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Explain why the student's customized format fails to meet the criteria for an APA-style empirical research report, and explain the role that standard sections are intended to play according to APA guidelines.
Case context: A student researcher writes a paper describing their new psychology experiment. They structure the paper using their own customized sections and format because they believe the standard guidelines are too restrictive for their specific study.
Question: Explain why the student's customized format fails to meet the criteria for an APA-style empirical research report, and explain the role that standard sections are intended to play according to APA guidelines.
Sample answer: The student's customized format fails because an APA-style empirical research report must be structured according to the American Psychological Association guidelines. Under these guidelines, the standard sections serve as a comprehensive outline. They are not optional or customizable; instead, they dictate the specific information that must be included, as well as how that information is formatted and organized. By creating their own sections and formatting, the student violates these rules.
Key points:
- The report must be structured according to American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines.
- Standard sections serve as a comprehensive outline for the report.
- The standard outline dictates the specific information to be included.
- The standard outline dictates how information must be formatted and organized.
Rubric: The response must explain that the student's format is incorrect because the report must follow APA guidelines. It should demonstrate comprehension by explaining that the standard sections serve as a comprehensive outline that dictates both the specific information to include and how it should be formatted and organized.
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