Research Paper Guidelines for Psyc 2003
General Psychology
Instructor: Dean-Weir, Lyndall
Writing Style: The paper may be written using either APA or MLA writing style.
Online assistance is available for both the APA and the MLA
writing styles by going to the NWACC website, then to the library
homepage, and then clicking on Citation Formats and/or the
Information Literacy Lab. Also, for the APA writing style, a copy
of the Publication Guidelines of the American Psychological
Association, 5th edition is available in the reference section of the
NWACC library.
Topic of Paper: You may choose a topic from the field of psychology which you
find interesting. You will need to advise the instructor of the topic
when you turn in the project homework.
Typing/printing: Research papers must be typed or word processed. Printing or
typing should appear on only one side of white paper.
Double-Spacing: Use double-spacing between all the lines of your research
paper.
Rough Draft: You will need to turn in a rough draft of the paper along with
the completed research paper.
You must have a minimum of seven pages:
1. Title Page: Centered on one sheet of paper type first the title of the paper,
then your name, next the course title, and lastly the date or the semester,
such as Spring Semester 2005. Remember to use double-spacing between
the lines on the title page also.
2. Body of Paper: The body of your paper must be a minimum of five full
pages double-spaced. Please do not use larger than a size 12 font in the
body of the paper.
3. References (APA) page or Works Cited (MLA) page: The reference
page should be done according to the writing style chosen. All printed
lines on the reference page should be double-spaced. A minimum of five
reference sources must be used to write the paper. The manner in which
the particular type of reference source needs to be listed on the References
or Works Cited page will be determined by the writing style employed to
write the paper. Reference sources may be journal articles, books, videos,
online sources, etc.; illustrative examples will be given by the writing style
about the correct way to list each different type of reference. Online
references are listed according the type of online source which is used and
as technological sources change, so do the academic methods of listing
these sources. If given, the (1) date of last update of particular internet
material should be listed in the reference listing for that source as well as
the (2) date you accessed the material from the internet. The specifics of
online sources differ, so that you must consult the writing style for correct
instructions for each situation.
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