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APA?

Table of Contents 5. What is the general format of the APA paper? 4. What types of papers are written in APA 1. What is APA? 2. Why is APA such a big deal? 3. Which type of style of language is appropriate when using the APA format?

Standard for Formatting Academic Work in Social Sciences Tables & Graphs Writing Mechanics Clear & Concise Writing References Source Credits Oral Presentations Essays/Reflections/Critiques 1. What is APA? AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Psychological Knowledge CommunicationApplicationCreation Overall Purpose Achieve Consistency and Uniformity

2. Why is APA such a big deal? A Dictionary Theft

Language in an APA Paper is to embrace: Specificity Clarity

Passive voice Active voice Language in an APA Paper is to embrace: Third person First person

References Body Abstract Title page

Abstract

Body

Reference page

6. Where are the APA sources I can go to?

the basics in-text citations

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