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Demystifying the process of writing in APA style and format, this handy guide presents precise examples (both writing examples and Microsoft Word screenshots) and points out common APA style and formatting mistakes and how to avoid them.

Written in a conversational and clear style, this guide will help anyone find their way through the maze of rules in the APA Publication Manual and become proficient in learning the fine points of APA style.

Key Features:

- Offers guidelines and essential tips based on the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2009)

- Explains the differences between writing in APA style and using APA format

- Chapter Two, Your Visual Guide to APA Style, provides a "QuickFinder" for key issues and style points using a Sample Paper

- Annotated paper and examples make it easy for readers to understand the nuances of AP?A style

- A separate chapter on mistakes to avoid provides a quick and easy guide to common errors that people make when formatting their papers

- A companion website with answers to the exercises in the book, additional exercises to further test your understanding of the format and style rules, additional study aids, updated information about APA format, links to other helpful web sites and resources

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• Preface(p. xi)
• Our Reader-Friendly Approach(p. xi)
• Acknowledgments(p. xiii)
• About the Authors(p. xv)
• Section I Overview
• 1 Style Versus Format: Why It Matters to Your Audience and Why It Should Matter to You(p. 3)
• What Is the Difference Between APA Style and APA Format?(p. 4)
• Why APA Style Anyway? Wasn't MLA Good Enough?(p. 6)
• In the Long Run, Attention to Detail Matters (Including APA Style and Format)(p. 7)
• Write for Your Specific Audience: Term Papers Versus Formal Research Papers(p. 8)
• 2 Your Visual Table of Contents QuickFinder(p. 10)
• The Sample Paper With Content and Page Numbers(p. 12)
• Section II Writing with (APA) Style: Big Picture Items
• 3 Bare-Bones Fundamentals: General Writing Tips Specific to APA Style(p. 27)
• Clear and Succinct Writing(p. 27)
• Commonly Confused Words in Psychology(p. 28)
• Subject-Verb Agreement(p. 30)
• Active Voice Versus Passive Voice in APA Style(p. 31)
• 4 A Quick Grammar Summary for APA-Style Writing(p. 34)
• Parts of a Sentence(p. 35)
• Parts of Speech(p. 36)
• Common Grammar Mistakes to Avoid(p. 38)
• 5 Thou Shalt Not Steal (or Be Lazy): Plagiarism and How to Avoid It(p. 44)
• But I Didn't Know ...(p. 44)
• It Sounds Like a Bad Word(p. 45)
• Quoting: More Than Just a Copy and Paste(p. 46)
• Paraphrasing: In Your Own Words(p. 48)
• An Author's License (Yours): Modifying Source Material(p. 48)
• But I Can Freely Use My Own Work, Right?(p. 49)
• How About This for a Plagiarism Awareness Exercise?(p. 49)
• 6 Avoiding Biased Language(p. 50)
• The Fundamental Lesson: View People as Individuals First(p. 50)
• Specifie Recommendations for Reducing Bias: Nonsexist Language and Other Areas(p. 51)
• Sexual Orientation(p. 51)
• Racial and Ethnic Identity(p. 52)
• Disabilities(p. 53)
• Occupations(p. 53)
• Gender and Pronouns: With an Indefinite Recommendation(p. 54)
• Section III Writing with (APA) Style: Getting Down to Business
• 7 Whodunnit (or Said It)? Citing References in Text(p. 59)
• A Good Rule of Thumb(p. 59)
• Ready, Cite, GO(p. 60)
• In-Text Citation Basics(p. 61)
• A Variation on the Theme(p. 62)
• What Do I Do When I Need to Cite More Than One Article in the Same Spot?(p. 63)
• What If I Have Two or More Articles by the same Author and Some Are the Same Year?(p. 64)
• What If I Have Two or More Articles by Authors With the Same Last Name?(p. 64)
• How Do I Cite an Article or Document From a Website?(p. 64)
• If I Refer to the Same Article More Than Once in the Same Paragraph Do I Cite It Every Time?(p. 65)
• How Do I Cite an Article That I Read About in Another Article or Book?(p. 66)
• How Do I Cite a Lecture, an E-Mail, or a Conversation?(p. 66)
• 8 There Is a Method to the Madness(p. 67)
• Where in the Flow of Pages Do You Place the Method Section?(p. 67)
• Where Does This Information Go in the Method Section?(p. 69)
• Subjects/Participants Subsection(p. 69)
• Materials and Apparatus(p. 71)
• Procedure(p. 73)
• Formatting Your Method Section(p. 75)
• 9 And the Winner Is? Writing Your Results and Associated Fun(p. 76)
• Let's Talk Statistics(p. 77)
• Basics and Beyond(p. 78)
• Formatting Your Results Paragraph(p. 81)
• Including Effect Size and Power(p. 82)
• 10 Everybody Needs References(p. 83)
• A Helpful Note(p. 83)
• Creating Your Reference Section(p. 83)
• Using Abbreviations(p. 85)
• The Basics(p. 86)
• Basic Reference Section Formatting Rules(p. 92)
• Some of the Not-So-Basic Rules You Might Need(p. 93)
• Section IV Presenting Your Work in APA Format
• 11 The Numbers Game: How to Write Numbers (and When the Rules Change)(p. 97)
• When You Use Numerals(p. 98)
• When You Use Words(p. 99)
• Using Both Numerals and Words(p. 100)
• How to Use Decimal Points(p. 101)
• How Many Numbers Should Be Written After the Decimal Point?(p. 101)
• Additional Rules for Including Numbers in Your Paper(p. 102)
• Metrication(p. 102)
• When Do You Use Abbreviations?(p. 103)
• 12 Formatting: Organizing, Headings, and Making Your Work Look Good to Print(p. 106)
• What Goes Where?(p. 106)
• What Your Paper Should Look Like(p. 107)
• Headings(p. 109)
• Spelling Matters: Spelling Rules and Capitalization(p. 111)
• Final Touches(p. 115)
• 13 Table That Motion: The Special Challenges of Tables and Figures(p. 116)
• What's What(p. 116)
• Getting the Look Down(p. 117)
• A Note on ôNotesö(p. 121)
• Figuring It Out(p. 121)
• Get Legendary (and Use Captions)(p. 123)
• Where to Place Tables and Figures(p. 123)
• But I Am Doing a Literature Review: Coul0d I Use a Table or Figure?(p. 124)
• Don't Forget(p. 124)
• 14 Make Microsoft Word 2007 Work for You: APA Formatting(p. 125)
• Word 2007 Tabs and Drop-Down Menus(p. 125)
• Setting the Margins(p. 126)
• Line Spacing and Spacing Between Paragraphs(p. 127)
• Page Headers (First Page and Subsequent Pages) and Page Numbering(p. 129)
• Tabs, Centering, and the Ruler(p. 132)
• References and the Hanging Indent(p. 134)
• Preparing a Table (Rows, Columns, Lines, Centering)(p. 136)
• Fonts and Font Variations (Italics, Bold, Superscript)(p. 138)
• Page Breaks, Orphans, and Widows(p. 139)
• Spell-Checker and Grammar Checker(p. 140)
• Developing Good Habits: Autosave, File Naming, File Storage, Frequent Backups(p. 141)
• Section V Some Nitty-Gritty Details
• 15 Making a List, Checking It Twice: Enumeration and Seriation(p. l45)
• Why Bother?(p. l45)
• Keeping Order at the Section Level(p. 146)
• Order Within Paragraphs or Sentences(p. 147)
• On a Related Note(p. l48)
• 16 The Devil Is in the Details: Abbreviations, Signs, Symbols, and Punctuation(p. 149)
• OMG: To Abbreviate or Not?(p. l49)
• Blinding You With Science and Latin(p. 150)
• Punctuation(p. 151)
• Section VI In Closing: Important Considerations
• 17 Using Rubrics: Knowing What It Means to Write a Good Paper(p. 155)
• Follow Rubrics When Provided(p. 155)
• Example Rubric(p. 156)
• 18 Get It Right! Proofreading the Entire Paper(p. 158)
• Sample Student Paper for Practicing Proofreading(p. 163)
• 19 Complete Sample of an Experimental Paper: Samples, Anyone?(p. 170)
• Sample Paper(p. 172)
• Additional Resources on Writing(p. 185)
• 20 All Together Now: How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes(p. 186)
• APA Style and Format Checklist(p. 187)
• Be Aware of Professors' Pet Peeves(p. 191)
• Appendix A Error List for Chapter18(p. 193)
• Appendix B APA Style and Format Checklist(p. 196)
• References(p. 198)
• Index(p. 202)