This online course is designed to give students, researchers, and instructors who are familiar with past editions of the Publication Manual an in-depth understanding of changes in the Sixth Edition. The overarching goals that guided the revision are noted along with all chapter-level changes.

Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS), Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS), and Flow of Participants Through Each Stage of an Experiment or Quasi-Experiment 245 Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS)

The JARS Group anticipated that standards for reporting other research designs (e.g., observational studies, longitudinal studies) would emerge over time.

g., Lariscy & Tinkham, 1999). Because the source of the political message serves as a discounting cue and temporarily decreases the impact of the message, recipients may not be persuaded by the advocacy immediately after they receive the communication.

The revised Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement presented in this article incorporates new evidence and addresses some criticisms of the original statement.

Wider use in psychology of confidence intervals (CIs), especially as error bars in figures, is a desirable development. However, psychologists seldom use CIs and may not understand them well.

Supplemental test questions for Mastering APA Style: Instructor's Resource Guide, Sixth Edition. This is a PDF download.

Provides a link to the CONSORT statement web site for more information about the statement.