An easyGuide to APA style. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Easy guide to APA style
• Further Information: Note: Beth M. Schwartz, R. Eric Landrum, Regan A.R. Gurung.
• Authors: Schwartz, Beth M; Landrum, R. Eric; Gurung, Regan A. R
• Contents: Section I: Overview; Chapter 1: Style Versus Format: Why It Matters to Your Audience and Why It Should Matter to You; What Is the Difference Between APA Style and APA Format?; Why APA Style Anyway? Wasn’t MLA Good Enough?; In the Long Run, Attention to Detail Matters (Including APA Style and Format); Write for Your Specific Audience: Term Papers Versus Formal Research Papers; Chapter 2: Your Visual Table of Contents QuickFinder; The Sample Paper With Content and Page Numbers; Section II. Writing With (APA) Style: Big-Picture Items; Chapter 3: General Writing Tips Specific to APA Style: Bare-Bones Fundamentals; Clear and Succinct Writing: Using Your Scholarly Voice; Commonly Confused Words in Psychology and Beyond; Subject–Verb Agreement; Active Voice Versus Passive Voice in APA Style; Some (But Not Too Much) First-Person Usage; Avoiding Anthropomorphism; Chapter 4: A Quick Grammar Summary for APA-Style Writing; Parts of a Sentence; Parts of Speech; Common Grammar Mistakes to Avoid; Chapter 5: Plagiarism and How to Avoid It: Thou Shalt Not Steal (or Be Lazy); But I Didn’t Know; It Sounds Like a Bad Word; Quoting: More Than Just a Copy and Paste; Paraphrasing: In Your Own Words; An Author’s License (Yours): Modifying Source Material; But I Can Freely Use My Own Work, Right?; How About This for a Plagiarism Awareness Exercise?; Chapter 6: Avoiding Biased Language; The Fundamental Lesson: View People as Individuals First; Specific Recommendations for Reducing Bias: Nonsexist Language and Other Areas; Sexual Orientation; Racial and Ethnic Identity; Disabilities; Occupations; Gender and Pronouns: With an Indefinite Recommendation; Section III. Writing With (APA) Style: Getting Down to Business; Chapter 7: Writing Your Introduction: Tying the Story all Together; What to Include in Your Introduction; Formatting Your Introduction; Getting Your Introduction Started; Using an Outline: Organizing Your Literature Review; Common Mistakes to Avoid in your Introduction; Outline for the Sample Introduction Section Included; Sample Paper; Chapter 8: Writing Your Discussion: It’s a Wrap; Formatting Your Discussion Section; What to Include in Your Discussion Section; Getting Your Discussion Section Started; Organizing Your Discussion Section; Common Mistakes to Avoid in your Discussion Section; Outline for the Sample Discussion Section Included; Sample Paper; Chapter 9: Citing Sources in Text: Whodunit (or Said It)?; A Good Rule of Thumb; Ready, Cite, GO; In-Text Citation Basics; Some Curveballs; Chapter 10: A Step-by-Step Playbook of Your Method: How, What, When, Who, and Where?; Where in the Flow of Pages Do You Place the Method Section?; Where in the Method Section Does This Information Go?; Subjects/Participants; Materials and Apparatus; Procedure; Formatting Your Method Section; Chapter 11: Writing About Statistics and Associated Fun: How Did It All Turn Out?; Let Us Talk Statistics; Basics and Beyond; Formatting Your Results Paragraph; Including Effect Size and Power; Chapter 12: Everybody Needs References; A Helpful Note; Creating Your References Section; Using Abbreviations; The Basics; Basic References Section Formatting Rules; Some Not-So-Basic Rules You Might Need; Section IV. Presenting Your Work in APA Format; Chapter 13: The Numbers Game: How to Write Numbers (and When the Rules Change); When You Use Numerals; When You Use Words; Using Both Numerals and Words; How to Use Decimal Points; Additional Rules for Including Numbers in Your Paper; Metrication; When Do You Use Abbreviations?; Chapter 14: Formatting: Organizing, Headings, and Making Your Work Look Good to Print; What Goes Where?; What Your Paper Should Look Like; Headings; Spelling Matters: Spelling and Capitalization Rules; Final Touches; Chapter 15: Table That Motion: The Special Challenges of Tables and Figures; What Is What; Getting the Look Down; A Note on “Notes”; Figuring It Out; Get Legendary (and Use Captions); Where to Place Tables and Figures; But I Am Doing a Literature Review: Could I Use a Table or Figure?; Do Not Forget; Chapter 16: Make Microsoft Word 2013 Work for You: APA Formatting; Word 2013 Tabs and Drop-Down Menus; Setting the Margins; Line Spacing and Spacing Between Paragraphs; Page Headers (First Page and Subsequent Pages) and Page Numbering; Tabs, Centering, and the Ruler; References and the Hanging Indent; Preparing a Table (Rows, Columns, Lines, Centering); Fonts and Font Variations (Italics, Bold, Superscript); Page Breaks, Orphans, and Widows; Spell-Checker and Grammar Checker; Developing Good Habits: Autosaving, File Naming, File Storage, Frequent Backups; Section V. Some Nitty-Gritty Details; Chapter 17: Making a List, No Apps Required: Enumeration and Seriation; Why Bother?; Keeping Order at the Section Level; Order Within Paragraphs or Sentences; On a Related Note; Chapter 18: Abbreviations, Signs, Symbols, and Punctuation: The Devil Is in the Details; OMG: To Abbreviate or Not?; Blinding You With Science and Latin; Punctuation; Section VI. In Closing: Important Considerations; Chapter 19: Using Rubrics: Knowing What It Means to Write a Good Paper; Follow Rubrics When Provided; Example Rubric; Chapter 20: Proofreading the Entire Paper: Get It Right!; Sample Student Paper for Practicing Proofreading; Chapter 21: Complete Sample of an Experimental (Research) Paper: Samples, Anyone?; Sample Paper; Additional Resources on Writing; Chapter 22: How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes: All Together Now; APA Style and Format Checklist; Be Aware of Professors’ Pet Peeves;
• Edition: 3e
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 808.06615; Psychology -- Authorship -- Style manuals; Social sciences -- Authorship -- Style manuals; Psychology -- Authorship; Social sciences -- Authorship; Style manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483383255; 1483383253
• Related ISBNs: 9781483383231
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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