Table Of 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