Writing Psychology Reports

      Last Updated: September 2, 2002


      Proper (that is, APA style) form is essential for writing reports in psychology.  Many academic disciplines have adopted the APA conventions.   Other disciplines also often employ the conventions of the Modern Language Association (MLA) or the Chicago Style Book.  Some disciplines further modify those conventions. 

      Obviously, the APA sites will be the final authority for writing psychology papers.  The other sites listed may provide clearer examples.  Try several when you are in doubt.  Regardless of which one you use, be aware of the increasingly common standard of showing the date you visited the site.  Doing so helps your reader to "guess" why they cannot connect to frequently moving sites. 

      You might also want to visit some of the Evaluation Sites, to find out what practices you should avoid in order to prevent the pros from thinking you are an unreliable source of information.  It is not all that difficult. 
       

      APA Writing Style

        APA Style Manual
        General Instructions for a Psychology Research Paper
        Introduction: poster presentations
        Preparing a Laboratory Report in APA Format
        Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style (WEAPAS)
      The "Other" Standard
        Modern Language Association Documentation  (not responding)
        Beyond the MLA Handbook (Harnack/Kleppinger)  (not responding)
        Walker/ACW Style Sheet
      General Citation Reference Sites
        Library Research / Writing Guides and Tutorials
        Citing online sources  (not responding)
      Other Disciplines/Other Levels
        Citation Guides for Electronic Documents — links to many sites for many disciplines. 
      Evaluating Internet Sources
        Criteria.html  (not responding)
        Evaluating Web Resources
        Web Evaluation: Criteria

       



       

      The proper APA-style reference for this page would be:

      Nichols, J. W. (2002, September 2).  Tips on writing Research Reports.  Retrieved October 25, 2002 from the World Wide Web: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/writing.html