APA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
literature review articles - Answers -- Provide narrative summaries and evaluations of
findings or theories
- May include qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods research
- Do not engage in systematic quantitative or qualitative meta-analysis
in the literature review, authors should: - Answers -- Define and clarify the problem
- Summarize previous investigations to inform readers of the state of research
- Identify relations, contradictions, gaps, and inconsistencies in the literature
- Suggest next steps in solving the problem
literature review articles can be arranged by: - Answers -- Grouping research on the
basis of similarity in concepts or theories of interest
-Methodological similarities among the studies reviewed
- Historical development of the field
the format for annotated bibliographies consist of: - Answers -- block paragraph
formation below the reference entry
- references are in alphabetical order
- citing outside work as necessary
strategies to disguise identifying material - Answers -a. altering specific characteristics
b. limiting the description of specific characteristics
c. obfuscating case detail by adding extraneous material
d. using composite descriptions
When listing an author of a paper, it is correct to - Answers --give titles (PhD or OFM)
-spell out the middle name
-use informal names
The headings of a manuscript should - Answers --reveal the logical organization of the
paper to the reader-be at the same level for topics of equal importance-not be labeled
with number or letters
Professional title page - Answers -- title of paper
- name of each author of paper
- afiiliation for each author
- author note
- running head and page number
Student title page - Answers -- Paper title
- author name
- author affiliation
- course number and name
- instructor name
, - due date (november 4, 2020)
paper title should: - Answers -bold, centered, and positioned in upper half of the title
page
Effective titles - Answers -- effect of depression on the decision to join a clinical trial
- why and when hierarchy impacts team effectiveness: A meta-analytic integration
- closing your eyes to follow your heart: avoiding information to protect a strong intuitive
preference
ineffective titles - Answers -- a study of the effect of depression on the decision to join a
clinical trial
- hierarchy and team effectiveness
- closing your eyes to follow your heart
Follow these guidelines for byline formatting: - Answers -- if the paper has one author,
write the authos name centered and in standard font
- if paper has multiple authors, order the names of the authors according to their
contributions
- for names with suffixes, separate the suffix from the rest of the name with a space, not
a comma
When presenting affiliations: - Answers -- academic affiliations should include the name
of any department or division and the name of the institution, separated by a comma.
- nonacademic institutional affiliations should include the name of any department or
divisiom
- authors who are in private practice should include location
- when providing a location give city; state, province, or territory as applicable ; and
country
running head - Answers -an abbreviated version of paper title on top of every page
- running head are required only for manuscripts being submitted for publication
- not required for student papers unless instructor require it; thus, the header for student
paper includes only the page number
- should contain maximum of 50 characters
abstract - Answers -- limited to no more than 250 words
- "Abstract" in bold title case, at top centered
- paragraph unindented
Reference list - Answers -- on new page after text and before any tables, figures, and
/or appendices
- double space all reference list entries
- use hanging indent, meaning that the first line of each reference is flush left and
subsequent lines are indented by 0.5 in
literature review articles - Answers -- Provide narrative summaries and evaluations of
findings or theories
- May include qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods research
- Do not engage in systematic quantitative or qualitative meta-analysis
in the literature review, authors should: - Answers -- Define and clarify the problem
- Summarize previous investigations to inform readers of the state of research
- Identify relations, contradictions, gaps, and inconsistencies in the literature
- Suggest next steps in solving the problem
literature review articles can be arranged by: - Answers -- Grouping research on the
basis of similarity in concepts or theories of interest
-Methodological similarities among the studies reviewed
- Historical development of the field
the format for annotated bibliographies consist of: - Answers -- block paragraph
formation below the reference entry
- references are in alphabetical order
- citing outside work as necessary
strategies to disguise identifying material - Answers -a. altering specific characteristics
b. limiting the description of specific characteristics
c. obfuscating case detail by adding extraneous material
d. using composite descriptions
When listing an author of a paper, it is correct to - Answers --give titles (PhD or OFM)
-spell out the middle name
-use informal names
The headings of a manuscript should - Answers --reveal the logical organization of the
paper to the reader-be at the same level for topics of equal importance-not be labeled
with number or letters
Professional title page - Answers -- title of paper
- name of each author of paper
- afiiliation for each author
- author note
- running head and page number
Student title page - Answers -- Paper title
- author name
- author affiliation
- course number and name
- instructor name
, - due date (november 4, 2020)
paper title should: - Answers -bold, centered, and positioned in upper half of the title
page
Effective titles - Answers -- effect of depression on the decision to join a clinical trial
- why and when hierarchy impacts team effectiveness: A meta-analytic integration
- closing your eyes to follow your heart: avoiding information to protect a strong intuitive
preference
ineffective titles - Answers -- a study of the effect of depression on the decision to join a
clinical trial
- hierarchy and team effectiveness
- closing your eyes to follow your heart
Follow these guidelines for byline formatting: - Answers -- if the paper has one author,
write the authos name centered and in standard font
- if paper has multiple authors, order the names of the authors according to their
contributions
- for names with suffixes, separate the suffix from the rest of the name with a space, not
a comma
When presenting affiliations: - Answers -- academic affiliations should include the name
of any department or division and the name of the institution, separated by a comma.
- nonacademic institutional affiliations should include the name of any department or
divisiom
- authors who are in private practice should include location
- when providing a location give city; state, province, or territory as applicable ; and
country
running head - Answers -an abbreviated version of paper title on top of every page
- running head are required only for manuscripts being submitted for publication
- not required for student papers unless instructor require it; thus, the header for student
paper includes only the page number
- should contain maximum of 50 characters
abstract - Answers -- limited to no more than 250 words
- "Abstract" in bold title case, at top centered
- paragraph unindented
Reference list - Answers -- on new page after text and before any tables, figures, and
/or appendices
- double space all reference list entries
- use hanging indent, meaning that the first line of each reference is flush left and
subsequent lines are indented by 0.5 in
