrease.
(TRUE or FALSE)