SECTIONS OF THE PAPER

• Title Page

• Abstract
• • Brief summary of the paper

• Introduction
• • Literature Review

• Method
• • Procedures and Tests Run

• Results
• • Written summary of test results and SPSS calculations

• Discussion
• • What the results mean, relate back to the references, conclusions of the Independent Variable

• Appendices
• • 8 data sheets

• Tables and Figures (be sure to reference in paper)
• • From SPSS

• References

GENERAL POINTS TO AN APA PAPER

• 1" inch on every side (standard on most documents, just verify that it is only 1")

• Double spaced throughout entire document

• The Title Page, Abstract, Intro, References, Tables and Figures all start on a new page with a heading

• The Method, Results and Discussion sections all continue in the document without a new page

• Running head throughout document on the upper right-hand corner

• Page numbers on upper right-hand corner with numbers starting on the title page

• Be sure to cite source of information

• • Quote: If less than 40 words, use "quotation marks"; if more than 40 words, block the quote without marks and indent 1/2" from the left margin and keep double-spacing

• • Citation Form (Journal):

1. Walker (2000) compared reaction times

2. In a recent study of reaction times (Walker, 2000)

• Running Head will be across the top of each page along with the page number, but will also be appointed on the title page
• • Ex. Running head: ABBREVIATED TITLE (in caps)
• Title is centered and in the upper half of the page. If more than one line, double-space.
• Author and University are also included.

ABSTRACT

• New section, new page. "ABSTRACT" is centered and in all caps.
• There should be a running head and a page number on the upper right-hand side
• No indent in the first paragraph
• A short summary of the paper in 120 words or less.

• New Section: Full title of the paper centered on the top
• Will be the part of the paper of a literature review, and setting up the reasons behind your investigation.
• • What was done before? What did it say? How did it influence the current study?
  • Set up your topic question and state the hypothesis.

• Be sure to use citations.

METHOD

• Title of the section is centered .
• There are three subsections: Participants, Apparatus, and Design and Procedures.
• • Each subsection title is set flush left and italicized. The text begins on the next line and indented.
• What was the method of data collection? Refer to your appendix: the data collection sheets.
• Should be concise

RESULTS

• Title of the section is centered
• What were the results of your data analysis? Summarize your SPSS finding.
• • Include frequencies or means and the standard deviations.
  • • Means: M
    • Frequency: f
    • Standard Deviation: SD
• Not the place to discuss what the results mean, simply state what they are.

• Title of the section is centered
• What do the results mean? Now is the time to interpret the results and reincorporate the literature and what you expected to find. Where should future research go in investigating dreams? What are some of the conclusions you can draw from your study?

APPENDICES

• Include your data sheets in the appendices.
• • Type the word Appendix followed by the proper capital letter (A, B, C, etc.) if more than one appendix. It should be centered at the top of the page

REFERENCES

• New Section: Title for the section.

Author, A. A., Author, B.B. (YYYY). Title of article. Title

of Periodical, xx, xxx-xxx.

GRAPHS/FIGURES

• Showing your graphs and data.
• • TABLES
  • • The title (Table 1) is flush against the left margin and the description is on the next line in italics (double-spaced)
  • GRAPHS/FIGURES
  • • All figure titles are on the same figure caption page and is in the paper immediately before all the figures.
    • Put a title on the page in the top center, Figure Caption. Start the captions flush left with them in sequential order. The title of each figure is: Figure #. The title is followed by a description of the figure, but not an interpretation.