RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
RESEARCH PAPER POINT REASONING
_____ 20 possible points APA format
_____ 20 possible points Grammar
_____ 10 possible points References (at least 3; are they valid? Are they in APA format? (This includes within the paper and not only on the reference page)
_____ 50 possible points Content
REQUIREMENTS:
The main body of your paper should be between 6-8 pages, which means your paper will include a title page (1 page), the main body (6-8 pages) and a reference page (1 page). Your entire paper should be around 8-10 pages.
You must have at least 3 references from primary sources; these should be the three or so you turned in for your reference page assignment.
Under no circumstances will plagiarism be tolerated!! Plagiarism includes using more than three exact words from another source. You will be turning your papers into Turnitin.com, which will check for plagiarism. Simply put the information into your own words. Pretend you are explaining it to your grandmother. You MUST reference an author if you use their information within your paper. Please read and look at the introduction in Chapter 16 for this.
You CANNOT have any direct quotes in your paper. This means no quotes in quotation marks.
Your entire paper MUST be in APA format, which includes a title page, introduction, and a reference page. These are the only three sections that you will be including in your paper.
Do not use any personal pronouns (i.e., you, we, our, I, my, etc.).
Do not use contractions (i.e., can’t, don’t, etc. Instead use cannot, do not, etc.)
You can only use 12-point font size and Times New Roman font style. I will deduct points if you stray from this. There should be a one-inch margin on all sides.
Your paper must be ONLY double-spaced. The whole, entire paper should be double-spaced.
Your papers are due on Monday of Week 8. No late papers will be accepted.
Submit your final papers through the “Submit Assignments” folder in Week 8.
