Research
Methods in
Psychology
Parts of a Research Paper
, APA Format
The primary source for style requirements
and format when writing reports of
psychological research is the sixth edition of
the Publication Manual (2010) of the
American Psychological Association (APA).
Psychology students should not submit class
research projects for publication unless
supervised by an instructor or research
mentor.
An online resource for APA format and
guidelines is available at:
http://www.apastyle.org
, Guidelines for Effective
Writing
Know Your Audience.
If you assume your readers know more
than they actually do, they’ll be confused.
If you underestimate your readers, they’ll
be bored with unnecessary details.
Err on the side of underestimating your
readers.
Identify Your Purpose.
Research manuscripts use expository
writing.
The principal purposes of a research
manuscript are to describe and to
convince.
Methods in
Psychology
Parts of a Research Paper
, APA Format
The primary source for style requirements
and format when writing reports of
psychological research is the sixth edition of
the Publication Manual (2010) of the
American Psychological Association (APA).
Psychology students should not submit class
research projects for publication unless
supervised by an instructor or research
mentor.
An online resource for APA format and
guidelines is available at:
http://www.apastyle.org
, Guidelines for Effective
Writing
Know Your Audience.
If you assume your readers know more
than they actually do, they’ll be confused.
If you underestimate your readers, they’ll
be bored with unnecessary details.
Err on the side of underestimating your
readers.
Identify Your Purpose.
Research manuscripts use expository
writing.
The principal purposes of a research
manuscript are to describe and to
convince.
