Matthew DeCarlo; Rajiv S. Jhangiani; I-Chant A. Chiang; Carrie Cuttler; and Dana C. Leighton

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Describe the components of a literature review
  • Recognize commons errors in literature reviews
  • Define APA style and list several of its most important characteristics.
  • Identify three levels of APA style and give examples of each.
  • Identify multiple sources of information about APA style.
  • Identify the major sections of an APA-style literature review paper and the basic contents of each section.
  • Plan and write an effective APA-style literature review

This section contains material from 4.1 What is a literature review? by Matthew DeCarlo and Research Methods in Psychology by Rajiv S. Jhangiani, I-Chant A. Chiang, Carrie Cuttler, & Dana C. Leighton, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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