All psychology papers must be written in the format of the Publication Manual of the APA (5th ed.). Before you turn in your paper, check each section against the manual or your handouts using this checklist.

                                                                                                                                    Value Grade
TITLE PAGE: Include manuscript page header, running title, title of paper, 
author, and institutional affiliation. Title should include the main topic, the
relationship between the independent variables, and subject characteristics (when
appropriate).                                                                                                                             10% _____

ABSTRACT: Summarize the problem, materials, procedures, and anticipated 
results in no more than 906 characters.                                                                                       10% _____

INTRODUCTION: Introduce the problem, summarize the relevant literature
to develop a background including classic papers in the field as well as current
publications.                                                                                                                             15% _____
Your are graded on the organization of your review and statement of the research
problem. Tie this information together and state the specific hypotheses of your
research.Your introduction should proceed from the general to the specific. The 
final paragraph must state the purpose and rationale for the study.                                             15% _____

METHOD: 
Participants: Describe participants' demographic characteristics (such
as age, race, gender, etc.), how they will be selected, previous history, and
incentives to be given, if any.                                                                                                     10% _____

Materials: Describe the equipment or survey instruments you will be 
using, giving the author's or publisher's name. Include a copy of the survey 
instrument in the appendix. Include a copy of your informed consent form.                                 10% _____
 

Procedures: Describe everything you plan to do to select and test the
research participants. Include instructions you plan to give to participants.
Provide sufficient detail for someone to replicate the study.                                                         10% _____

REFERENCE CITATIONS AND LIST: Use few quotations. Put into your
own words and reference any ideas that you get from the review of the literature.
You are graded on appropriate referencing, agreement between text and reference
list, and correct format.                                                                                                             10% _____

Writing Style: In addition to the appropriate use of APA format, you will be evaluated
on the consistency of writing style, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation,
spelling, and physical appearance of the manuscript.                                                                 10% _____