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Can you provide me with a list of the different sections in correct order and what kinds of things I should put in each sections. This is for a single-study psychology study in APA Paper Format? Thank you.
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Relted to an APA format essay, this solution discusses the different sections in correct order and what kinds of things to put into each sections. This is for a single-study psychology study in APA Paper format.
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APA Paper Format Traditionally, a single-study psychology paper is divided into eight distinct parts:
Title page: A title page includes title, running head, authors and affiliation.
Abstract: Most articles begin with a short, comprehensive summary of the study, procedures, hypotheses and results. This allows the reader to quickly determine whether the article is germane to the topic of interest. Usually no more than 300 words.
Introduction: This section represents the opening of the paper. Typically, the introduction explains and outlines the areas of interest, previous research findings, and introduces applicable theories. Most importantly, the introduction demonstrates the logic behind each of the hypotheses and the research strategy. In this section, the independent and dependent variables are usually identified. Generally, this section progresses from general issues to the specific hypotheses. For the IV and DV, there is a ...
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