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PSYC 4030: Multicultural Psychology

A guide to library resources for students in Psychology 4030, Multicultural Psychology

Common Elements in APA Articles

APA articles frequently include the following elements:

  1. Title
  2. Abstract
  3. Introduction [without a header; states hypothesis]
  4. Literature Review
  5. Materials and Methods [Methodology]
  6. Results
    1. Introduce data
      1. Participants
      2. Missing data
      3. Adverse events
    2. Summarize data
      1. Descriptive statistics
      2. Inferential statistics
      3. Other considerations & results
        1. Confidence intervals & effect sizes
        2. Subgroup or exploratory analyses
        3. Presenting data with text, tables, or figures
    3. Omit:
      1. Raw data
      2. Interpretation
      3. Explanations of statistical tests
  7. Analysis or Discussion
  8. References

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