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

Correct answer: A Participants subsection and a Design and Procedure subsection.

Explanation

This question tests the knowledge of the essential, bare-minimum components of the Method section, which are describing who was in the study (Participants) and what was done (Design and Procedure).

Other questions

Question 1

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

Question 2

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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?

Question 49

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

Question 50

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