Explains the writing style and paper format that is used by the American Psychological Association, covering ethical and legal standards, ensuring accuracy, protecting rights and welfare of participants, manuscript structure and content, writing clearly and concisely, the mechanics of style, displaying results, crediting sources, reference examples, and the publication process.

Provides guidance on selecting a topic and conducting research for a research paper; defines plagiarism; covers writing mechanics; and outlines MLA format and documentation style.