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APA STYLE FOR RESEARCH REPORTS

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to describe and model APA-style of writing for research

reports. Each section of an APA-style paper is described and is written according to the

APA-style guidelines to allow you to use it as a model. The Abstract summarizes the

main points of the paper in 120 or fewer words. The Introduction should describe the

research topic and hypotheses and the support for these hypotheses. The Method is

written in subsections: Participants, Design, Materials, and Procedure. The study should

be described in enough detail to replicate it. The Results section describes the data and

any statistical tests used. The Discussion restates the hypotheses, giving evidence if they

are supported.

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