An EasyGuide to APA Style

Beth M. Schwartz, R. Eric Landrum, Regan A. R. Gurung

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781544323718
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Experimental Methods in Education
• Index: Psychology

Winner of the 2022 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)

This clear and concise book demystifies the process of writing in APA style and format.

Fully updated with content from the Seventh Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, An EasyGuide to APA Style, Fourth Edition identifies common APA style and formatting mistakes, how to avoid them, and helps students become better writers and communicators of psychological science. Written in a conversational style to make the task of learning how to write more enjoyable, this guide helps students navigate the maze of rules in the APA Publication Manual and become proficient in learning the fine points of APA style. Providing detailed examples and complete sample student papers that conform to APA format, the authors illustrate not only how to write using APA style, but also what writing in APA style really looks like when papers are complete.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• • Brief Contents •
• • Detailed Contents •
• • Preface •
• • About the Authors •
• Section I Overview
• 1 APA Style Versus Format:Why It Matters to Your Audience and Why It Should Matter to You
• 2 Your Visual Table of Contents QuickFinder
• Section II Writing With (APA) Style: Big-Picture Items
• 3 General Writing Tips Specific to APA Style: General Bare-Bones Fundamentals
• 4 A Quick Grammar Summary for APA-Style Writing
• 5 Plagiarism and How to Avoid It: Thou Shalt Not Steal (or Be Lazy)
• 6 Avoiding Biased Language
• Section III Writing With (APA) Style: Getting Down to Business
• 7 Writing Your Introduction: Tying the Story All Together
• 8 Citing Sources in Text: Whodunit (or Said It)?
• 9 A Step-by-Step Playbook of Your Method: How, What, When, Who, and Where?
• 10 Writing About Statistics and Associated Fun: How Did It All Turn Out?
• 11 Writing Your Discussion: It’s a Wrap
• 12 Everybody Needs References
• Section IV Presenting Your Work in APA Format
• 13 The Numbers Game: How to Write Numbers (and When the Rules Change)
• 14 Formatting: Organizing, Headings, and Making Your Work Look Good to Print
• 15 Table That Motion: The Special Challenges of Tables and Figures
• 16 Make Microsoft Word 2016 Work for You: APA Formatting
• Section V Some Nitty-Gritty Details
• 17 Making a List, No Apps Required: Enumeration and Seriation
• 18 Abbreviations, Signs, Symbols, and Punctuation: The Details Can Matter: Emoji This!
• Section VI In Closing: Important Considerations
• 19 Using Rubrics: Knowing What It Means to Write a Good Paper
• 20 Proofreading the Entire Paper: Get It Right!
• 21 Complete Sample of an Experimental (Research) Student Paper: Samples, Anyone?
• 22 How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes: All Together Now
• • Appendix A • Error List for Chapter 20
• • Appendix B • APA Style and Format Checklist
• • References •
• • Index •