Question

1. In methodological articles, authors A. trace the development of a theory, or analyze existing theory, pointing out flaws or demonstrating the advantage of one theory over another B. report original research and typically organize their articles into distinct sections that reflect the research process: introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion C. present new methodological approaches or modifications of existing methods to the community of researchers D. report case materials obtained while working with an individual, a group, a community, or an organization

2. The introduction to a research paper presents the specific problem to be studied and the research strategy. A good introduction includes A. participant or subject characteristics B. flow of participants through the study C. rationale for hypotheses and objectives of the study as well as any links to theory D. sources of potential bias

3. In which section of a manuscript does the author describe how the study was conducted? A. Abstract B. Results C. Method D. Discussion E. Introduction

4. Journal article reporting standards, or JARS, were developed to provide uniform reporting standards that make it easier to A. generalize across fields B. understand the implications of individual studies C. allow meta-analysis techniques to proceed efficiently D. do all of the above

5. Which of the following formats is correct for a paper with four levels of heading? A. Experiment 1: Self-Concept Threat Weakens Positive Associations With Self-Face Method Participants. Stimuli and procedure. Priming procedure. Implicit Association Test procedure. B. Experiment 1: Self-Concept Threat Weakens Positive Associations With Self-Face Method Participants. Stimuli and procedure. Priming procedure. Implicit Association Test procedure. C. Experiment 1: Self-Concept Threat Weakens Positive Associations With Self-Face Method Participants. Stimuli and procedure. Priming procedure. Implicit Association Test procedure.

6. In APA Style, when discussing the implications of results and presenting conclusions, use the A. past tense B. present perfect tense C. future tense D. present tense

7. The continuous use of technical vocabulary in places in which it is not relevant is referred to as A. redundancy B. wordiness C. jargon D. colloquial expression

8. In the following examples, choose the one that best demonstrates APA Style for bias-free language. A. Universal screening is a principal means of identifying at-risk children. B. With regard to interpersonal behavior, the borderlines were more submissive and quarrelsome than the nonclinical comparison group. C. The participants were 104 Argentinian chess players. D. Research scientists often neglect their wives and children.

9. Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of bias-free language in APA Style? A. To determine the appropriate words to describe a group, ask your participants which designation they prefer, especially when these designations are debated in groups. B. Use language that portrays individuals taking part in a study as passive recipients of the experiment. C. When describing participants in an experiment, it is acceptable to categorize people according to their disease or disability, such as the schizophrenics. D. None of the above is true.

10. Select the correct use of the comma according to APA Style rules for punctuation. A. Barber, Crits-Christoph, Grenyer and Diguer (2006a) wrote a tribute to Lester Bernard Lutrovsky. B. One finding, that has been replicated a number of times, however, in the United States is that self-identification as American is markedly higher in non-Hispanic Whites than in ethnic minority groups (e.g., Devos & Banaji, 2005; Tsai, Mortensen, Wong, & Hess, 2002). C. The findings were statistically different, F(4, 132) = 13.62, p < .001. D. None of the above is a correct use of the comma.

11. Which of the following should be capitalized according to APA Style guidelines? A. names of theories, statistical procedures, or hypotheses B. major words in the title of an article in a reference list C. names of conditions or groups in an experiment D. major words in titles of books and articles within the body of the paper

12. Which of the following examples shows the correct use of numbers in APA Style? A. Rats pretreated with 5- or 8-mg/kg doses or 10- or 12-mg/kg doses did not differ from the control group. B. The students complete the examination in 2 hr. C. Seventy-five percent of the participants showed positive change; 4% showed no change. D. The study lasted about five months. E. All of the above.

13. Which of the following describes the primary purpose of most graphical displays in scientific publishing? A. storage B. decoration C. calculation D. communication

14. Which of the following is a good table title in APA Style? A. Psychometric Properties of the Major Study Variables B. Psychometric Properties of the Dispositional, Social Support, Social Conflict, and Postabortion Variables C. Psychometric Properties

15. A figure caption serves as an explanation of the figure and as a figure title. It should be placed A. within the figure B. above the figure C. below the figure D. on a separate page at the end of the manuscript

16. Choose the correct format for citing two or more works together in text. A. (Kingdon, Tyrer, Seivewright, Ferguson, & Murphy, 1996; Jacobson & Hollon, 1996) B. (Knight, Virdin, Ocampo, & Roosa, 1994; Roberts & Sobhan, 1992; Roberts & Chen, 1995) C. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001; see also Adams, 2008; Marshall, 2005) D. (Crockett, Randall, Shen, Russell, & Driscoll, 2005; Kleinman, 2010, 1995; Good, DelVecchio, & Moradi, 1982; Ware & Kleinman, 1992).

17. Choose the correct statement about citing private letters, memos, and some electronic communications (e.g., e-mail messages from nonarchived discussion groups of electronic bulletin boards) in APA Style. A. Cite them in text and include them in the reference list. B. Cite them in text only. C. Cite them in text, including month, day, and year, and do not include them in the reference list. D. Cite only the year in text and do not include them in the reference list.

18. Which of the following statements are true regarding electronic sources and locator information? A. Include the same elements, in the same order, as you would with a print source, adding as much electronic retrieval information as needed to enable the reader to locate the source. B. Provide the digital object identifier (DOI) if one has been assigned to the content. When there is a DOI, no further retrieval information is needed. C. It is preferable to cite the archival or final version of a source. D. All of the above. E. None of the above

This is a non graded practice test on APA format

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Q. No. 3. Answer : is " A ".

Because, the research study all the important matter included in the Abstract. That is from Introduction to conclusions.

Introduction, Method, results and discussions all are included in Abstract.

So how the research study conducted by researcher is explained in that.

So that answer is " A ".

Q. No. 4. Answer : is " D " All of the above,

Because through JARS were developed to provide uniform uniform reporting standards to

* Generalize across fields,

* Understand the implications of the individual studies,

* Allow meta-analysis techniques to proceed efficiently,

So the answer is " D ".

Q. No . 6. Answer : is " C ".

Because implications of the study means we are suggesting the studies what can they can do in future studies.

So the answer is " C ".

Q. No. 10. Answer : is " A ".

Because According to the APA styles rules punctuation the comma uses to supperate the authors in the article, who wrote the article.

So the answer is " A ".