Research Methods In Psychology International 9th Edition By David G. Elmes – Test Bank

True-False Items

Section 1

1. APA style is a set of rules for good writing in general.
False; Difficult

2. High-level APA style consists of rules about grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting.
False; Easy

3. APA style is informal.
False; Easy

4. APA style writing includes lots of direct quotations.
False; Moderate

5. In APA style, the term “sexual orientation” should be used rather than “sexual preference.”
True; Easy

6. People who participate in psychological research must always be referred to as “participants” in APA style.
False; Easy

7. Reference citations in APA style always include the authors’ full names and university affiliation.
False; Moderate

8. In an APA style reference list, everything is double spaced.
True; Easy

9. The abbreviation “et al.” is short for “et alia”—meaning “and others.”
True; Easy

Section 2

10. The title of an APA style article should be no more than six words long.
False; Easy

11. The title page of an APA style empirical research report contains nothing but the title.
False; Easy

12. The abstract of an empirical research report is a short summary of the entire study.
True; Easy

13. An APA-style abstract is usually about two pages long.
False; Easy

14. The introduction section of an APA style research article begins with the heading “Introduction.”
False; Moderate