Key Takeaways and Exercises

What is the primary function of APA style as described in the summary of key takeaways?

According to the key takeaways, what are the three levels of APA style?

Which of the following are listed as the main sections of an APA-style empirical research report?

What are the three components that make up the introduction section of an APA-style report?

What is the primary purpose of the method section in an APA-style report?

Which section of an APA-style report typically summarizes the study, discusses its implications and limitations, and offers suggestions for future research?

Besides APA-style empirical research reports, what is another format mentioned for presenting research in psychology?

What is the primary function of talks and posters at professional conferences?

How does the level of detail in talks and posters at conferences compare to that of APA-style research reports?

What does the 'high-level style' of APA style primarily involve?

What is the primary function of the literature review within the introduction of an APA-style report?

What are the minimum required subsections for the Method section in an APA-style report?

How should primary results be presented in the Results section of an APA-style report?

Which of these is NOT listed as a typical component of the Discussion section?

What is the defining characteristic of review and theoretical articles compared to empirical research reports?

How many words should a title in an APA-style report ideally contain?

What is the typical word limit for an abstract in an APA-style manuscript?

According to the key takeaways, what does the 'low-level style' of APA consist of?

Which of these presentation formats is described as being a 'grown-up version of the school science fair'?

What is the recommended font size for the main text on a conference poster?

What is the key takeaway regarding the use of talks and posters at professional conferences?

What distinguishes 'final manuscripts' like dissertations and theses from manuscripts submitted for journal publication?

What is the typical duration for an oral presentation, or 'talk', at a professional conference?

In APA style writing, which of the following best describes the principle for writing out numbers?

To how many decimal places are statistical results usually rounded in an APA-style report?

According to the key takeaways, a literature review serves as an argument for what?

What core principle should guide the level of detail in the method section?

What type of information is explicitly part of the 'low-level style' of APA?

Which APA report section is dedicated to presenting statistical findings and explaining them in words?

In addition to theoretical articles and final manuscripts, what is another alternative format for presenting psychological research mentioned in the key takeaways?

What is the primary difference between a review article and a theoretical article?

What is the recommended font size for the title on a conference poster?

What is a key reason poster presentations are so popular at conferences?

In the context of the three levels of APA style, where do specific rules on grammar and spelling belong?

The closing of the introduction section typically includes a clear statement of the research question and hypothesis, along with what other element?

How many slides should a presenter aim for in a conference talk?

What is the key takeaway regarding the structure of an APA-style empirical research report?

What is the relationship between references and reference citations in APA style?

Which of the following research formats is defined by summarizing research on a topic without presenting new empirical data?

What is the purpose of the opening part of an introduction in an APA-style report?

A 'final manuscript' such as a thesis is an example of what?

What should the text on a conference poster be blocked into for better readability?

The key takeaways describe APA style as the 'genre of writing' for psychologists. What does this imply?

What is the main reason an author would choose to present complex results in a graph or table?

How should a researcher handle presenting mean and standard deviation in the text versus in parentheses?

Which of these is NOT a format for presenting research in psychology, according to the key takeaways?

In an APA-style report, what does the closing of the introduction do?

The key takeaways state that a research article's organization is one of the three levels of APA style. Which of the following best represents this level?

Based on the key takeaways, what is the core purpose of all the various research presentation formats in psychology?

What does the text suggest is the main consideration when deciding whether to use a graph or table?