APA Basics: From deciding on a topic to finding appropriate research with proper citations and references to a final 7th edition paper you will be proud of!

APA Basics was written specifically for the new 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual, and the title says it all! This book will take you from deciding on a topic to finding appropriate research with proper citations and references to a final 7th edition paper you will be proud of! This book is designed to be thorough and specific in order to help you during every stage of your paper. What are the easiest ways to broaden or narrow a topic? How are the psychology databases (PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES) different from each other and from other online resources such as Google Scholar? How do you write a great introduction from opening hook to thesis statement? How do you work from an outline so that your paper writes itself? How do you develop the body of your paper so that it logically follows from your thesis statement? And how do you properly cite and reference all your sources? APA Basics will show you how through examples from actual student papers!Then book includes citation and reference examples for every kind of source you are likely to encounter, from textual sources (journal articles, books, book chapters, newspapers, etc.) to audiovisual media (podcasts, YouTube videos, TED Talks, etc.) to online media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, websites with individual and group authors, etc.). There is a complete, heavily commented student “A+” paper on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and an example professional journal submission too! In addition, there is an appendix with a wide variety of sources you would need to write a paper on the topics of body image, mood and recall, the placebo effect, the treatment of OCD, and the treatment of SAD. ALL in less than 120 pages (which is more than 200 pages shorter than the APA’s own “concise” guide).