1. Description of the paper

2. Paper Topic Approval

3. Term Paper Evaluation (This is the form I will use to grade your paper.)

4. Guides to APA format

1. APA Style.org

2. Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format

3. APA Style Guide

4. Writing Research Reports

5. Statement on Plagiarism (Print, sign, and turn this in with your paper)

6. Sources: MTSU Psychology Research Guide

7. Sample Papers: Review Paper  Research Report

Note, the sample papers were prepared by my students.  I selected these papers to provide you with some very good examples of the format, content, depth, and scope of the term paper.  However, these papers are not perfect.  There are several problems with the APA style, and there may be grammatical and spelling errors.  Try to avoid these problems in your term paper.

Also note the I have converted the papers to be viewed in a web browser.  As a result, the exact layout, and page breaks are not correct, and the layout will not be correct if you print the paper.