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Describe how a page in an APA-style manuscript is formatted (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing after punctuation, line spacing, etc.) |
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List and describe (in correct order) the information found on an APA-style title page. |
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Describe what information should be included in the abstract of a research report. What should be excluded? |
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List the parts usually contained in the introduction to a research report. |
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Describe the information that you expect to find in each subsection of the method section. |
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What information goes in the results section, and what goes in the discussion section? Under what conditions might it be a good idea to combine these sections? |
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Give examples of how the results of the various statistical tests discussed in Chapter 16 would look in an APA-style results section (e.g., t test, ANOVA, etc.). |
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Evaluate the following reference item and identify the errors you find. Rewrite the reference using proper APA style. Lindsay, Cameron, and Rutland, Adam. Extended Contact through Story Reading in School: Reducing Children's Prejudice toward the Disabled. Journal of social issues, 2006, 62,469-488. |
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Describe the elements of clarity of expression, organization, and style. Why is it important to pay attention to these factors? |
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What is biased language in writing, and how can this problem be avoided? |
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What are the four general rules suggested by Crews (1980) to help achieve unity within paragraphs? |
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Describe what sequence of events takes place when a research paper is submitted to a journal for publication. |
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