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PSYC 200 Week #5. APA Language Guidelines (review and new). Agenda. Assignment Updates and Changes APA Language Guidelines (cont’d) APA Editorial Style (punctuation only) APA Practice Test #1 (discuss in-class) APA Scavenger Hunt. Assignment Update and Changes. Single Article Review
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PSYC 200Week #5 APA Language Guidelines (review and new)
Agenda • Assignment Updates and Changes • APA Language Guidelines (cont’d) • APA Editorial Style (punctuation only) • APA Practice Test #1 (discuss in-class) • APA Scavenger Hunt
Assignment Update and Changes • Single Article Review • Still being graded, should be done by next week • Two-Article Review • No longer a graded assignment!!!! • Students who wish to submit the assignment for extra-credit (max 3% points on final grade), must do so by next class (deadline doesn’t change). • For example, if you get a 5 out of 10 (50%), you will obtain 50% of the max points—50% of 3 points is 1.5 points of extra credit.
Headings Language Guide apa language style guidelines (cont’d)
Quick Review • How many different levels of heading can there be? 5 • Which heading level(s) are bold? All except for #5. • When should one use the word whom? When the person receives the action. • When should one use the word since? Only when referring to time passing
Dirty Grammar • Plural possessives • Individual, individuals, individual’s, and individuals’ • Pronoun shifting • Someone cannot be a they • INCORRECT:A teacher is a very important person; they form students’ minds. • CORRECT: Teachers are very important people; they form students’ minds. Quick APA Language Guide - Grammar
Dirty Grammar • Make ‘em parallel • My experience with psychology is mostly from attending classes, working with children, and to read books. • If you can’t pull it apart, then it ain’t parallel • ..from attending classes • ..from working with children • ..from read books Quick APA Language Guide - Grammar
Some vocab to get your claws on • Clause • A set of words that form a complete idea • Independent Clause • A set of words that form a complete sentence • Complete Sentence • Contains a subject • Contains a verb • A great idea. (not complete) • Reading is a great idea. (complete) • Dependent Clause • A set of words that DO NOT form a complete sentence, but rely on an independent clause for completion.
Dirty Grammar – Comma use • I expect to gain much experience in this class, and hope to find out a direction for my career. • I expect to gain much experience in this class • hope to find out a direction for my career • I expect to gain much experience in this class, and I hope to find out a direction for my career. • I expect to gain much experience in this class • I hope to find out a direction for my career • Mostly, whenever possible, use, or otherwise utilize, a comma on introductory phrases • At that time, I wanted to be a counselor Quick APA Language Guide - Grammar
What is editorial style? • The collection of rules and methods for presenting written information that go beyond the typical rules of written English. • Punctuation (today) • Spelling • Capitalization • Italics • Abbreviations • Numbers • Metrication • Statistical & Math
Punctuation • Space • Period • Comma • Semicolon • Colon • Dash • Quotation Marks • Parentheses • Brackets • Slash
Punctuation - Space • 2 spaces after end-of-sentence punctuation • 1 space after initials • 1 space after colon, semi-colon, etc.
Punctuation – Quotation Marks • Except for direct quotes, place periods or commas within closing quotation marks. • Mitchell (2008) found that “students who did not read their texts obtained a course grade that was, on average, 10 points lower than student who did read” (p. 32). • The participants found the confederate’s behavior to be “normal.” • Use single quotes within double quotation marks only.
Review and Next Class • Will be completing the APA Practice Test #2 In-Class next week • The extra credit Two-Article Summary is due next week (if desired) • We will discuss the Gramlich rewriting assignments in-class next week.