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Explain why it is important to include both descriptive and inferential statistics in a Results section.

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Marissa is reading about how the results of the current study relate to past research on the topic. Based on this information, you suspect that she is reading the __________ section of an APA-format paper.


A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Method
D) Appendix

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is an APA format error in the Reference below? Hunter, A., Laursen, S. L., & Seymour, E. (2006) . Becoming a Scientist: The Role of Undergraduate Research in Students' Cognitive, Personal, and Professional Development. Science Education, 91, 36-74.


A) The volume number (91) should not be italicized.
B) The page numbers should be italicized.
C) There should not be a space between the first and middle initial in Laursen's name (it should be Laursen, S.L.) .
D) Only "Becoming" and "The" should be capitalized in the title.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A graph is especially good for depicting


A) main effects.
B) interactions.
C) a large number of means and standard deviations.
D) All of the above.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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This exercise is designed to familiarize you with some of the guidelines listed in the APA Publication Manual. On your papers, you will be held responsible for ALL of the information contained in this Manual, even if we never cover it in class. Therefore, if you have a question about APA style while writing your papers, it will help you to be familiar with the book. Answer each of the following questions using the APA Publication Manual and for each question, indicate the page number of the APA Publication Manual from which you found the answer. -Which is correct?


A) The participant's three choices were (1) working with another participant, (2) working with a team, and (3) working alone.
B) The participant's three choices were (a) working with another participant, (b) working with a team, and (c) working alone.

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Which is correct?


A) Data for two participants were incomplete because these participants did not report for follow-up testing.
B) Data for two participants were incomplete since these participants did not report for follow-up testing.

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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A chart containing an array of descriptive statistics in numerical form is referred to as a _______ in the APA Publication Manual.


A) Figure
B) Table
C) Chart
D) Graph

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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This exercise is designed to familiarize you with some of the guidelines listed in the APA Publication Manual. On your papers, you will be held responsible for ALL of the information contained in this Manual, even if we never cover it in class. Therefore, if you have a question about APA style while writing your papers, it will help you to be familiar with the book. Answer each of the following questions using the APA Publication Manual and for each question, indicate the page number of the APA Publication Manual from which you found the answer. -When should you include the issue number for journals when doing your Reference List?

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"If each issue of a journal be...

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A(n) _________ is a brief description of the research that is presented in an APA-format paper.


A) Abstract
B) Running head
C) Introduction
D) Appendix

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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How many spaces should paragraphs be indented?

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Suppose you are adding a periodical to your reference list. Which of the following statements is true regarding the journal title?


A) The journal title should be italicized.
B) The journal title should come before the author's name.
C) Only the first word of the journal title should be capitalized
D) The journal title should be in parentheses.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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This exercise is designed to familiarize you with some of the guidelines listed in the APA Publication Manual. On your papers, you will be held responsible for ALL of the information contained in this Manual, even if we never cover it in class. Therefore, if you have a question about APA style while writing your papers, it will help you to be familiar with the book. Answer each of the following questions using the APA Publication Manual and for each question, indicate the page number of the APA Publication Manual from which you found the answer. -Describe three instances under which you would write out the number ("three") rather than type the number as a numeral ("3").

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(1) Numbers below 10 that are ...

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Which is correct?


A) The experiment is attempting to demonstrate
B) The experimenters are attempting to demonstrate

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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When a citation includes six or more authors, you should


A) always include each author's last name in the citation.
B) include each author's last name in the first citation; subsequent citations include the first author's last name followed by et al.
C) include only the first author's last name in each citation followed by et al. (the other authors are listed in the reference section) .
D) always include the first two authors' last names in each citation (the other authors are listed in the reference section) .

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What does "et al." mean?


A) "and others"
B) "and thus"
C) "and so"
D) "with pleasure"

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Suppose you are creating your reference list and you have the following two references: Gosling, J. R., & Tevlin, D. F. (1996) . Gosling, J. R., Jerald, K., & Belfar, S. F. (2000) Which should be listed first?


A) Gosling, J. R., & Tevlin, D. F. (1996) .
B) Gosling, J. R., Jerald, K., & Belfar, S. F. (2000)

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Nadia would like to read a brief summary of the results. Nadia should read the _________ section.


A) Introduction
B) Appendix
C) Discussion
D) Results

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A statement of the general research topic of interest and the perceived relation of the relevant variables in that area is known as a(n) _________ statement.


A) thesis
B) introduction
C) hypothesis
D) abstract

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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A Level 1 heading is


A) left-justified and bolded.
B) centered and bolded with the first letter of major words capitalized.
C) always the title of a manuscript.
D) indented 5 spaces.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Information about the debriefing in a study would be found in the _________ section.


A) Participants
B) Materials
C) Procedure
D) Discussion

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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