Notes on APA Format - allgemeine-psychologie.info
Notes on APA Format - allgemeine-psychologie.info
Notes on APA Format - allgemeine-psychologie.info
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W&SS Quick<str<strong>on</strong>g>Notes</str<strong>on</strong>g>: <strong>APA</strong> <strong>Format</strong> 5• Two-level papers use <strong>on</strong>ly the first two of these three forms. Four-level papers add a new style between the first andsec<strong>on</strong>d levels:Centered Italicized Upper and Lowercase• General Guidelines for headings:• Do not number or letter headings.• Do not set headings in bold f<strong>on</strong>t.• Do not surround headings with quotati<strong>on</strong> marks.• Do not set headings in all-uppercase type.• Short manuscripts usually require <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>on</strong>e or two levels of headings.Seriati<strong>on</strong> (pp. 115-117, p. 292)• When it is useful to clarify a list of items within a paragraph, use lowercase letters surrounded by parenthses:We were able to identify (a) their reas<strong>on</strong>s for participating, (b) their fears regarding the outcome, and (c) theirplans for future participati<strong>on</strong>.Note: normal punctuati<strong>on</strong> (in this case, a comma after each item) is used!• If the sequence involves separate paragraphs, use Arabic numerals followed by periods:The results of the initial trial indicated that Ge<strong>on</strong>-based instructi<strong>on</strong> had the following advantages:1. It greatly increased the speed with which participants mastered their material. Normally, students require atleast [paragraph c<strong>on</strong>tinues!]2. Ge<strong>on</strong>-based instructi<strong>on</strong> deepens students’ understanding of the subject, even if their prior knowledge wasextensive. N<strong>on</strong>e of the 87 participants [paragraph c<strong>on</strong>tinues!]Quotati<strong>on</strong>s (pp. 117-120)• Short quotati<strong>on</strong>s: Quotati<strong>on</strong>s of fewer than 40 words should be incorporated into the text of the manuscript andenclosed by double quotati<strong>on</strong> marks.• L<strong>on</strong>g quotati<strong>on</strong>s: Quotati<strong>on</strong>s of 40 words or more should be presented as an indented block without quotati<strong>on</strong>marks. The block quote is set in about 0.5 inches (1.3 cm or 5 spaces) from the left margin and is usually doublespaced.The current <strong>APA</strong> editors comment, “When single-spacing would improve readability . . . it is usuallyencouraged” (p. 326).• A quotati<strong>on</strong> within a quotati<strong>on</strong> is set• in single quotati<strong>on</strong> marks if the outer quotati<strong>on</strong> is in double quotati<strong>on</strong> marks;• in double quotati<strong>on</strong> marks if the outer quotati<strong>on</strong> is an indented block.