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| Preface | |
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| The Basics: APA Rules | |
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| Why Document? | |
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| Paraphrase | |
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| Summary | |
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| Sections of the APA Manuscript | |
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| Title Page | |
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| Abstract | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Method | |
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| Participants | |
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| Materials (or Apparatus) | |
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| Procedure | |
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| Results | |
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| Discussion | |
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| References | |
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| Author Notes | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Miscellaneous Rules of APA Format | |
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| Running Head | |
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| Header | |
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| Headings for Tables | |
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| Figures: Graphs and Tables | |
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| Abbreviations for APA Format | |
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| The How's of Abbreviation | |
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| Figures and Tables | |
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| Forming the Plural | |
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| Useful Latin Abbreviations | |
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| Quotations | |
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| Referencing in APA Format | |
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| Periodical | |
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| Entire/Special Section of a Journal | |
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| Magazine Article | |
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| Monograph with Issue Numbers and Serial (or Whole) Number | |
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| Monograph Bound into a Journal with Continuous Pagination | |
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| Newsletter Article | |
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| Daily/Weekly Newspaper Article | |
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| Abstract from a Secondary Source (Print Periodical) | |
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| Book | |
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| Article or Chapter in an Edited Book | |
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| Encyclopedia or Dictionary | |
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| Brochure | |
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| Technical or Research Report | |
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| Report as an Article or Chapter in an Edited Edition | |
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| Proceedings Published Regularly | |
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| Unpublished Contribution to a Symposium | |
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| Dissertation or Theses Abstract | |
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| Published Doctoral or Masters Dissertation | |
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| Unpublished Doctoral or Masters Dissertation | |
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| Review of Book/Film/Video | |
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| Unpublished Paper Presented at a Meeting | |
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| Poster Session | |
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| Unpublished Manuscript Not Submitted for Publication | |
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| Electronic Media | |
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| On-line Journal | |
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| On-line Newsletter | |
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| Newsgroup, On-line Forum and Discussion Group, and Electronic Mailing List | |
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| Message Posted to an Electronic Mailing List | |
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| Abstract on CD-ROM | |
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| Television Broadcast | |
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| Television Series | |
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| Single Episode from a Television Series | |
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| Music Recording | |
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| Audio Recording | |
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| Example APA Manuscript | |
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| Grammar | |
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| Aposrrophes | |
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| Possession | |
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| Contractions | |
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| Capitalization | |
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| Commas | |
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| Items in a List | |
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| Coordinate Adjectives | |
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| Independent Clauses | |
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| Introductory Words, Phrases, and Clauses | |
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| Semicolons and Colons | |
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| Joining Independent Clauses | |
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| Separating Items in a List | |
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| Colons | |
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| Verbs | |
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| Helping Verbs | |
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| Irregular Verbs | |
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| Agreement Extras | |
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| Bibliography | |