What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources With Apa Documentation

by Anderson, Chalon E.; Carrell, Amy T.; Widdifield, Jimmy L.

• ISBN13: 9780205499236
• ISBN10: 0205499236
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with APA Documentationprovides specific instructions on writing and referencing in the American Psychological Association (APA) style and includes an example APA manuscript and exercises to allow the reader to practice using the various components of the APA style.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
The Basics: APA Rules	p. 1
Why Document?	p. 4
Paraphrase	p. 4
Summary	p. 4
Sections of the APA Manuscript	p. 5
Title Page	p. 5
Abstract	p. 6
Introduction	p. 6
Method	p. 7
Participants	p. 7
Materials (or Apparatus)	p. 7
Procedure	p. 7
Results	p. 8
Discussion	p. 9
References	p. 9
Author Notes	p. 9
Appendix	p. 10
Miscellaneous Rules of APA Format	p. 11
Running Head	p. 11
Header	p. 11
Headings for Tables	p. 12
Figures: Graphs and Tables	p. 12
Abbreviations for APA Format	p. 14
The How's of Abbreviation	p. 14
Figures and Tables	p. 15
Forming the Plural	p. 15
Useful Latin Abbreviations	p. 15
Quotations	p. 16
Referencing in APA Format	p. 19
Periodical	p. 19
Entire/Special Section of a Journal	p. 20
Magazine Article	p. 21
Monograph with Issue Numbers and Serial (or Whole) Number	p. 21
Monograph Bound into a Journal with Continuous Pagination	p. 21
Newsletter Article	p. 22
Daily/Weekly Newspaper Article	p. 22
Abstract from a Secondary Source (Print Periodical)	p. 22
Book	p. 23
Article or Chapter in an Edited Book	p. 23
Encyclopedia or Dictionary	p. 25
Brochure	p. 25
Technical or Research Report	p. 26
Report as an Article or Chapter in an Edited Edition	p. 26
Proceedings Published Regularly	p. 27
Unpublished Contribution to a Symposium	p. 27
Dissertation or Theses Abstract	p. 27
Published Doctoral or Masters Dissertation	p. 28
Unpublished Doctoral or Masters Dissertation	p. 28
Review of Book/Film/Video	p. 29
Unpublished Paper Presented at a Meeting	p. 29
Poster Session	p. 30
Unpublished Manuscript Not Submitted for Publication	p. 31
Electronic Media	p. 31
On-line Journal	p. 31
On-line Newsletter	p. 32
Newsgroup, On-line Forum and Discussion Group, and Electronic Mailing List	p. 32
Message Posted to an Electronic Mailing List	p. 32
Abstract on CD-ROM	p. 33
Television Broadcast	p. 33
Television Series	p. 34
Single Episode from a Television Series	p. 34
Music Recording	p. 35
Audio Recording	p. 35
Example APA Manuscript	p. 36
Grammar	p. 61
Aposrrophes	p. 61
Possession	p. 61
Contractions	p. 63
Capitalization	p. 63
Commas	p. 64
Items in a List	p. 65
Coordinate Adjectives	p. 65
Independent Clauses	p. 66
Introductory Words, Phrases, and Clauses	p. 67
Semicolons and Colons	p. 67
Joining Independent Clauses	p. 67
Separating Items in a List	p. 68
Colons	p. 69
Verbs	p. 70
Helping Verbs	p. 70
Irregular Verbs	p. 70
Agreement Extras	p. 71
Bibliography	p. 72
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