Assignment: Project Paper: Capstone Paper

To complete this Assignment: Submit your 10- to 14-page Capstone Paper, including the title page, abstract, and reference page. Be sure to incorporate into this final draft the feedback and suggestions from your earlier drafts.

Note: Support the responses within your Assignment with evidence from the assigned Learning Resources. Provide a reference list in APA style for resources you used for this Assignment.

Note: This  paper is not a new paper; rather, it is a culmination of the individual papers.

Capstone Paper Requirements

Yyou will submit your final 13- to 17-page Capstone Paper,

including title page and abstract. Be sure to incorporate feedback and suggestions from

your earlier drafts into this final draft. The final paper will include the following sections:

• Title (1st page)

The Title Page indicates what the research was about. The title should be

informative but brief, and it should be centered in the middle of the first page,

with the first letter of each major word capitalized. The title of the paper should

be in bold font. Four single spaces below the title, add your name, then under

your name, add Department of Psychology, then under this,

course number and title of course separate by a colon. Following this should be

instructor name and date of submission written out with no slashes.

• Abstract (2nd page)

The abstract should be a short, clear summary of the whole paper. It should be

about 150 words and summarize the sections of the paper. The easiest way to

write an abstract is to write it last. The heading for the Abstract should be

centered and in bold font. The body of the Abstract should be one paragraph,

justified to the left margin.

• Body of Paper

Label each section, providing headings with the titles from each week’s Assignment.

Do not put a page break in between each section.

• References

At the end of your report, you must write a complete References section, in APA

style, that gives the full reference for each of the primary sources cited in the

main text of your work. The general formatting guidelines for the reference list

are listed below. Always begin the References section on a new page.

o Alphabetical order (by author’s surname)

o NO bullet points and NO numbers

o Double spacing

o Each reference is aligned with left margin; the first line is typed flush with

the left margin, and any additional lines are indented as a group a few

spaces to the right of the left margin (this is called a hanging indent)

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Format of the Paper

Writing Style

1. The final paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12, with double line spacing
• Have 1” margins on each side and top/bottom
• Have all pages numbered
• Total 13–17 pages

2. It should be written in active form:

• “I/we found” rather than “It was found”

3. All factual assertions should be substantiated:

• Statements about any aspect of psychology should be supported, preferably

with references (which tell the reader who found, argued, or defined

something and when), otherwise with examples.

4. Arguments and text should be developed logically and articulated clearly:

• Make your points explicitly. Do not leave it to the reader to work out what

you mean.

5. Be specific and concise:

• Avoid mentioning things in passing. If they are worth mentioning at all, give

them the amount of space they deserve. Omit extraneous details and

unnecessary repetitions.

6. Do not use note-form or lists—always use prose.

7.Do not quote any text directly. Always paraphrase.

8. Abbreviations and important/critical terms:

• Abbreviations should be defined when they first appear, and any

important/c