Chapter 9 APA

Question 1

Peer-reviewed journal

Answer 1

A journal that published original manuscripts only after they have been read by a panel of experts in the field and recommended for publication

Question 2

Inclusion criteria

Answer 2

Characteristics a person much have to be eligible for a research study

Question 3

Exclusion criteria

Answer 3

Characteristics that does not meet inclusion criteria

Question 4

Study limitations

Answer 4

Limitations that may affect the research

Question 5

Primary sources

Answer 5

Published studies or eyewitness accounts written by the people who actually conducted the experiments or observed the events

Question 6

Secondary sources

Answer 6

Written by someone who was not present or didn’t participate in the event

Question 7

Tertiary sources

Answer 7

Contain information that has been reduced and collected from primary and secondary sources

Question 8

Popular press literature

Answer 8

Ranges from weekly summary-type magazines to newspaper supplements and tabloids

Question 9

What are the 5 components of of a journal research article?

Answer 9

Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion

Question 10

Abstract

Answer 10

Brief summary of article
Less than 250 words
Set apart from the article

Question 11

Introduction

Answer 11

Includes research questions and hypotheses, literature review, statement of the problem, & statement of the need for research

Question 12

Methods

Answer 12

Includes description of the research, subjects of the study (inclusion and exclusion, information on the recruitment), instrumentation and administrative procedures

Question 13

Results

Answer 13

Research findings

Question 14

Discussion

Answer 14

Explains conclusions and meanings, comments on implications and discussion limitations

Question 15

How to determine the validity of the information obtained from searching a site online?

Answer 15

Currency
Relevance
Authority
Purpose

Question 16

Currency

Answer 16

When was the information published or posted?
Has the information been revised or updated?

Question 17

Relevance

Answer 17

Who is the intended audience?
Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?

Question 18

Authority

Answer 18

Who is the author, publisher, source or sponsor?
What are the authors credentials or organizational affiliations?

Question 19

Purpose

Answer 19

What is the purpose of the information?
Do the authors or sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear?

Question 20

Title page

Answer 20

Includes:
Page numbers
Title of the paper
Students full name
Name of the university
Course information
Professors name
Due date

Question 21

What are the 4 parts of an APA paper?

Answer 21

Title page
Abstract
Body of paper
References

Question 22

What are the formatting guidelines for APA papers?

Answer 22

10-12 point font
Standard font (12 - point Times new Roman)
1” margin
Double spaced with no space before/after paragraphs
Page numbers on every page in the header

Question 23

What are 2 reliable online APA style guidelines?

Answer 23

APA style and Online Writing Lab-Purdue University

Question 24

In text citations one author

Answer 24

Research by Porter (2016) suggests..
(Porter,2016)

Question 25

In text citations two authors

Answer 25

Smith and Jones (2017) state .. (Smith and Jones, (2017)

Question 26

In text citations three or more authors

Answer 26

Wilson et al. (2018) suggests.. (Wilson et al., 2018)

Question 27

What is 99? American journal of public (99) 3,

Answer 27

Volume number

Question 28

What is 1? 56(1), 18-26.

Answer 28

Issue

Question 29

What is 18-26? 56(1), 18-26.

Answer 29

Page numbers

Question 30

How to properly cite APA?

Answer 30

Authors (Last name, First Initial) Brownie, D. (Year) (2007). (Title of article capitalize only the first word in the title and subtitle) Toward effective poster presentations: An annotated bibliography. (title of periodical in italics) European Journal of Marketing.