Apa Sample Paper
Figure 2.1. Sample One-Experiment Paper (The numbers refer to numbered sections in the Publication Manual.)
Running head: EFFECTS OF AGE ON DETECTION OF EMOTION
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Establishing a title, 2.01; Preparing the manuscript for submission, 8.03
Effects of Age on Detection of Emotional Information Christina M. Leclerc and Elizabeth A. Kensinger Boston College
Formatting the author name (byline) and institutional affiliation, 2.02, Table 2.1
Elements of an author note, 2.03 Author Note
Christina M. Leclerc and Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Department of Psychology, Boston College.
EFFECTS OF AGE ON DETECTION OF EMOTION Abstract
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Writing the abstract, 2.04
This research was supported by National Science Foundation Grant BCS 0542694 arch Age differences were examined in affective processing, in the context of a visual search task. awarded to Elizabeth A. Kensinger. beth Young and older adults were faster to detect high arousal images compared with low arousal and Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Christina M. Leclerc, ndence neutral items. Younger adults were faster to detect positive high arousal targets compared with Department of Psychology, Boston College, McGuinn Hall, Room 512, 140 Commonwealth sychology, other categories. In contrast, older adults exhibited an overall detection advantage for emotional ut Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Email: christina.leclerc.1@bc.edu images compared with neutral images. Together, these findings suggest that older adults do not display valence-based effects on affective processing at relatively automatic stages. Keywords: aging, attention, information processing, emotion, visual search
Double-spaced manuscript, Times Roman typeface, 1-inch margins, 8.03
Paper adapted from “Effects of Age on Detection of Emotional Information,” by C. M. Leclerc and E. A. Kensinger, 2008, Psychology and Aging, 23, pp. 209–215. Copyright 2008 by the American Psychological Association.
Running head: EFFECTS OF AGE ON DETECTION OF EMOTION
1
Establishing a title, 2.01; Preparing the manuscript for submission, 8.03
Effects of Age on Detection of Emotional Information Christina M. Leclerc and Elizabeth A. Kensinger Boston College
Formatting the author name (byline) and institutional affiliation, 2.02, Table 2.1
Elements of an author note, 2.03 Author Note
Christina M. Leclerc and Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Department of Psychology, Boston College.
EFFECTS OF AGE ON DETECTION OF EMOTION Abstract
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Writing the abstract, 2.04
This research was supported by National Science Foundation Grant BCS 0542694 arch Age differences were examined in affective processing, in the context of a visual search task. awarded to Elizabeth A. Kensinger. beth Young and older adults were faster to detect high arousal images compared with low arousal and Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Christina M. Leclerc, ndence neutral items. Younger adults were faster to detect positive high arousal targets compared with Department of Psychology, Boston College, McGuinn Hall, Room 512, 140 Commonwealth sychology, other categories. In contrast, older adults exhibited an overall detection advantage for emotional ut Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Email: christina.leclerc.1@bc.edu images compared with neutral images. Together, these findings suggest that older adults do not display valence-based effects on affective processing at relatively automatic stages. Keywords: aging, attention, information processing, emotion, visual search
Double-spaced manuscript, Times Roman typeface, 1-inch margins, 8.03
Paper adapted from “Effects of Age on Detection of Emotional Information,” by C. M. Leclerc and E. A. Kensinger, 2008, Psychology and Aging, 23, pp. 209–215. Copyright 2008 by the American Psychological Association.