This appendix contains a sample student psychology paper. The paper was written a number of years ago by an undergraduate majoring in psychology: myself. The data presented in the paper are real but previously unpublished. The paper is presented (with minor modifications) as it was actually typed, rather than as it would appear in a journal. The purpose of including the paper in this volume is to illustrate the proper format for a paper typed according to APA guidelines. Remember, though, that your paper should be double-spaced throughout, rather than single-spaced, as here.

Two 3-min, 40-item multiple-choice synonyms tests were administered consecutively to 411 juniors in a suburban high school. Students were divided into three groups, labeled Groups 1, 2, and 3. Each group received successively more information about time limits. Directions for a given group were identical before each test. Under the naive condition (first test), the test mean and variance were significantly higher for Group 3 than for Group 1. Under the sophisticated condition (second test), no significant differences were observed. Alternate-form reliability was significantly higher for Group 3 than for either Group 1 or Group 2. The results are discussed in terms of psychometric properties of tests and fairness of test instructions to students.