An easy guide to APA style / Beth M. Schwartz, Heidelberg University, R. Eric Landrum, Bosie State University, Regan A.R. Gurung, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
"Written by experienced psychology instructors who are active and respected members of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society for the Teaching of Psychology, the updated Third Edition provides a reader-friendly guide for mastering APA style and covers all sections of an APA-style...
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[2017]
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| Edition: | 3e [edition]. |
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Table of Contents:
- Section I. Overview :
- 1. Style Versus Format: Why It Matters to Your Audience and Why It Should Matter to You
- 2. Your Visual Table of Contents QuickFinder
- Section II. Writing With (APA) Style: Big-Picture Items :
- 3. General Writing Tips Specific to APA Style: Bare-Bones Fundamentals
- 4. A Quick Grammar Summary for APA-Style Writing
- 5. Plagiarism and How to Avoid It: Thou Shalt Not Steal (or Be Lazy)
- 6. Avoiding Biased Language
- Section III. Writing With (APA) Style: Getting Down to Business :
- 7. Writing Your Introduction: Tying the Story all Together
- 8. Writing Your Discussion: It's a Wrap
- 9. Citing Sources in Text: Whodunit (or Said It)?
- 10. A Step-by-Step Playbook of Your Method: How, What, When, Who, and Where?
- 11. Writing About Statistics and Associated Fun: How Did It All Turn Out?
- 12. Everybody Needs References
- Section IV. Presenting Your Work in APA Format :
- 13. The Numbers Game: How to Write Numbers (and When the Rules Change)
- 14. Formatting: Organizing, Headings, and Making Your Work Look Good to Print
- 15. Table That Motion: The Special Challenges of Tables and Figures
- 16. Make Microsoft Word 2013 Work for You: APA Formatting
- Section V. Some Nitty-Gritty Details :
- 17. Making a List, No Apps Required: Enumeration and Seriation
- 18. Abbreviations, Signs, Symbols, and Punctuation: The Devil Is in the Details
- Section VI. In Closing: Important Considerations :
- 19. Using Rubrics: Knowing What It Means to Write a Good Paper
- 20. Proofreading the Entire Paper: Get It Right!
- 21. Complete Sample of an Experimental (Research) Paper: Samples, Anyone?
- 22. How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes: All Together Now.