American Psychological Association
2006-11-08 12:04:47 · 5 answers · asked by Nicole R 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It is the most common form of formatting within the Social Sciences field when citing sources for a paper, book or research project. You can find the latest APA examples on line at the below link.
2006-11-08 12:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by sofgrant 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the format required for publications prepared for the American Psychological Association or others who prefer that format.
It refers to the way the material is formatted (needless to say) and the way references/sources are cited, etc.
If you do a search for "American Psychological Association format" you'll find books, software, and other information. Here's on link:
www.apa.org
2006-11-08 20:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the specific format that the American Psychological Association uses. You'll find this formating and citation style in many psychological journals and you'll use it if you're writing a social sciences paper.
Here's a guide for citing in this style:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
2006-11-08 20:09:18 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
APA publishes a guide for writing of research papers and citing sources, the Apa Publications Manual. It governs page size, margins and everything else you can imagine about how a research paper should be prepared. Visit APA.org and check out their "Public Publications" tab
2006-11-08 20:12:11 · answer #4 · answered by PoppaJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a certain format on how you should do your paper. Check out the link. =)
2006-11-08 20:15:04 · answer #5 · answered by rU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋