APA Style

About

Approximately 10% of the marks for the lab report will be allocated towards mastery of APA style.  As this is a third year unit, a solid grasp of APA style is expected.

Online Guides

• Free APA template for Microsoft Word
  • After downloading and installing, you will be able to automatically create word documents with the style template nicely adjusted for APA format.
• APA style essentials
  • Note that the last two links provide an example Table and Figure
• Preparing your lab report
  • Note the checklist for Tables and Figures at the end
• Psychology with style: A hypertext writing guide
  • Note that appendix 4 & 5 contain an example Table and Figure
• How to cite electronic references
• Popular APA links on del.icio.us
• More APA style links

References

Burton, L. J. (2006). An interactive approach to writing essays and research reports in psychology (2nd ed.). Milton, Qld, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Smyth, T. R. (2004). The principles of writing in psychology. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.