Psychology Research Paper
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PSY-281WritingAssignment.pptxPSY-281 Writing Assignment
The assignment…
A minimum of 4 pages in length (not counting your cover page).
It is an out-of-class assignment
APA style, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12-point font, 1-inch margins.
Point will be deducted for a missing cover page
PROOF READ!!!! Poor grammar, disorganized sentence structure, and careless spelling errors will have an adverse effect on your grade.
resources
The Learning Center in Garner Hall, Room 113, 305-899-3485
APA style = Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2009).
http :// citationmachine.net/index2.php
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01 /
Cover page
Language
clear: be specific in descriptions and explanations
concise: condense information when you can
plain: use simple, descriptive adjectives and minimize figurative language
The literature review = a summary of what the scientific literature says about the topic of your research
Includes a title page, introduction, and list of references
References Page
Center the title (References) at the top of the page. Do not bold it.
Double-space reference entries
Flush left the first line of the entry and indent subsequent lines
Order entries alphabetically by the author’s surnames
This slide explains the format and purpose of a references page.
The facilitator may stress that each source referenced within the paper should also appear on the reference page, which appears at the end of the paper.
To create a references page,
center the heading—References—at the top of the page;
double-space reference entries;
flush left the first line of the entry and indent subsequent lines. To use “hanging” feature of “Indent and Space” tab, go to “Paragraph” ”Indentation” choose “Hanging” in the ”Special” box.
Order entries alphabetically by the author’s surnames. If a source is anonymous, use its title as an author’s surname.
Note: Unlike MLA, APA is only interested in what they call “recoverable data”—that is, data which other people can find. For example, personal communications such as letters, memos, emails, interviews, and telephone conversations should not be included in the reference list since they are not recoverable by other researchers.
For specific information about entries in the reference list, go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/.
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In-text Citations: Basics
In-text citations help readers locate the cited source in the References section of the paper.
Whenever you use a source, provide in parenthesis:
the author’s name and the date of publication
for quotations and close paraphrases, provide the author’s name, date of publication, and a page number
This slide explains the basics of in-text citations.
In-text citations help establish credibility of the writer, show respect to someone else’s intellectual property (and consequently, avoid plagiarism). More practically, in-text citations help readers locate the cited source in the references page. Thus, keep the in-text citation brief and make sure that the information provided in the body of the paper should be just enough so that a reader could easily cross-reference the citation with its matching entry on the reference page; i.e., the body of the paper and the in-text citation together contains the author’s name and the year of publication. To avoid plagiarism, also provide a page number (in p.3 / pp.3-5 format) for close paraphrases and quotations.
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In-text Citations: Formatting a Summary or Paraphrase
Provide the author’s last name and the year of
publication in parenthesis after a summary or a paraphrase.
Though feminist studies focus solely on women's
experiences, they err by collectively perpetuating the masculine-centered impressions (Fussell, 1975).
The following three slides provide instructions and examples of in-text citations with summary/ paraphrase.
The facilitator should emphasize the importance of developing the skills of critical reading (which enables finding main claims in the text), summarizing, and paraphrasing. When paraphrasing or summarizing, the major concern should be fair and accurate representation of the ideas in the source.
This slide can be supplemented by the “Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing” section from OWL
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/
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In-text Citations: Formatting Quotations
Caruth (1996) has stated that a traumatic response
frequently entails a “delayed, uncontrolled repetitive appearance of hallucinations and other intrusive phenomena” (p.11).
A traumatic response frequently entails a “delayed, uncontrolled repetitive appearance of hallucinations and other intrusive phenomena” (Caruth, 1996, p.11).
When quoting, introduce the quotation with a signal phrase. Make sure to include the author’s name, the year of publication, the page number, but keep the citation brief—do not repeat the information.
This slide provides explanation and examples of in-text citations with quotations.
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