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A concise overview of apa formatting guidelines, covering essential aspects such as general style, title page elements, abstract, main body, and reference page formatting. It includes examples of running heads, margin settings, font specifications, and spacing requirements. The guide also addresses citation methods for various sources, including those with unknown authors, and defines key terms like keywords, abstract, and references, making it a useful resource for students and researchers seeking to adhere to apa standards in their academic papers. Useful for students who need a quick reference guide to apa formatting.
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General APA style guidelines - correct answer ✔✔Your paper should be: typed, double-spaced, have 1" margins, 12pt. Standard font (ex. Times New Roman), and In APA format, include this on each page - correct answer ✔✔Include: a page header (Title, all caps) in the upper left-hand corner the page number in the upper right In APA format, four sections to include in your paper - correct answer ✔✔title page abstract main body (essay itself) a list of References Formatting basics of reference page - correct answer ✔✔Center the title (References) at the top of the page. Do not bold it. Double-space reference entries Flush left the first line of the entry and indent subsequent lines Order entries alphabetically by the surname of the first author of each work
Citation of a source (direct quote or paraphrase) - correct answer ✔✔Provide in parenthesis: the author's name, date of publication, and (if numbered) page or paragraph number Citation of a work of unknown author - correct answer ✔✔Use the source's full title in the signal phrase Cite the first word of the title followed by the year of publication in parenthesis. Example of the running head on the title page - correct answer ✔✔Running head: THE CASE OF SENIORITIS Example of the running head on pages AFTER the title page? - correct answer ✔✔THE CASE OF SENIORITIS APA Paper Margins - correct answer ✔✔One inch APA Paper Font and font size - correct answer ✔✔Times New Roman, 12pt type Spacing - correct answer ✔✔The entire APA paper is double spaced (no extra spaces between paragraphs Keywords - correct answer ✔✔A list of words at that appear most often in your paper. They are listed directly below the Abstract Abstract - correct answer ✔✔A short, one-paragraph summary of your paper