Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition
by American Psychological Association
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published
July 2001
(first published 1993)
by American Psychological Association (APA)
binding
Paperback, 439 pages
isbn
1557987912
(isbn13: 9781557987914)
description
Softcover version of the authorship and style manual for researchers, practitioners, and students of psychology and other behavioral and social scienc...more
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This is a must have if you do a lot of writing in APA format. This book answers every question one might have about writing in APA. It also give numerous examples. Great book!
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02/01/09
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Not a book you can really like or dislike. If you need to know APA it is a required read, if you don't ... it is the sure cure for insomnia :)
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Read in January, 2007
I frequently accessed this manual while writing my psychology dissertation. Sections are clearly marked and examples are explained.
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I am reading this for formatting on my M.A. thesis...I wouln't give it any sort of reiview, except "helpful resource."
I am thoroughly attached to this book after getting my masters. It took me years to figure out how to write the perfect paper using APA format.The humiliation of getting papers back with heavy handed red sharpie marker asking " Do you own the APA book?"...well take that you fat ass J.L., former teacher of mine..I AM Published!@!!! In fact it still sits on my bookshelf dogeared and underlined...Ahhh, memories. A must for all you Bachelors and Masters of Sciences students. P.S, J.L. I sa...more
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Everything you need to know about proper APA format. You know you want to read it!!
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Read in January, 2005
This is what helped me get an 'A' in my senior thesis class.
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12/01/08
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Read in December, 2008
Hey, I'm a grad student....what can I say...I write a lot.
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07/02/09
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Read in January, 2003
I think I have it memorized!
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okay, i admit it, this is hardly the sort of book that deserves inclusion on Goodreads. However, I rate it only insofar as I feel that APA style is the most perplexing, irritating, and down-right ugly style out there. Give me Turabian or Chicago any day. APA, despite its prevalence, makes for some of the most aesthetically unpleasing writing that could possibly be prescribed.
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This book is great if you are writing a medical paper. Unfortunately, my school asked us to use this for writing guidelines for our papers. It is poorly arranged and difficult (at best) to figure out which situations are best for a specific type of footnote (for example). I found online footnote tools that make life so much easier and don't require using this book.
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Read in August, 2006
recommends it for:
Psychotherapists who are publishing or writing their theses/dissertations
You know there's a problem when the APA had to write a manual about how to use their publication manual, and when there are a bunch of websites out there explaining the manual. This manual sucks, but, unfortunately, a necessary evil if one wants to finish grad. school and continue publishing. So, on my shelf it shall remain...
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What can I say? I'm a Psychology major and life wouldn't be easier if this manual was not around. It certainly helped to the least with APA formatting. This manual is like a bible if you are doing a thesis in Psychology. BUT, I gave only two stars because I think it could have been improved to be more user-friendly.
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i hate this book, it was required reading in graduate school and we were forced to use this manual as our guide for anything under the sun from proper usage of citations to bibliographies etc. it's horribly boring but it did make life easier at 3am when i was trying to get that last minute research paper done...
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06/10/08
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Read in January, 2009
I used this piecemeal for years but never actually read it cover to cover. Since I'm finally writing my thesis, I thought it was time. Sometimes, you take for granted that you already know how to write but you don't. This should make the revision process much less painful if I read it at the outset.
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recommends it for:
Peeps who are in denial that they need one
This book is a must have for all behavioral science majors and other majors that use APA Style. I highly recommend also purchasing the PDF of the APA Guide to Electronic References as an additional reference to Style until the new edition is released. Concise Rules is great for the backback too.
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APA Style is what's expected of me in my work so it's what I use (and now anything else is utterly foreign plus a huge giant pain to switch over to). So, this is my guide. A huge snoozefest, yes, but a necessary evil must still have guidelines...
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Read in January, 1994
recommends it for:
Writers and students
A standard reference used far more widely than the title implies, this is a handy guide to all the nitpicking format questions that come up in a lot of academic and professional writing situations. A tool every writer should have on the shelf.
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