APA
Psychologists' professional group
APA is an acronym with several common referents.
In academic writing, it usually means the American Psychological Association or its widely used citation style: The paper must be formatted in APA style.
APA can also stand for the American Psychiatric Association or the American Planning Association.
Context typically clarifies which organization is meant. (Lowercase apa means father in some languages.)
Directing attention elsewhere
- bibliographyList of cited works
- in-text citationSource acknowledgment within prose
- parentheticalSet off by punctuation
- DOIPersistent scholarly identifier
source · quotation · paraphrasing · et al. · ampersand · hanging indent · running head · title page
Formal academic investigation document
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
- journal articleScholarly work in periodical
methodology · literature review · empirical · hypothesis · variables · analysis · data · qualitative
Publication formatting rules
- marginsEdges of a page
- fontCharacter style set
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- headingsLabels for text sections
abstract · title page · running head · indentation · tables · figures · appendix · serif
Manner of conducting oneself
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
- disorderAbsence of organization
development · motivation · personality · perception · emotion · intelligence · neuroscience · counseling
Supporting psychological wellness causes
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- policyAdopted principle of action
licensing · continuing education · practitioner · board certification
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
- bibliographyList of cited works
- in-text citationSource acknowledgment within prose
- parentheticalSet off by punctuation
DOI · source · quotation · paraphrasing · et al. · ampersand · hanging indent · running head · title page · abstract
research paper
Formal academic investigation document
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
journal article · methodology · literature review · empirical · hypothesis · variables · analysis · data · qualitative · quantitative
style guide
Publication formatting rules
headings · abstract · title page · running head · indentation · tables · figures · appendix · serif · paragraph
behavior
Manner of conducting oneself
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
disorder · development · motivation · personality · perception · emotion · intelligence · neuroscience · counseling · clinical
mental health advocacy
Supporting psychological wellness causes
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
policy · licensing · continuing education · practitioner · board certification
- Psychology Groups
- reference toolsdictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, handbook, catalog
- Humanities Groupslearned society, historical society, literary society, MLA, AHA
- Medical OrganizationsAMA, AHA, ACS, ADA, ACC
- News Wireswire service, news wire, news agency, press agency, AP
- professional organizationsprofessional association, trade unions, trade association, unions, professional society