APA style manuscript 1 Running head: APA STYLE MANUSCRIPT Example of an APA-style manuscript for Research Methods in Psychology

APA style manuscript 2 This is an example of a minimal “manuscript ” using the LATEX apa.cls document class to typeset manuscripts according to the Americal Psychological Association (APA) manual, fifth edition. It also takes advantage of the LATEX apa.cite class. It is modified only slightly from a superb example by Athanassios Protopapas. The abstract should convey five points: 1) why is the problem interesting, 2) what you did, 3) who were the participants, 4) what you found, and 5) what does it mean? All this and be less than 100 words! APA style manuscript 3 Example of an APA-style manuscript for Research Methods in Psychology Writing an APA style paper is an exercise in frustration for most undergraduates taking Research Methods. Besides learning a new language to describe research and how to write in a ‘scientific ’ rather than a ‘literary ’ style, they also are expected to master a very rigid style of formatting the manuscript. This example article is meant to show three concepts: 1) What an APA paper looks like, 2) How and why to format it in LATEX, and 3) How to include references using BibTEX. Those who do not want to learn LATEX, should just look at the format of the paper and the references. For those who want to master the intricacies of an elegant type setting language, you should examine the associated folder available on the class syllabu