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APA Writing Style II. Methods and Results. Methods. Possible subsections: Participants Apparatus (or Materials) Procedure Measures. Method: Participants. How many How they were selected Payments made or credits given for participation, if applicable Major demographic characteristics - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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APA Writing Style IIMethods and Results
Methods Possible subsections:
1. Participants2. Apparatus (or Materials)3. Procedure4. Measures
Method: Participants How many How they were selected Payments made or credits given for
participation, if applicable Major demographic characteristics
Sex, age, race/ethnicity Economic status, disability status, sexual
orientation Other characteristic
Method: Apparatus Describe specialized materials or equipment
used in the study
We will often not have any, so omit this section
Method: Procedure Instructions to participants Experimental manipulations Deception
Randomization and/or counterbalancing Other controls Include description of measures here or in a
separate measures section
If simple questionnaire/survey, can combine with Participants section or leave separate.
Method: Measures Describes the measures you used
You must include ALL measures, even measures such as age, race, or gender.
Include: The name of the measure (when applicable) and
what it assesses Number of items in the scale (if known) Range of scores (if known) What higher or lower scores indicate OR
categories (levels) in the measure
Methods Subsections you will probably have
1. Participants2. Procedure3. Measures
OR:1. Participants and Procedure2. Measures
Results Summarize data collected and statistical
analyses Mention all relevant results, even if counter to
hypothesis
Often useful to restate findings in plain language
Do NOT discuss implications of results here Not necessary to include any tables (DO
NOT paste your output into the paper)
Results Age and extraversion were negatively
correlated (r = -.45, p < .01).
Restate in English: That is, younger people were more extraverted.
Format Issues Double space
Never hit enter twice, never single space 12 point font, 1 inch margins Indent first line of each paragraph (1/2 inch) except
abstract, which is not indented Order:
Title page (separate page, numbered page 1) Abstract (separate page, numbered page 2) Text (separate page, numbered page 3)
Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion References (start on separate page)
Multiple identities 1
Running head: NEGOTIATING MULTIPLE IDENTITIES
The importance of centrality for negotiating multiple identities
Isis H. Settles
Michigan State University
Header with short version of title and Page # on EVERY PAGE
Flush Left
50 characters or less, ALL CAPS
ALL LINES CENTERED
1st: Title, 1st word only capitalized
2nd: Your name
3rd: MSU
TITLE PAGE FORMAT
Abstract 120 words or less Overview of your study with only key
information Main purpose Sample & Method Results (in “English”) One implication of results
Do NOT indent
References Hanging indent – first line is left-justified,
indent all following lines Order is alphabetical If same author, the in order by year (earliest
first) Italicize the journal name and volume
number, but not issue number (for a journal article) or book title (for a book)