PSYC 2001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Times New Roman, Measuring Instrument, Spaced

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2001
• Professor: Deanna Whelan

Document Summary

Apa formatting: double spaced, no additional returns/enters or other spacing elements. Indented paragraphs: 12 point font size, times new roman font, 1-inch margins all sides, page number (upper left) and header (upper right, all caps, paragraphs 3-4 sentence minimum. Title page: article title (up to 12 words long, authors. Institution of authors: publication date, running head. Abstract: 150 words, own page, not indented, summary of article"s content, communicate main research question, methods, and major results, why results are important and interpretation of results, approx. 1-2 sentences for each section (intro, hypothesis, method, results, discussion) Method: explains procedures followed in conducting the study, written so read could potentially conduct an exact replication of the study, design, variables, manipulation, participants, number, type, and characteristics, demographic information, selection, materials and apparatus. Instruments use to manipulate and measure variables: measurements scales (one paragraph each, procedures, what happened in the study.